Heather M. Gilbert - White Bear Lake, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana
    A.B., Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Sign Language Interpreting

Current Employment Position(s)

• President and Managing Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• “Law Firm Staffing: Practical Perspectives” Minnesota CLE Webinar, December 2019.
  
• “Running a Solo Litigation Firm: Alternative and Efficient Solutions For Success” Minnesota CLE Solo/Small Firm Institute, Duluth, MN, August 2019.
  
• “Staffing a Law Firm: Contractors, Employees, and Partnerships” Minnesota CLE Business of Law Institute, November, 2019.
  
• “Staffing a Law Firm: Ethical Considerations” Minnesota CLE Solo/Small Firm Institute, Duluth, MN, August 2019.
  
• “Investigator Training: Medical Records in Employment; When An Employer Goes Too Far” MSBA Labor and Employment Law Section, April 2019.
  
• “Effective Communication Across Languages And Cultures Through Interpreters” MSBA Criminal Law Section; April 2019.
  
• Keynote Speaker, Minnesota Registry of Interpreters For the Deaf State Conference, October 2018.
  
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” MINNESOTA CLE, May 2016.
  
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” RAMSEY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, May 2016.
  
• “12 Tips: Advising Closely Held Businesses” MINNESOTA CLE, February 2016.
  
• “Ask the Lawyer: What Are My Rights to Communication Access?” Eau Claire, Wisconsin, February 2016.
  
• “Ask the Lawyer: What Are My Rights to Communication Access?” Repeat locations in Minnesota, Spring 2015.
  
• “Ask the Lawyer Chat: What Happens to My Stuff and My Family When I Die?” St. Catherine University, February 2015.
  
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” William Mitchell College of Law Alumni CLE Series, November 2014.
  
• “Accommodating to Your Client’s Disabilities and Special Needs” Ramsey County Bar Association CLE, September 2013.
  
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” Ramsey County Bar Association CLE Elimination of Bias, November 2012.
  
• “Interpreting for Legal Conversations and Depositions” ZVRS Interpreter Continuing Education, November 2012.
  
• “Interpreting for Legal Depositions” MRID Fall Conference Interpreter Continuing Education, October 2012.
  
• “Legalese for the VRS Interpreter” ZVRS Interpreter Continuing Education, July 2012.
  
• “Legalese for the Non-Legal Interpreter” Dynamic Communications Interpreter Continuing Education, May 2012.
  
• “Social Media and Your Privacy” MADC State Conference, July 2011.
  
• “Deaf Culture and Communication” Minnesota CLE, October 2009.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 2016
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2019

Other Affiliations

• Ramsey County Bar Association: Board Member 2019 to present. Committees: Solo/Small Firm Section.
• Minnesota State Bar Association: Practice Management Section, Council Member. Member: Civil Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Section.
• Minnesota Women Lawyers: Solo/Small Firm Affinity Group.
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: National and Minnesota Chapter; Member.
• National Employment Lawyers Association–Minnesota Chapter: Member.
• Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens: Member.
• United Blind Association: Member.
• Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Alumni Mentor and Student Externship Site.