 Michael
E. Heffernan
mheffernan@afwlaw.com
Michael Heffernan graduated with a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University
in 1993. Michael received his Juris Doctor degree from The
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1998. He
was selected as a member of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute
Resolution. While
in law school, Michael interned as a law clerk for the Honorable
John Holschuh of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio.
Work Experience
After graduating from law school, Michael worked as
an associate attorney with Brenner, Brown, Golian & McCaffrey
Co., L.P.A. in Columbus, Ohio for over eight years, concentrating
primarily on ERISA benefits litigation. While there, he litigated Scott-Pontzer case
to verdict in excess of $20,000,000.00 and developed plan to
preserve that verdict successfully arguing for change in law
of Ohio before the Supreme Court of Ohio in Harvey v. Hwang,
103 Ohio St.3d 16 (2004). He also successfully argued Castle
v. Rona Enterprises, Inc., 49 Fed.Appx. 24 (2002), to
the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. His reported ERISA
decisions include Smith v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare,
312 F.Supp.2d 942 (S.D. Ohio 2004); Marino ex rel Marino
v. Continental Cas. Co., 308 F.Supp.2d 906 (E.D. Wisc.
2003); and Coburn v. Continental Cas. Co., 306 F.Supp.2d
815 (N.D. Ind. 2003). Michael joined Allotta, Farley & Widman
Co., L.P.A. in February of 2007.
Areas of Practice
ERISA Multiemployer and Single Benefit Plans, Plan Design,
Trustee Counseling, IRS Submissions and Qualifications of Plan
Documents, Employee Benefits, ERISA and General Civil Litigation.
Admissions
Ohio Supreme Court, 1998
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2000
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2000
United States District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio, 2001
United States District Court for the Southern District of
Ohio, 1999
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan,
2002
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan,
2001
United States District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana, 2001
United States District Court for the Southern District of
Indiana, 2001
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
2000
United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois, 2000
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois,
2000
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin,
2002
Professional Memberships
Toledo Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
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