Admitted
to State Bar of Texas in 1974. Also admitted to U.S. District Courts for the
Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of
Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court.
Heiskell
represents numerous individuals at the pre-indictment level. He is able to
navigate the complexities confronting those targeted by grand jury
investigations at the federal and state levels. He is also a skilled litigator
with a proven track record and a sterling reputation among his his peers and
the judiciary.
Memberships:
Member of the White Collar Crime Committee of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyer; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals;
National Bar Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers (former President);
Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers (former President); National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;
Former chairperson of the Court Advisory Committee, Northern District of
Texas.
Biography:
Has been named a "Super Lawyer" in Texas since the inception of this recognition; Pi Alpha
Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, "Lawyer of the Year Award,"
Tarrant County Black Bar Association, 1995 and 2000; Texas Criminal Defense
Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Excellence 1994, 1995 & 2003.
Frequent Author and Lecturer for Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the
State Bar of Texas. Heiskell has also lectured for the Texas Center for
the Judiciary and the Tarrant County Bar Association, San Antonio Criminal
Lawyers Association, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Topics include: "Confessions
in Texas;" "Guilty Pleas;" "Cross-Examination of Experts in
Federal Fraud Investigations;" "Grand Jury Practice in Federal
Courts;" "Opening Statements"; "Fundamentals of Federal
Representation"; "Effective Federal Pretrial Motions;"
"Litigating Multi-Defendant Cases;" "Handling the Narcotics
Case;" "Capital Murder Jury Selection;" "Jury Selection in
Narcotics Cases;" "Handling Narcotics Cases and the Informant;"
"Cross-Examination;" "Handling High Profile Cases;"
"Ethics;" "Defending Environmental Crimes Investigations".
Former Course Director, "Advanced Criminal Law Short Course," Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Course Director, "Advanced Federal
Law Short Course," Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2002, Rusty
Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course Director on three separate occasions, 2011
Course Director for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course. Former
Assistant District Attorney, Galveston County, Texas, 1975-1980; Former
Assistant United States Attorney, 1980-1984.
