Heather has practiced law for eleven years across various jurisdictions and practice areas. She understands the importance of timely answers to client questions and meeting the individual needs of her clients. She has a clear knowledge of the legal process and helps clients understand what to expect in their case from the first meeting.
Heather cares about guiding people through what is often the most difficult times in their lives. She is straightforward with her clients and gives practical advice. This approach has garnered her the respect of her peers in the legal community and positive reviews from clients. Heather understands the value of an amicable resolution to familial disputes, but when that is not possible she has successfully litigated matters for her clients.
In her decade plus of legal experience before returning to York, Heather lived and worked in North Central Pennsylvania, practicing family law in eleven different counties before various judges, masters, and court personnel. Heather is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Virginia. A graduate of Central York High School, Heather looks forward to assisting clients in Central Pennsylvania and reconnecting with old friends.
- Leadership Lycoming – Class of 2013
- Honors in Legal Skills (excellence in writing, analysis, research, trial, appellate practice and client relations) from William & Mary School of Law
- William & Mary School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Journal of Women and the Law – Senior Articles Editor
- Publication: Creeping By Moonlight: A Look at Civil Commitment Laws for Sexually Violent Predators Through the Lens of “The Yellow Wallpaper.” 15 WM & MARY J. WOMEN & L. 161 (2009)
- East Carolina University, B.A., summa cum laude, December 2005
- Presented Honors Thesis at the 2005 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- Chancellor’s List all semesters at East Carolina University
- Outstanding Senior Award; History Department, East Carolina University, December 2005
- Outstanding Senior Award; English Department, East Carolina University, December 2005
- Presented Honors Thesis at the 2005 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member of Family Law Section
- Admitted to the Third Circuit
- Admitted to the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Admitted to the Western District of Virginia
- Union/Snyder County Bar Association
- Northumberland County Bar Association
- Lycoming Law Association
- Pro bono client representation through North Penn Legal Services 2011-2015
- Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity board member 2013-2015
- Volunteer Staff Attorney for the Dauphin County Bar Association Pro Bono Coordinator 2010
Lectures
- 2009: William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law Annual Symposium From the Courtroom to the Mother’s Womb: Protecting Women’s Privacy in the Most Important Places at William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, VA, February 2009
- 2010: Virginia State Bar Southern Virginia Pre-Law Minority Conference at Washington & Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, September 2010
- 2013: Rights of Grandparents and Third Parties and How to Handle a Grandparent-Third Party Custody Case
Publications
- Research credited in Chapter 11 of Promises Kept: East Carolina University 1980-2007