Heather Heidelbaugh

Heather Heidelbaugh is an Equity Partner in the Litigation Practice Group of Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC, and is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled a wide variety of litigation matters for business and individuals. Heather focuses her practice primarily on litigation, oil and gas, intellectual property, product liability and election law litigation. She is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Litigation Counsel of America, a national legal honorary society.

Heather is a well-known public commentator on issues related to politics, law and elections. She appeared weekly on WQED-TV as a panelist on “4802,” a public affairs program in Pittsburgh and has been quoted by a number of national and local television shows and publications. She served on the Allegheny County Council as an At-Large Member.

Academics:
J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
B.A. in Economics and Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia

Court Admissions:
Pennsylvania,
West Virginia,
Ohio,
Missouri,
Illinois,

Professional Memberships:
Allegheny County Bar Association (Past President, Young Lawyers Section; Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section; Past Editor, Civil Litigation Newsletter)
Allegheny County Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Academy of Trial Lawyers
Diversity Law Institute (Member, Board of Directors)
Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow; Former Co-Chair of Board of Directors)
Republican National Lawyers Association (Former Co-Chair)
Trial Law Institute (Member)

Professional Accolades:
Allegheny County Bar Association Pro Bono Award (First Recipient)
Allegheny Health Network Woman of Achievement (2015)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated Attorney
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine (2004–05, 2007–14)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine Corporate Counsel Edition (2008, 2010, 2014)
Republican National Lawyers Association Betty Murphy Award (2015)

Publications:
Heidelbaugh, Heather S. “Protecting the Integrity of the Polling Place: A Constitutional Defense of Poll Watcher Statutes,” Harvard Journal on Legislation, Logan S. Fisher & James D. Miller, Volume 46, Number 1, Winter 2009.
Author, “Product Liability for Off Label Use of Drugs or Medical Devices – Pennsylvania,” State by State Survey of the Law Regarding Potential Liability for off Label Use of Drugs or Medical Devices, ABA Section of Litigation, 1999.
Author, “Look Out for Obesity,” The Pennsylvania Lawyer, January–February, 2006.

Media Appearances/Quoted By::
ABC World News Tonight
CNN
Fox News (The Factor with Bill O’Reilly)
Investor’s Business Daily
Politico
The National Law Journal
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Times
American Spectator
KDKA Radio
KQV Newsradio 1410 AM
WQED (Regular Panelist on “4802”)

Community Involvement:
Allegheny County Council (At-Large Member, 2012-2016)
Allegheny Institute (Ex-Officio Board Member)
Charter Member, Diversity Law Institute (Member, Advisory Board 2014-2015)

Speeches & Presentations:
American Conference Institute, Food Regulation and Litigation
American Corporate Counsel Association
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
Harvard Law School "Voices on Voting; Election Law in 2008 - Voting Rights, Voter Fraud, and Election Administration"
House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Inns of Court Pittsburgh Chapter
National Business Institute

She was recognized by the Republican National Lawyers Association and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office:

Heather was chosen as the sole recipient of the Republican National Lawyers Association ("RNLA") 2015 Betty Murphy Award. She received the award during the RNLA's 30th Annual National Policy Conference that took place in March at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Heather was selected for the Betty Murphy Award for being "an unsung hero, member, trailblazer, with entrepreneurial spirit, a community service leader, and an organization builder who inspires others' efforts." Heather has been involved with the RNLA since 2000. She founded the RNLA's Pittsburgh Chapter. As the second-longest serving member of the organization, she has served as RNLA Membership, Professional Services, and Election Education Vice Presidents. She was most recently RNLA's national Co-Chair.

Heather was also recognized as a 2015 Woman of Achievement at the 10th Annual Allegheny County District Attorney's Office Women of Achievement Awards that took place in March at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Hosted by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala, the Women of Achievement Awards are a celebration of Women's History Month (March) and honor 20 successful, prominent women from the Greater Pittsburgh region. Heather was selected for the award based on excellence in her field, significant contributions to the betterment of the community, and outstanding accomplishments for the advancement of women.

She represented the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania in their voter fraud lawsuit against ACORN. In 2009, she testified before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary regarding her work on the ACORN lawsuit.

She is a member of the executive board of the Republican National Lawyers Association.

She serves as a member of the Allegheny County Council and was elected to the "At-Large position in 2010"

She is a regular panelist on "4802," a program on WQED (TV).

She is a partner at Leech Tishman and practices commercial litigation, products liability, as well as election law

She also resides in Mt. Lebanon with her two children. The oldest, her daughter Olivia Nourie, is a graduate of The Penn State University in State College and the youngest, her son Blake Nourie, attends University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri; Heather's alma mater.