In his role as an Assistant District Attorney, Daniel Higgins has devoted his entire legal career to the safety of the residents of Cape Cod. This commitment and dedication has its roots in his family's history of law enforcement. Indeed, Attorney Higgins' grandfather and both of his parents were career investigators in the Manhattan, Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire Offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
I was happy for the people of the Cape and Islands to read that Assistant District Attorney Dan Higgins is running for Cape and Island district attorney to succeed the retiring Michael O'Keefe. (Feb. 3)
Higgins is supremely qualified, having risen through the ranks of the office during his entire legal career. Very early on in that career, I worked with him on a daily basis at the Orleans District Court where he was assigned for a considerable time as a prosecutor.
He was unfailingly kind and courteous to all. He knows the difference between a sinner and a criminal, between a bad person and someone who just had the worst day of their life. He was plenty firm in serious cases, but quick to recognize when diversion or mental health or drug treatment was appropriate. He has earned the respect of his colleagues and the defense bar.