About Mary F
Mary F Higdon has built a career that moves between public service and personal practice. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Indiana and has run her own company, Higdon Law, since 2011. Her work record includes roles in sufferer services, public protection and prosecution, giving her a broad view of the criminal legal system.
Her government work started in the late 1990s as Bureau Chief of the Victim Services Division at the Maricopa County Lawyer’s Office in 1999. That role concerned supervising offerings for crime sufferers and coordinating with prosecutors and social service agencies. She later shifted to protection work and, in 2006, served as a deputy public defender for Jackson County. Two years later she joined Youngcourt Law Offices as an associate lawyer, gaining extra knowledge in private practice. In 2010 she returned to the general public side as a deputy prosecutor in the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office, then opened Higdon Law the following yr.
Those moves—among victim advocacy, defense and prosecution—have shaped how she strategies cases. The blend of views informs her view of courtroom dynamics, evidence problems and client counseling. She has handled things thru investigative, pretrial and court stages, representing clients and working with colleagues throughout county workplaces. Her background in victim offerings also means she is acquainted with the wants and rights of sufferers and with the interagency work that frequently accompanies felony things.
She keeps memberships in expert organizations that mirror her areas of practice. She is a member of the Indiana Bar Association and the Monroe County Bar Association. She additionally belongs to the Indiana Public Defender Council and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Those memberships join her to friends in both state and national settings and offer get entry to to ongoing legal training and expert resources.
Since founding Higdon Law in 2011 she has persisted to practice in Illinois and Indiana, dealing with matters that draw on her varied public-sector background. Her workplace represents individuals in felony instances and associated proceedings. Her current work centers on criminal defense and associated legal issues.
