Background
Heideman, Richard Dennis was born on April 4, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Theodore Samuel and Marion (Yura) Heideman.
Heideman, Richard Dennis was born on April 4, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Theodore Samuel and Marion (Yura) Heideman.
Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1969; student, American U./Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1970-1972; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1972; graduate, National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Public Defenders, 1974.
Worked at The Heideman Law Group, Professional Corporation (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Criminal Defense, Civil Trial, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, International Trade, Corporate Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1972. Admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland, Kentucky and United States.
District Court, Western District of Kentucky.
1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1979, Indiana and Wyoming.
1982, United States. Supreme Court. United States.
Court of Military Appeals. United States. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. 1984, District of Columbia and United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
1989, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1990, United States. District Court, District of Columbia and Court of International Trade. 1992, United States. Court of Claims.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1994, United States. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Education: University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1969).
Law & Policy Institute, American/Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel. George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Author: "Pretrial Motions in Criminal Cases: An Alternative Approach to Plea Bargaining," Criminal Defense Magazine.
"Legal Assistants in the Criminal Practice," American Bar Association Manual on Legal Assistants.
Recipient, B"nai B"rith International Young Leadership Award, 1983. Mayor, Spring Valley, Kentucky, 1984.
International Vice President, B"nai B"rith International, Washington, District of Columbia, 1988-1992. Senior International Vice President B"nai B"rith, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992-1996.
International Chairman, B"nai B"rith Center for Public Policy, 1996-1998.
Board Chairman, The Heideman International Group, Incorporated. President, American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Incorporated. Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana State, Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations.
Wyoming State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.
District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Past Chairman, Board Of Directors American Indoor Soccer Association. Past mayor Spring Valley, Kentucky. Past general co-chairman State of Israel Bonds, Louisville.
Past member Kentucky Crime Commission Juvenile Delinquency Task Force. Non-Governmental Orgn.del. United States Conference on Women, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985.
Delegate-prime minister Israel Solidarity Conference, 1989. Past board directors Health Care for American, Inc., Northern Virginia Family Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc. Member American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association (member criminal law steering committee), 1997-2000, Indiana Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Maryland.
Bar Association, Wyoming Bar Association (past vice president Teton county chapter), American Trial Lawyers Association, American Institute of Parliamentarians, Main St. Association (past vice president), University of Michigan Club (past president), National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers (past resident faculty), American Society of Criminology (past chairman criminal defense committee), B'nai Brith (international vice president 1988-1992, senior internat vice president 1992-1996, past chairman public affairs and political action network, past co-chairman international county, past chairman district 2 president's county, past district 2 president, past chairman international young leadership committee, associate national commissioner Anti-Defamation League, past international president youth organizations, international chairman Center for Public Policy, delegate 50th World Jewish Congress 1986, International Young Leadership award 1983), International Association Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (past board directors), American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Inc. (president).
Married Phyllis Greenberg, June 23, 1968. Children: Stefanie Jo, Elana Rene, Ariana Michele.