Michael W. Heaviside

Michael W. Heaviside was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1975, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Mr. Heaviside graduated from the College of William & Mary's Marshall Wythe School of Law in 1980 where he received his Juris Doctor degree. He was a law clerk from 1980-81 for the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has published in the area of white collar crime in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Heaviside's distinguished career as a champion for individuals' rights has earned him the distinction of being selected by his peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America." In February 1997, Mr. Heaviside was identified as one of the "Best Lawyers in Washington, DC" by the Washingtonian Magazine. Most recently, in 1999, Mr. Heaviside was awarded the highest accolade in Martindale- Hubbell, an AV rating, which signifies and confirms that Mr. Heaviside is highly respected, his legal abilities are of the highest standard and his professional ethics are unquestioned. Mr. Heaviside has been called upon extensively to lecture at seminars and conferences for legal and business professionals. Mr. Heaviside is a licensed member of the Bar in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia and is admitted in the local, state, and federal courts in these jurisdictions, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Heaviside practices out of the District of Columbia office.