Candy Barr Heimbach Inducted as ACTL Fellow
Dickie McCamey shareholder Candy Barr Heimbach has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in the United States and Canada.
Approximately 900 Fellows and guests from across North America gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, to discuss issues important to the profession and to induct 88 new Fellows, including Ms. Heimbach.
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only, and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years of trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.
Membership in the College is limited to no more than one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. Currently, there are approximately 5,700 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction), and Honorary Fellows. The College is committed to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics, and the administration of justice through education and public statements on the independence of the judiciary, trial by jury, respect for the rule of law, access to justice, and fair representation for all parties in legal proceedings. This allows the College to speak with a balanced and authoritative voice on matters regarding the legal profession and the administration of justice.
Ms. Heimbach serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and is the Managing Attorney of the Lehigh Valley office. She concentrates her practice in the areas of nursing home/personal care facility defense, outside general counsel services, personal injury defense, professional and occupational licensure defense, and civil litigation defense, with a particular emphasis in medical/dental malpractice defense.
Ms. Heimbach earned her Juris Doctor from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University.
About Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. is a nationally-recognized law firm providing comprehensive legal expertise in a multitude of practice areas. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founded more than 100 years ago, the firm serves industry-leading clients across the country from offices throughout the mid-Atlantic region in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, and the Southwestern region of California. For more information: 800-243-5412 or www.dmclaw.com.