First Admitted: 1998, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.barbierilawfirm.com/attorney/heather-barbieri/

Bar/Professional Activity:

President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2022
Board Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2012 – present
Executive Committee Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Nominating Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
United States District Court – Northern District of Texas, 1999
United States District Court – Eastern District of Texas, 2000
President, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2009
Fellow, Honorable Curt B. Henderson, Inn of Courts
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Texas State Bar, November 1998

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2005

Honors/Awards:

D Best Lawyers 2022, D Magazine, 2022
2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, awarded at TCDLA’s 2015 Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar in San Antonio, Texas
Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2013, 2014, 2015
10-rated, AVVO, Legal Ratings
Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2011, 2012

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University - Dean's List, 1994

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Lecturer, Ethics in Sexual Abuse Cases, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Seminar, Defending Those Accuse of Sexual Assault, 2014
Lecturer, Jury Selection in Child Sexual Assault Cases, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Annual Prairie Dog Seminar, January 2015
Lecturer, Closing Argument: Delivering the Message, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program, Center for American and International Law, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Lecturer, Use of Psychodrama in the Courtroom, TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, 2014
Lecturer, Women in the Law, TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Criminal Defense Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, 2013
Lecturer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Punishment Seminar, Probation
Lecturer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Ethics in the Courtroom, traveling seminars; Waco, Granbury
Lecturer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Jury Selection, traveling seminars; Tyler, South Padre Island
Lecturer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Teaching the Defense Team, Frederickburg
Course Director, TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, 2014
Course Director, TCDLA and CCCDLA, Criminal Defense Seminar, McKinney, Texas
Faculty, Criminal Trial College, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Faculty, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program, Center for American and International Law, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Heather J. Barbieri