Heather K. Bardot

Principal
3920 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
(703) 385-1000 Telephone
(703) 385-1555 Facsimile
hbardot@vadctriallaw.com

Areas of Practice

Civil litigation and trial practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia, with emphasis in the areas of

• Workers’ Compensation
• Personal injury/Auto accident claims
• Land Use
• ERISA
• Construction defects
• Products liability
• Employment discriminaton

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

Employment

• Principal
   Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
  2003-present
• Associate
  Trichilo, Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
  1995-2002
• Law Clerk to The Honorable Magistrate David G. Lowe
  U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  1994-1995

Bar Memberships

• Virginia, 1994

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
• Virginia Supreme Court, 1994

Reported or Published 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).

Professional Associations

• Virginia State Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association, Circuit Court Committee, 2007 –
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Director, 2006 –
  • 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

Professional Activities

• Pro Bono Volunteer, Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, 2007 - , Representing Petitioners attempting to obtain protective orders
• Participant, Supreme Court Summer Beltway Institute, 2004, culminating in 2005 reception with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Mrs. Sissy Marshall
• Lecturer, HIPAA Compliance in the Context of Litigation, July, 2003
• Lecturer, The Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Virginia, Dec. 2002
• Lecturer, Seminar for Advanced Paralegals, Feb. 2002
• Judge, Moot Court Competitions, GMUSL

Other Activities

Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Coordinator for Hypothermia Shelter for Homeless, Jan. 2008 Eagle View PTA, 2007-2008, Membership Chairperson Girl Scout Leader, 2003 – Troop Organizer, 2005-2007 Saybrooke Community Association President, 2000-2002 Board Member, at large, 1998-2000

• Lord of Life Lutheran Church
  • Coordinator for Hypothermia Shelter for Homeless, Jan. 2008
• Eagle View PTA, 2007-2008
  • Membership Chairperson
• Girl Scout Leader, 2003 –
  • Troop Organizer, 2005-2007
• Saybrooke Community Association
  • President, 2000-2002
  • Board Member, at large, 1998-2000

 

Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath, & Judkins, P.C., handle  civil and business litigation defense, insurance law and defense, government and municipal law, workers' compensation, and DUI/traffic defense  cases throughout the  Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. Call (703) 385-1000 today for a free consultation or fill out our free case review form.