Mr. Heilberg has more than 33 years of experience frequently handling bench and jury trials. He received his JD from Washington & Lee University, where he  now teaches trial advocacy as adjunct faculty. He has taught at continuing legal  education seminars, college and law school. He started his private law practice in  Charlottesville in 1982 after prosecuting in Harrisonburg and Rockingham  County following his law school graduation in 1979. Mr. Heilberg was the 2011  President of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice areas  include adult and juvenile (Virginia and Federal) Criminal; Capital Murder; DUI;  traffic; Personal Injury; Social Security Disability; Professional Malpractice; Civil  trials and appeals. Mr. Heilberg handles criminal trials, civil trials and appeals in both the state and  federal courts in an area of roughly 60 miles in every direction around  Charlottesville throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. Mr.  Heilberg has tried more than 100 cases to juries, including capital murder  charges.