Christina M. Heischmidt

Leesburg, Virginia

Phone: 202-316-8558
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Christina M. Heischmidt is an associate at the firm. Her area of practice focuses primarily on civil litigation in the areas of commercial, business, and bankruptcy law, working on both small disputes and international multi-million dollar litigation. She also specializes in estate planning and corporate transactional law.

Christina earned her B.A. in Foreign Affairs and French from the University of Virginia where she served as Director of Public Relations of the Roosevelt Institution Think Tank. She also served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Supreme Court Committee of the Virginia Model United Nations. During a term in college, she studied abroad at l’Université Lumière in Lyon, France and is currently fluent in French.

She attended law school at Penn State University where she served as Managing Editor for the Penn State Environmental Law Review. Her Comment, “China’s Dumping Ground: Genocide Through Nuclear Ecocide in Tibet” was selected for publication. She also served as Vice President of the International Law Society, during which time the chapter received recognition from the organization’s national headquarters as “Best All-Around Chapter.” Christina was also a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity.

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Tax Court

Education:

  • Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, University Park, Pennsylvania, J.D., 2010
    • Law Journal: Penn State Environmental Law Review, Managing Editor
  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 2007
    • Majors: Foreign Affairs and French
    • Honors: Dean’s List

Published Works::

  • “China’s Dumping Ground: Genocide Through Nuclear Ecocide in Tibet,” Penn State Environmental Law Review, Vol. 18, Spring
  • “Playing Politics at the Bench: A White Paper on the Justice Department’s Investigation into the Hiring Practices,” Center for Immigrants’ Rights in conjunction with the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

Awards and Certifications:

  • Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy Certification
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Basic Certification)

Professional Associations & Memberships:

  • American Bar Association, Business Law and International Law Sections
  • Virginia State Bar Association
  • Fairfax Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law and Young Lawyers Sections
  • Loudoun County Bar Association
  • Penn State Alumni Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter

Fraternities/Sororities:

  • Alpha Chi Omega
  • Phi Delta Phi