Background
Heeney, Thomas Louis was born on July 27, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert C. and Elizabeth A. Heeney.
Heeney, Thomas Louis was born on July 27, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert C. and Elizabeth A. Heeney.
University of Dayton (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of Maryland. Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Treasurer/Secretary, Bencher Inn of Court of Montgomery County, since 1989.
Worked at Heeney, Armstrong & Heeney (Rockville, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Criminal and Civil Litigation. General Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1973, Maryland. 1979, United States. District Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
1980, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1981, United States. Supreme Court.
Listed in, Who"s Who in American Law.
Law Clerk to the Honorable David L. Cahoon, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1973-1974. Assistant State"s Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1974-1977.
President, 1993 and Master of the Bench, Inn of Court of Montgomery County. Author: "Coping With the Abuse of Child Abuse Prosecutions," The Champion, August, 1985.
"Child Abuse Prosecutions - The Criminal Defense Lawyer"s Viewpoint," Maryland Bar Journal, March, 1985.
"Report From the M.V.A. Battlefield - One Year Later - " "What"s Working And What"s Not!," C.L.E.I. Publication, 1991. Trustee, Montgomery-Prince George"s Continuing Legal Institute, Incorporated. (C.L.E.I.), 1984-1995.
Elected Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, Montgomery County Circuit, 1987.
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Member: Montgomery County (Chairman: Criminal Law Section, 1981-1982.
Executive Committee, 1987-1988. 1990-1992) and Maryland State (Member of Council, Criminal Law Section, 1981.
Chair, 1993) Bar Associations.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1984-1987). Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation. Over the last nineteen years, the law firm of Heeney, Armstrong & Heeney has focused on Driving While Intoxicated, Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation including White Collar Crime, Personal Injury, Tort Liability, Commercial Litigation and Worker"s Compensation throughout the state of Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia
Baseball coach Montgomery County Department Recreation, 1978-1980, 93-. Second lieutenant United States Army, 1970-1971. Fellow Maryland. Bar Foundation.
Member ATLA, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Maryland. Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Maryland. Bar Association (chairman county criminal law section 1993), Montgomery County Bar Association (Executive Committee 1987-1988, 90-92), Maryland.
Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1984-1987), Montgomery County Inn of Court (master of bench since 1989, president 1993), Manor Country Club.
Married Patricia M. Plaza, September 23, 1973. 1 child, Michael Patrick.