Summary
Heather K. Bardot is a principal of McGavin, Boyce, Bardot, Thorsen & Katz, P.C. Ms. Bardot litigates in Virginia, Maryland state and federal courts. Ms. Bardot focuses her practice on local government, municipality, employment, land use, and worker’s compensation law.
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Education
- Undergraduate: University of Virginia B.A. with Distinction 1991
- Graduate: George Mason University School of Law J.D. 1994
- Editor-in-Chief, Law Review, 1993-1994
- Dean’s Scholar, 1993-1994
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Bar & Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court, 2000
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1995
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2017
- Virginia Supreme Court, 1994
- Maryland Court of Appeals, 2013
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Professional Associations & Memberships
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Director, 2006-2011
- Co-Chair Annual Convention, 2005
- Chair-Young Lawyers’ Division, 1998-1999
- George Mason American Inn of Court, Barrister, 2007-
- George Mason American Inn of Court, Associate Member, 1996-1998
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association Member, Judicial Screening Committee, 2005 & 2007
- Local Government Association
- Defense Research Institute
- DRI Annual Convention Marketing Committee, 2007 GMUSL Alumni Board, 1996-1998
- GMUSL Alumni Board, 1996-1998
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Significant Cases
- Div. Access Control, Inc. v. Landrum, No. 3:06cv414, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31133 (April 27, 2007).
- LPT, Inc./MSS, Inc. v. Voltaggio, No. 2247-06-4, 2007 Va. App. LEXIS 165 (April 17, 2007).
- Sayre Enters. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 5:06cv00036, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89097 (December 11, 2006).
- Sayre Enters. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 5:06CV00036 ,448 F. Supp. 2d 733, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61746 (August 30, 2006).
- Grooms v. Capets, No. CL-2005-7355, 71 Va. Cir. 198, 2006 Va. Cir. LEXIS 107 (June 27, 2006).
- Aleman-Antunez v. Riddle, No. 2114-05-2, 2005 Va. App. LEXIS 515 (December 20, 2005).
- Waste Mgmt. v. Coles, No. 1545-05-2, 2005 Va. App. LEXIS 414 (October 18, 2005).
- Schnare v. Ziessow, No. 03-1879, 104 Fed. Appx. 847, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 14366 (July 13, 2004).
- Md. & Va. Milk Producers Coop. Ass'n v. Crowell Farms Inc., No. 03-1769, 102 Fed. Appx. 267, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 11343 (June 9, 2004).
- Lewis v. Hamburger Hamlet, Inc., No. 2351-00-4, 2001 Va. LEXIS 55 (February 6, 2001).
- Ambrogi v. Manpower, Inc., No. 1360-99-4, 1999 Va. App. LEXIS 647 (November 23, 1999).
- St. Clair v. Great E. Resort Management, No. 1666-95-4, 1996 Va. App. LEXIS 90 (February 6, 1996).
- Cave v. Garrity, Law No. 176168, 1999 Va. Cir. LEXIS 578 (March 9, 1999).
Areas of Practice
Civil litigation and trial practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia and Maryland, with emphasis in the areas of
- Workers’ Compensation
- Personal injury/Auto accident claims
- Land Use
- ERISA
- Construction defects
- Products liability
- Employment discriminaton