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The Law Office of Thomas L. Heeney, Chartered is a full service law
firm conveniently located in the Adams Law Center in the heart of
Rockville on Wood Lane, within walking distance of Montgomery
County's District and Circuit Courts and the Metro Red Line. Thomas
L. Heeney practices throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Thomas L. Heeney is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in
criminal and civil matters with over 150 jury trials over his career
spanning three decades. He is one of the few lawyers who does not
limit his practice to one area of the law. Mr. Heeney is equally
experienced, knowledgeable, comfortable, and skillful in a wide range
of litigation challenges to include criminal, personal injury, civil, DUI,
traffic, and attorney grievance commission cases. Mr. Heeney has been
selected and published in "Best Lawyers in America" in the areas of
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, DUI/DWI Defense, Personal Injury
Litigation). His case load is known for its rich diversity, complexity, and
successful outcomes.
Since 1986, Mr. Heeney has received from Martindale Hubbell an AV
Peer Review rating, which is an objective indicator that a lawyer has
demonstrated the highest ethical standards and professional ability.
In 2009, Mr. Heeney was chosen by the Brain Injury Association of
Maryland to receive its Advocacy Award for his work litigating on
behalf of traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients.
He has been an active leader in the Bar Association of Montgomery
County. He was elected to two separate terms on the association's
Executive Committee. For 17 years he served on the Governor's Trial
Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Montgomery County, having
been elected by his colleagues in the 3,000-member Montgomery
County Bar Association in four separate elections since 1987. As a
commissioner, he has had a role in the Commission's recommendation
to the Governor of the exclusive and limited list of judicial applicants
finally eligible for appointment by the Governor to the Circuit and
District Court bench.
As a service to the bar and to stay current with the rapidly advancing
state of the law, Mr. Heeney has written and lectured frequently in the
areas of civil and criminal litigation since he began his legal career.
Illustrative of his creative defense for DWI clients is his practical and
well-received publication, "Report from the M.V.A. Battlefield One Year
Later-- What's Working and What's Not!"
Additional Biographical Information:
Admitted: 1973, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia, U.S. District
Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1973.
College: University of Dayton, B.A., 1970.
Biography:
Professional Memberships:
Awards: 2009 Advocacy Award from the Brain Injury Association of
Maryland, "Partnership for Independence Program".
Author: "Coping With the Abuse of Child Abuse Prosecutions." The
Champion, August, 1985; "Child Abuse Prosecutions - The Criminal
Defense Lawyer's Viewpoint," Maryland Bar Journal, March, 1985;
"Report From the M.V.A. Battlefield - One Year Later - What's Working
and What's Not!," C.L.E.I. Publication, 1991.
Appointments: 2010 Order of United States District Court for
Maryland appointing Thomas L. Heeney, Esq. to conduct an
investigation of a member of its bar.
Born: Washington, D.C.
The Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory ranks The Law Office
of Thomas L. Heeney, Chartered, "AV® Rating", which is its highest
rating. The "A" signifies the highest levels of legal ability, while the "V"
denotes very high adherence to professional standards of conduct,
ethics, reliability and diligence.
The firm is also included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers,
which lists only the most distinguished law practices and the firms
which earned the highest rating and "have been designated by their
colleagues as preeminent in their field."
The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Icon is a service mark of Reed Elsevier
Properties Inc., used under permission from Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. in accord
with the terms and conditions established by Martindale-Hubbell.
firm conveniently located in the Adams Law Center in the heart of
Rockville on Wood Lane, within walking distance of Montgomery
County's District and Circuit Courts and the Metro Red Line. Thomas
L. Heeney practices throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Thomas L. Heeney is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in
criminal and civil matters with over 150 jury trials over his career
spanning three decades. He is one of the few lawyers who does not
limit his practice to one area of the law. Mr. Heeney is equally
experienced, knowledgeable, comfortable, and skillful in a wide range
of litigation challenges to include criminal, personal injury, civil, DUI,
traffic, and attorney grievance commission cases. Mr. Heeney has been
selected and published in "Best Lawyers in America" in the areas of
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, DUI/DWI Defense, Personal Injury
Litigation). His case load is known for its rich diversity, complexity, and
successful outcomes.
