140 SOUTH BROADWAY, PITMAN, NEW JERSEY 08071

TEL: (856) 553-6810
FAX: (856) 553-6821

Sebastian B. Ionno, D. Rebecca Higbee

Description of the Firm

Ionno & Higbee, Attorneys at Law, LLC, predominantly focuses on representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination, "whistleblower", and civil rights matters, but is truly a full-service law firm whose professionals have the skills and experience to handle a wide variety of legal matters for its clients. The Firm was founded in 2012 and primarily serves clients in the southern New Jersey area. Ionno & Higbee represents individuals who have been the targets of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation or who have had their civil rights violated in any way. The Firm also aims to make every client a client for life by providing each client with personal attention and representation and advice for the problems that most people experience.

Mission Statement

The Firm aims to combine the excellence and depth of experience of a larger law firm with the benefits of lower costs and closer attorney-client relationships allowed by a small firm. The Firm was founded in 2012 and is located in Pitman, Gloucester County, New Jersey, from which it serves clients throughout southern New Jersey. The Firm’s primary goal is to provide exceptional and attentive legal services to its clients and the Firm’s professionals have the knowledge and experience to represent their clients well in and out of court. Each client is highly valued and receives personal attention from the Firm’s attorneys and staff. The Firm has no “second tier” clients; every client gets the benefit of the combined talent, expertise, and resources of every member of the Firm. The Firm’s other main goal is to provide its services at a reasonable and fair cost to its clients.

Business and Management Structure and Key Personnel

Prior to starting Ionno & Higbee, Attorneys at Law, LLC, both partners Sebastian B. Ionno, Esq. and D. Rebecca Higbee, Esq. were associates at one of the most prominent plaintiffs’ civil rights firms in southern New Jersey.

Mr. Ionno has spent the past 8 years learning from one of the most skilled plaintiffs’ attorneys in New Jersey at a firm that has literally changed employment law in New Jersey with decisions such as Hurley v. Atlantic City, Taylor v. Metzger, Hancock, Warner v. Oaklyn, Cutler v. Dorn, Nardello v. Voorhees, and Owens v. Feigin. Mr. Ionno has developed advanced trial advocacy skills and has appeared before all of the courts of New Jersey (Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Superior Court, Federal District Court, Administrative Law and Workers Compensation Courts, and departmental/quasi-judicial bodies). Mr. Ionno has a particular expertise in the areas of employment discrimination, "whistleblower" suits, sexual harassment, and civil rights violations, which allows him to skillfully represent plaintiffs who have been victims of discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation, unlawful termination, or other civil rights violations, and also to advise employers on what federal and state employee protectio laws require. Mr. Ionno also has expertise in handling claims against public entities.

Ms. Higbee also represents clients in employment discrimination, "whistleblower", sexual harassment, and civil rights suits, but spent her first five years in practice handling matters in a broad range of areas, which allows the Firm to accept clients whose needs fall within almost any litigation practice area. Ms. Higbee represents clients in general litigation; commercial litigation; probate litigation; family law (divorce, child custody, adoption); and landlord-tenant matters; in addition to non-litigation matters such as estate planning; consumer bankruptcies; residential real estate transactions; and lease and contract negotiation, drafting, and review matters. With her background in writing, Ms. Higbee also handles the majority of the written advocacy for the Firm from the trial court level through to the New Jersey Supreme Court.

In addition to their particular areas of strength, both of the Firm’s attorneys represent clients in personal injury, automobile negligence, premises liability, and municipal court matters.

Services

The Firm has a particular focus on representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination, "whistleblower", sexual harassment, and civil rights violation lawsuits, but can also represent and counsel clients in commercial litigation; probate litigation; family law (divorce, child custody, adoption); landlord-tenant; personal injury; automobile negligence; premises liability; debt recovery; municipal court; lease and contract negotiation, drafting, and review; estate planning; consumer bankruptcy; and residential real estate matters. The breadth of experience the Firm possesses allows it to build long term relationships with its clients by serving all of their legal needs.

Our ambition will be to make each client a client for life by achieving the best possible result for the client on their legal matter and by developing relationships that will allow us to understand the needs of each client. By providing outstanding and personal service on a consistent basis, we hope our clients will become our best salespeople.

Fee Structure

The fees charged by the Firm are determined on a case-by-case basis, dependent on the complexity of the matter, the risk accepted by the Firm, and the industry standard for the type of representation. For example, simple personal injury matters are traditionally undertaken on contingent basis, while municipal court matters are traditionally undertaken on a per charge or per appearance basis. On more complex litigation matters, such as employment discrimination or "whistleblower" suits, the terms of the Firm’s representation are customized on a case-by-case basis. The Firm also has the ability to accept payment by debit or credit card for the convenience of its clients.