Areas of Practice · Contract and UCC Litigation and Transactional Work · Business Bankruptcies, Reorganizations and Workouts · Creditors' Remedies · International Insolvency Matters Professional Experience · Adjunct Professor, Debtor Creditor Law, Seattle University (1984-Present) · Adjunct Professor, Corporate Reorganization Course, University of Washington School of Law (1997-1999) Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships · Member, Lane Powell Board of Directors · Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights · Business Crisis Management and Emergency Remedies · Financial Institutions · Canada Practice · Litigation · Real Estate Litigation Publications · "Throwing a Lifeline - How to Acquire Troubled Assets Using a Lawyer's Toolbox," Seattle Business magazine, December 2009 · "Alternatives to Bankruptcy: Receiverships, Assignments for Benefit of Creditors and Informal Work Out Arrangements," Inside the Minds: Adapting to Evolutions in Bankruptcy Law, Aspatore Books, 2009 · Author of Bankruptcy Chapter, Washington Practice Series Speaking Engagements · "Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Law Update," Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy Retreat, June 17-18 · "Reorganization vs. Liquidation in Chapter 11 Cases," Washington State Bar Association and Oregon State Bar Association's 24th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, April 8, 2011 Awards and Honors · Sidney C. Volinn Award of Merit, Washington State Bar Association, 2003 · Named as a "Washington Super Lawyer," Super Lawyers magazine, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2006-2011 ("Top 50 Women Washington Super Lawyers," 2008-2011 and "Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers," 2008) · Recognized for her work in bankruptcy law by The Legal 500 (United States), 2009 · Recommended by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2006, 2009-2011 · Peer Review Rated "AV" in Martindale-Hubbell Professional Experience and Community Activities · Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy Lawyers
- Board Member, Foundation Board
- Member, Pro Bono Committee · United States Trustee, Region XVIII (1988-1993) · American Bankruptcy Institute, Former Board Member, Contributing Author to ABI Journal · INSOL Committee Chair and Board Member (1996-1999) · Washington State Bar Association · Creditor Debtor Executive Committee (1988-1996) · Turnaround Management Association
- President of NW Chapter (2004)
- Board Member (2001-2009) · CENTS (Pro Bono Bankruptcy Group)
- Board Member (1996-Present)
- Secretary (2005-2010)
- Vice President (2010) · Volunteer at Debt Clinic (1998-Present) · Board Member, St. John's/ABI Law Review · Board Member, American Bankruptcy Law Journal (2005-2006) News 08.09.2011, Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.20.2011, Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named 'Washington Super Lawyers;' Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As 'Washington Rising Stars' 06.14.2011, Chambers USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2011 03.21.2011, Chambers USA Recommends Eighteen Lane Powell Attorneys and Ten Practice Groups 07.20.2010, 58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.11.2010, Chambers USA Recommends Twenty Lane Powell Attorneys and Nine Practice Groups 06.06.2010, 28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010 06.22.2009, Legal 500 Recommends Lane Powell For Bankruptcy 06.12.2009, Chambers USA Recommends 19 Lane Powell Attorneys and Nine Practice Groups 06.02.2009, 25 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 04.13.2009, Six Attorneys Nominated for Fellowship to the Litigation Counsel of America 02.02.2009, Heston Listed One of the Top 50 Female Attorneys in Washington 06.02.2008, 23 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 09.21.2007, Heston Interviewed about Chapter 11 Misconceptions 06.05.2007, 20 Attorneys Selected as 2007 Washington SuperLawyers 07.06.2006, Eleven Lane Powell Lawyers Named in Chambers USA 03.10.2006, 18 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 08.01.2005, Washington Law & Politics Names 'Super Lawyers' for 2005 01.16.2003, Eight New Partners And Two Counsel To The Firm Named Articles 12.15.2009, Throwing a Lifeline - How to Acquire Troubled Assets Using a Lawyer's Toolbox Events 06.17.2011, Heston to Present at Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy Retreat (Winthrop, Wash.) 04.08.2011, Heston to Speak at the 24th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute (Portland) 09.17.2008, Heston to Speak on Chapter 11 Issues for Canadian Practitioners (Vancouver, B.C.) |