Since 1986, Mr. Heeney has received from Martindale Hubbell an AV
Peer Review rating, which is an objective indicator that a lawyer has
demonstrated the highest ethical standards and professional ability.
In 2009, Mr. Heeney was chosen by the Brain Injury Association of
Maryland to receive its Advocacy Award for his work litigating on
behalf of traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients.
He has been an active leader in the Bar Association of Montgomery
County. He was elected to two separate terms on the association's
Executive Committee. For 17 years he served on the Governor's Trial
Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Montgomery County, having
been elected by his colleagues in the 3,000-member Montgomery
County Bar Association in four separate elections since 1987. As a
commissioner, he has had a role in the Commission's recommendation
to the Governor of the exclusive and limited list of judicial applicants
finally eligible for appointment by the Governor to the Circuit and
District Court bench.
As a service to the bar and to stay current with the rapidly advancing
state of the law, Mr. Heeney has written and lectured frequently in the
areas of civil and criminal litigation since he began his legal career.
Illustrative of his creative defense for DWI clients is his practical and
well-received publication, "Report from the M.V.A. Battlefield One Year
Later-- What's Working and What's Not!"
Additional Biographical Information:
Admitted: 1973, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia, U.S. District
Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1973.
College: University of Dayton, B.A., 1970.
Biography:
- Law Clerk to the Honorable David L. Cahoon, Associate Judge of
the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1973-1974. - Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland,
1974-1977. - Heeney, McAuliffe, Rowan, and Abell, Associate, 1977-1978.
- Heeney, Armstrong, and Heeney, Partner, 1978- 2001.
- Heeney & Arii, Chartered, 2005- June, 2011, Partner.
- The Law Office of Thomas L. Heeney, Chartered, 2001- 2005;
June, 2011- Present, President.
Professional Memberships:
- Elected by Bar Membership, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating
Commission, Montgomery County Circuit, 1987-2003. - The American Association for Justice, 1977 to present.
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), 1976
to present. - Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member Status.
- Bar Association of Montgomery County (Chairman: Criminal Law
Section, 1981- 1982; Executive Committee, 1987-1988; 1990-
1992, Bar Leaders, 1988 to present; Montgomery County Bar
Foundation Fellow, 1990 to present). - Maryland State Bar Association (Member of Council, Criminal Law
Section, 1981; Chair, 1993; Ex officio to present; Life Fellow
Maryland Bar Foundation, 1990 to present). - Maryland Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1984-
1987). - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.
- Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation.
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law.
- Trustee, Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Institute,
Inc. (C.L.E.I.), 1984-1995. - Master of the Bench, Inn of Court of Montgomery County, 1987
to present (President, 1993).
Awards: 2009 Advocacy Award from the Brain Injury Association of
Maryland, "Partnership for Independence Program".
Author: "Coping With the Abuse of Child Abuse Prosecutions." The
Champion, August, 1985; "Child Abuse Prosecutions - The Criminal
Defense Lawyer's Viewpoint," Maryland Bar Journal, March, 1985;
"Report From the M.V.A. Battlefield - One Year Later - What's Working
and What's Not!," C.L.E.I. Publication, 1991.
Appointments: 2010 Order of United States District Court for
Maryland appointing Thomas L. Heeney, Esq. to conduct an
investigation of a member of its bar.
Born: Washington, D.C.
The Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory ranks The Law Office
of Thomas L. Heeney, Chartered, "AV® Rating", which is its highest
rating. The "A" signifies the highest levels of legal ability, while the "V"
denotes very high adherence to professional standards of conduct,
ethics, reliability and diligence.
The firm is also included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers,
which lists only the most distinguished law practices and the firms
which earned the highest rating and "have been designated by their
colleagues as preeminent in their field."
The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Icon is a service mark of Reed Elsevier
Properties Inc., used under permission from Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. in accord
with the terms and conditions established by Martindale-Hubbell.
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