Selikoff, Joel S.

Cliff Higby has been a partner with the law firm of Bryant and Higby, Chartered in Panama City, Florida since 1991. The firm was founded in 1983 by partners Rowlett W. Bryant and the late Lynn C. Higby (U.S. District Judge retired 1983).

Cliff graduated with a BA in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1985 and the University of Florida Law School (JD - 1988). He spent his first three years of law practice in Jacksonville with the law firm of Marks Gray before returning to Panama City where he was born and raised.

Cliff is in his 23rd year of practice, and his focus is exclusively Civil Trial practice in trial and appellate courts for both plaintiffs and defendants. His primary areas of practice include personal injury, wrongful death, medical negligence, commercial litigation, construction litigation, civil rights, and municipal liability. Cliff is admitted to The Florida Bar, and admitted to practice in the US District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has handled cases throughout the states of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Cliff is the past President (2003-2004) of the St. Andrews Bay American Inn of Court. He has been a member of the Executive Council for the Trial Lawyer Section of the Florida Bar since 2001, and currently serves as Chairman.