Attorney Profile

Richard M. Heimann

Partner

San Francisco

Practice Areas Include: Antitrust, Personal Injury/Torts, Securities and Financial

E-Mail:	rheimann@lchb.com
Phone:	(415) 956-1000
Fax:	(415) 956-1008
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Bar Information

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1972; District of Columbia, 1974; California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1974; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1980; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1986.

Education

Georgetown University (J.D., 1972), Georgetown Law Journal, 1971-72; University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1969).

Prior Employment

Mr. Heimann served as Deputy District Attorney and Acting Assistant District Attorney for Tulare County, California, 1974-75; Assistant Public Defender in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1972-74.

Awards

"Northern California Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2004-2009; The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2010.

Publications & Articles

Panelist, Securities Law Roundtable, California Lawyer, April 2007; Co-Author, “Preliminary Issues Regarding Forum Selection, Jurisdiction, and Choice of Law in Class Actions,” December 1999.

Litigation Experience

As a private civil law attorney, Mr. Heimann has tried over 30 civil jury cases, including complex cases such as the successful FPI/Agretech and Edsaco securities class action trials. In April 2002 in the Edsaco case, a federal jury in San Francisco, California returned a $170.7 million verdict against Edsaco Ltd., which included $165 million in punitive damages.

Member

State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco.

Ortho Evra, Auto Switch Fires,
Car Accidents, Aviation Law, 15-Passenger
Van Accidents, SUV Rollover Crashes

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