Harris Beach Murtha

105 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Health Care Law Litigation - Health Care Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Biography

“I am in awe of the dedication, passion and talent of our provider clients. While the landscape keeps shifting, they are steadfast in their commitment to deliver quality care. To be of greater support to my clients, my goal is to view the industry through their lens.”

A litigator with extensive experience, Heidi represents hospitals, health care providers, nursing homes, residential treatment facilities, licensed professionals and insurance companies in state and federal court and before administrative panels and quasi-judicial tribunals.

Harris Beach Murtha

105 Best Lawyers awards

Harris Beach Murtha logo

Overview

  • Albany Law School, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Siena College, BA, magna cum laude, graduated 1990

  • New York, New York State Bar

  • Coordinated Care Services, Inc. - Board of Directors, vice chair
  • Faith Child Care and Nursery School - Board of Directors, chair
  • Fourth Department Appellate Division, Attorney Grievance Committee - vice chair, by judicial appointment
  • Fourth Department Appellate Division, Judicial Hearing Officer Screening Committee - member, by judicial appointment
  • Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) - Board of Directors member and chair of the Nominations Committee
  • Monroe County Bar Association - member
  • Monroe County E-Filing Committee - member, by judicial appointmen
  • Siena College - Board of Advisors, member
  • Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York - Health Law and Reproductive Rights Committee, co-chair
  • New York, New York State Bar
  • Coordinated Care Services, Inc. - Board of Directors, vice chair
  • Faith Child Care and Nursery School - Board of Directors, chair
  • Fourth Department Appellate Division, Attorney Grievance Committee - vice chair, by judicial appointment
  • Fourth Department Appellate Division, Judicial Hearing Officer Screening Committee - member, by judicial appointment
  • Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) - Board of Directors member and chair of the Nominations Committee
  • Monroe County Bar Association - member
  • Monroe County E-Filing Committee - member, by judicial appointmen
  • Siena College - Board of Advisors, member
  • Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York - Health Law and Reproductive Rights Committee, co-chair
  • Albany Law School, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Siena College, BA, magna cum laude, graduated 1990

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Health Care Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Health Care Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Health Care Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Health Care Law, Rochester, NY (2025)
  • Litigation - Health Care, Rochester, NY (2025)
  • Litigation - Health Care, Rochester, NY (2023)
  • Health Care Law, Rochester, NY (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Awards:
  • Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, Hanna S. Cohn Mentoring Award, 2016
  • Albany Law School, Kate Stoneman Award, 2016
  • New York Super Lawyers, Health Care and Business Litigation, since 2009

Additional Information

  • REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Heidi’s practice includes medical malpractice and negligence defense cases as well as guardianship and civil commitment proceedings.
  • Heidi counsels health care clients in areas of risk management, medical ethics, clinical operations, clinical trial work, statutory and regulatory compliance, telemedicine, professional discipline, credentialing, peer review and health information management.

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