Tim Heaphy

Timothy J. Heaphy
United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
In office
December 2009 – January 1, 2015
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by John L. Brownlee
Succeeded by Anthony P. Giorno
Personal details
Born 1964
New Haven, Connecticut
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.

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.

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.[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

  1. ↑ "Timothy J. Heaphy". Hunton & Williams LLP. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Timothy J. Heaphy, Western District of Virginia". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Graham, Lerone (31 July 2009). "Richmond lawyer Timothy Heaphy tapped for U.S. attorney post". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vozzella, Laura (November 25, 2014). "Timothy Heaphy, U.S. Attorney in Virginia, steps down". Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ 40 Under 40: A Look at Some of the Most Important Young Litigators in America. The National Law Journal July 29, 2002.

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