ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Professor Heidt received his B.S. in Environmental Science from Emory and Henry College in Emory, VA and his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law. Professor Heidt also studied Environmental Science at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, earning a Master of Science degree. As a Master’s student, Professor Heidt’s studies focused on air pollution propagation and coastal estuarine ecology. While in law school Professor Heidt participated in Government Contracts Moot Court and handled employment law cases while working for the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics in Washington, D.C. More recently, Professor Heidt earned an MBA from Duke University, focusing his study on the economics of higher education.

After graduating from law school, Professor Heidt practiced energy, mineral, and corporate law with the firm of Thomas L. Pruitt in Grundy, Virginia. His private practice experience has focused on mineral title, coalbed methane, and other property issues endemic to Southwest Virginia. Professor Heidt has also served as in-house and outside counsel for companies in the coal, gas, nuclear, and renewable energy fields and currently serves on the board of the corporate counsel section of the Virginia State Bar.

Professor Heidt was born in the Tidewater of Virginia and, though he still has a love of the ocean, became an avid hiker, mountain biker, and rock climber while at Emory and Henry and still enjoys time outside in the mountains around ASL. He has hiked all of the over 500 miles of trails in Shenandoah National Park during his time there as a Backcountry Ranger while in law school.