Medical Malpractice Attorney Robert M. Higgins Named 2025 Lawyer of the Year, Boston

Lubin & Meyer attorney Robert M. Higgins is selected as the 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Law in Boston, Massachusetts. Selected by Best Lawyers, the "Lawyer of the Year" honor is awarded to an individual who received the highest overall peer-feedback in that practice area and region. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year."

Attorney Higgins is widely recognized as one of the most successful trial lawyers in Massachusetts with many high-profile, multimillion verdicts and settlements.

Just last year, Attorney Higgins' courtroom successes included:

• $29 million for an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm in the ER at North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital
• $28.8 million for a blood clot misdiagnosed as sciatica at Lowell General Hospital's ER, resulting in amputation
• $4.95 million for failure to test for cancer at Lahey Clinic.

He also achieved a record-setting $15 million medical malpractice settlement involving Boston Children's Hospital for a sleep study death.

Additional verdict and settlement highlights are viewable on Attorney Higgins' bio.

Lubin & Meyer represents individuals and families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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