Heather L. Emenhiser

Heather Emenhiser plays important supporting roles in Stuart & Branigin's defense of railroad clients. After four dedicated years with the firm, Heather segued into a part-time, work-from-home schedule that allows her to successfully practice law and spend more time with her young children.

She regularly contributes to the litigation practice group by writing and researching motions and briefs, preparing pre-trial submissions and more.

"Railroad law is a very dynamic and exciting area of practice and there's nothing I would rather do," says Heather who successfully identified her niche by keeping an open mind to career possibilities after law school.

She has presented at railroad conferences on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its effect on litigation. And, while still in law school, her talent for writing and researching earned a spot for her Note in the Federal Communications Law Journal.

"I've always loved to write, and to do it as my profession is very fulfilling for me."

Education

• University of Michigan, B.A., with distinction, 1997; Indiana University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2000

Honors

• Merit scholarship recipient

Bar Admission

• Indiana, 2000
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2001

Professional Associations

• Tippecanoe County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Publications / Presentations

• Federal Communications Law Journal, published note and notes editor