Overview
In the area of Corporate Law, Heather collaborates closely within Butzel’s Corporate and Finance Team to deliver high-quality results tailored to each client’s distinct needs. Drawing on her legal research and document review experience, she crafts agreements and other legal instruments utilized to execute diverse corporate transactions in a variety of sectors.
In her practice as a member of the firm’s International Trade and Customs Specialty Team, Heather guides clients through the complexities of international trade law matters through careful research and analysis of each client’s unique issues.
Prior to joining Butzel, Heather gained valuable legal experience as a law clerk at a full-service law firm specializing in business and municipal law. She has also worked as a legal assistant supporting attorneys in the handling of matters involving a wide range of business and family immigration matters.
Heather earned her juris doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she was an active leader in several student organizations. Heather holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kalamazoo College, where she competed on the NCAA Women’s Collegiate Golf Team and studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan.
When she’s not working, Heather enjoys staying active through golf and yoga. Heather's interests extend to learning languages, as she has native fluency Portuguese and Spanish and is conversationally proficient in French and Japanese.
Primary Practice Areas
All Related Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Kalamazoo College, B.A.
Admissions
- Michigan
Memberships
- Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan – Young Lawyers Section
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Detroit Bar Association
- Michigan Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Languages
- French (conversationally proficient)
- Japanese (conversationally proficient)
- Portuguese (native fluency)
- Spanish (native fluency)
Awards & Recognitions
Community & Professional
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law - former member of the Moot Court Board of Advocates, Co-Founder of the Cyber and Privacy Law Student Association, President of the Immigration Law Association, and Vice-President of the Hispanic and Latinx Law Student Association, Detroit Mercy Law chapter of the American Inns of Court (pupil)