J.D. - Attorney
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Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1999
Doctorate of Jurisprudence
Honors: The Order of the Barristers
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1995
Bachelor of Arts
Major: History
Honors and Awards
Selected as 1 of 20 "Winning Women" in 2011 by Texas Lawyer honoring outstanding women trial and appellate lawyers
2007 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Austin Young Lawyers' Association
"Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star Award," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
President's Award, 2005 Travis County Women Lawyers' Association
National Order of the Barristers, 1999
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Association for Justice, Federal Torts and Military Claims Act Section, Immediate Past Chair (2010-2011); Chair (2009-2010); Chair-Elect (2008-2009);
Newsletter Editor (2006 - 2007; 2010-2011); Vice-Chair (2005-2006; 2011-2012); Secretary (2004-2005)
Lloyd Lochridge Inns of Court, Barrister (2009-present, Team Captain).
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Advocates Board of Directors (2004 - 2006)
Travis County Women Lawyers' Association, Past President (2008-2009); President (2007-2008); President-Elect (2006-2007); Activities Co-Chair (2003-2006)
Travis County Women Lawyers' Foundation, Past Chair (2009-2010); Chair (2008-2009); Chair-Elect (2007-2008); Board (2006-2010)
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Admissions Committee (2004 - Present)
Austin Young Lawyers' Association; Access to Justice Domestic Violence Project Chair (2005-2007)
State Bar of Texas
Austin Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Legal Publications and Published Works
Navigating the Federal Tort Claims Act, Laurie M. Higginbotham & Jamal K. Alsaffar, Trial Magazine, October 2011
Breakthrough: Courthouse Doors Opening to Newborns of Enlisted Mothers, AAJ Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Newsletter, Spring 2007
Fighting Remittitur and Preserving Damage Awards, ATLA Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1, Winter 2006
New Developments in FTCA Law, ATLA Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2005
Fighting for Military Mothers' Newborns, Laurie M. Higginbotham & Jamal Alsaffar, Trial Magazine, December 2004
The Status of Newborns of Enlisted Mothers Under the Feres Doctrine, (co-authored) ATLA Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter, 2004
How to Protect Damages in Federal Tort Cases, Laurie Higginbotham & Michael Archuleta, Trial Magazine, October 2002
Hot Topics: Maximizing Damages in Federal Tort Claims Act Cases, (co-authored) Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Atlanta, GA, July 2002
Aggressiveness in Federal Tort Claims, (co-authored), Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, February 2002
The Maximum Recovery Rule: Searching in Vain for a White Horse Case, (co-authored) ATLA Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Newsletter, Winter 2001
The Aftermath of the 1995 Tort Reform Legislation, (co-authored) Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, Houston, TX, May 8, 1998
Representative Clients
Individuals & families suffering serious, permanent injuries