Attorney Mason Higgins presents on ethical advocacy in bankruptcy proceedings for the State Bar of Wisconsin

Attorney Mason Higgins presented “Dazed & Pro Se: Ethical Advocacy When the Other Side Has No Bankruptcy Lawyer” at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights Section’s educational retreat on February 26, 2026. Attorney Higgins presented alongside the Hon. Meredith S. Grabill of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Atty. Kelly M. Smith of Phillip A. Norman, P.C.

Attorney Mason Higgins is a senior associate in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Madison office. His practice focuses on litigation, representing businesses, financial institutions, and municipalities in civil and bankruptcy disputes. Mason is a skilled courtroom advocate with experience handling both state and federal lawsuits, including bankruptcy adversary proceedings. He regularly mentors students at Madison College and the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he teaches trial advocacy and civil litigation courses, and serves in leadership roles with various community organizations. Mason is a Captain in the United States Army Reserve assigned to the 432d Civil Affairs Battalion.


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