D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2022” is being printed for May and Barbieri Law Firm’s founding attorney, Heather Barbieri, has been recognized for her work in the Criminal Justice field! D Magazine showcases a list of attorneys in 40 different practice areas. They are acknowledged by fellow Texas lawyers for their diligence and expertise in their ability to represent their clients. Please join us in congratulating Attorney Heather Barbieri for this much-deserved recognition. Learn more here.
Heather Barbieri
Barbieri Law Firm, PC 7000 Preston Road Suite 700 Plano, TX 75024 Practice Area(s): Criminal Defense, Appellate Practice call (972) 424-1902 fax (972) 208-2100 email admin@barbierilawfirm.com visit website
Biographical Information
Heather Barbieri is a Board Certified Criminal Defense Lawyer and the Founding Attorney of Barbieri Law Firm, P.C. She has more than 20 years of experience representing people facing serious state and federal criminal allegations. Ms. Barbieri was licensed in 1998 and became a board-certified criminal law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2005. She has maintained her board certification for 15 years since that time.
Ms. Barbieri was named to the list of Texas SuperLawyers® every single year since 2013, a peer-voted honor given to only about 5% of the lawyers in the state of Texas. Before that, she was on the list for the Rising Stars for 2011 and 2012. Each year, starting in 2014, Ms. Barbieri has received the special honor of being named by Texas Monthly Top Women Lawyers in Texas.
Heather will be sworn in as the President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the largest state association for criminal defense attorneys in the nation.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
- Texas, 1998
- United States Supreme Court, 2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2016
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2000
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1999
Education
- Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas J.D. – 1998 (Law Review Editor)
- Kansas State University B.A. – 1994 (Dean’s List)
Professional Experience
- President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Founding Attorney and Managing Partner.
Honors & Awards
- 2015 Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, awarded at TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar in San Antonio, Texas
- Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2011, 2012
- 10-rated, AVVO, Legal Ratings 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Dallas Bar Association’s Award for Best Series of Articles—Criminal Law
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 Lawyers, 2011, 2012
- Top Women Lawyers in Texas, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Top Attorney Award, Attorney.com, 2019
- 2022 Top Lawyers in North Texas awarded by Frisco STYLE
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2022
- TCDLA President-Elect, 2022
Professional Associations
- President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Term to begin 2022 – 2023
- President-Elect, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021 – 2022
- Vice-President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2020 – 2021
- Second Vice-President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2019 – 2020
- Treasurer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2018-19
- Secretary, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2017-18
- President, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2009
- Board Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2012 – 2019
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2012 – present
- Executive Committee Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2016-present
- Nominating Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2016-present
- Chairman, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 2015-2016
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Honorable Curt B. Henderson, Inn of Courts
Press
FOUNDING ATTORNEY HEATHER BARBIERI NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS BEST LAWYERS LIST
Speaking Engagements
- TCDLA’s Annual Tim Evans Texas Criminal Trial Lawyers College, Huntsville, Texas, 2012-2018
- TCDLA’s Anatomy of a Criminal Trial, Pre-Trial Investigation, Houston, Texas, 2018
- State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar Experts in Sex Crimes, Houston, Texas 2017
- TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar Sexual Assault-Cover to Cover, San Antonio, Texas, 2016
- Maine Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Sexual Assault Defense, Bridgeport, Maine, 2016
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Annual Prairie Dog Seminar, Jury Selection in Child Sexual Assault Cases, January, 2015-2016
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Seminar, Defending Those Accused of Sexual Assault Ethics in Sexual Abuse Cases, 2014
- Center for American and International Law, Closing Argument: Delivering the Message, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program, 2010-2018
- TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar, Use of Psychodrama in the Courtroom, San Antonio, Texas, 2014
- TCDLA’s Annual Rusty Duncan Criminal Defense Seminar, Women in the Law, San Antonio, Texas, 2013
- TCDLA’s Punishment Seminar, Probation, 2013
- TCDLA’s Ethics in the Courtroom, traveling seminars; Waco, Granbury, 2012-2013
- TCDLA’s Jury Selection, traveling seminars; Tyler, South Padre Island, 2012-2014
- TCDLA’s Teaching the Defense Team, Fredericksburg, 2013-2014
- Coping With & Handling the Stress of Trial, TCDLA’s The Making of a Trial Warrior, Austin, Texas, 2020
- Sexual Assault Defense, TCDLA’s Jolly Roger Seminar, Denton Texas, January 2019
Publications
- Sexual Assault – Cover to Cover
- Defending A Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child Case In Texas
- Ethics for the Criminal Defense Lawyer
- Experts in Sex Assault Cases
Service Activities
- President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Term to begin 2022 – 2023
- President-Elect, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2021 – 2022
- Vice-President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2020 – 2021
- Second Vice-President, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2019 – 2020
- Treasurer, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2018-19
- Secretary, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2017-18
- President, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2009
- Board Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2012 – 2019
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2012 – present
- Executive Committee Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2016-present
- Nominating Committee, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2016-present
- Chairman, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 2015-2016
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Honorable Curt B. Henderson, Inn of Courts
- Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, Wyoming, 2015 – present
- Criminal Trial College, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Huntsville, Texas, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Opening Statement Seminar, Trial Lawyers College, Newport Beach, CA, 2017
- 3-week College, Trial Lawyers College, September 2016, Dubois, Wyoming
- Criminal Trial College, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program, Center for American and International Law, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Opening Statement, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Trial Lawyers College, 2018 to 2018
- Discovering the Story, Hunt, Texas, Trial Lawyers College, 2018 to 2018
- Trial College, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Trial Lawyers College, 2018 to 2018
- Trial Lawyers College, Opening Statement Seminar, Newport Beach, CA, 2017
- Trial Lawyers College, 3-week College, Dubois, Wyoming, September 2016
- Criminal Trial College, TCDLA, 2011-2017