Tim Heaphy
| Timothy J. Heaphy | |
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| United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office December 2009 – January 1, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John L. Brownlee |
| Succeeded by | Anthony P. Giorno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) |
Tim Heaphy (born 1964) is a white-collar criminal defense attorney, law professor and a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
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Education and early career
Heaphy was raised in a Maryland suburb of Washington D.C. He attended college at The University of Virginia where he played football. He is married to Lori Shinseki, the daughter of Eric Shinseki.[citation needed]
Graduating from UVA in 1986, Heaphy taught at a private school for a year and then joined the staff of Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) He returned to Charlottesville, Virginia in 1988 to attend law school, graduating in 1991.[1]
After a judicial clerkship with District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge John A. Terry, Heaphy joined the law firm of Morrison Foerster in San Francisco.[2]
Federal career
Following a two-year stint at Morrison & Foerster, Heaphy joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. [2]
In 2003, Heaphy joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in The Western District of Virginia based in Charlottesville, Virginia. After three years, Heaphy returned to private practice, serving as a partner with the law firm of McGuireWoods.[3] In 2009, Heaphy was nominated by President Barack Obama and became the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia on December 11, 2009.[2][4]
Return to private practice
He left the U.S. Attorney's office in December 2014 to join Hunton & Williams.[4]
Awards
In 2003, The National Law Journal named Heaphy one of its 40 Important Lawyers Under 40.[5]
Notes
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- Movers. The National Law Journal February 6, 2006
- Jen McCaffrey, Federal Jury Spares Convicted Killer’s Life in Double-Murder Case, The Roanoke Times, February 18, 2005.
- Jim Keary. "'Slasher' is sentenced; Robber terrorized residents on Hill", The Washington Times, December 17, 1997.
External links
- Timothy J. Heaphy, United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice
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- ↑ 40 Under 40: A Look at Some of the Most Important Young Litigators in America. The National Law Journal July 29, 2002.
