Heidi A. Naasko
Member, Leader of Pro Bono Practice
As the leader of the firm’s pro bono practice, Heidi Naasko connects community members and legal aid offices with Dykema attorneys and corporate law departments across the country. Together, they design and implement pro bono projects where legal teams can have the most significant impact.
Pro bono service is a core pillar at the firm, representing more than one percent of Dykema’s annual hours worked. Besides handling her own volunteer case load, Heidi oversees all aspects of the pro bono practice, including screening, training and mentoring, new attorney and summer associate onboarding, risk management, and budgeting.
“In partnership with our legal aid colleagues, I leverage the firm's resources and its brilliant lawyers to meet unmet legal needs in the communities where we live and work.”
- Boston University, J.D., cum laude
- University of Michigan, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1998
Court Admissions
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Leadership Detroit Class XLIII, 2022
John Cumminsky Award Winner for the State Bar of Michigan, 2021
Karen Smithbauer Legacy Award winner by First Step, the Western Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2021
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, United Community Housing Coalition, Detroit, Michigan, 2018
Attorney of the Year, Iraqi Refugee Resettlement Project, University of Michigan Law School, 2015
- Recipient of the Washtenaw County Bar Association's 3rd Annual Pro Bono/Public Service Award, February, 2014
- Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, June 2011
Recipient of Pro Bono Service Award from the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, 2009
- James B. Angell Scholar
- Hennessey Scholar
Lifetime Fellow of the Detroit Bar
Member, Justice Initiatives Committee, the State Bar of Michigan, 2022-Present
Co-Chair, Law Firm Anti Racism Alliance, Criminal Legal SubGroup 2021-Present
Member, Public Interest Externship Committee, Wayne State University Law School, 2015
- Member, Board of Directors, Association of Pro Bono Counsel, 2015
- Member, State Bar of Michigan Domestic Violence Committee, 2006-2010
- Member, State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Justice Initiatives, 2008-2009
- Member, State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Initiatives Committee
Law Firm Anti Racism Alliance, Board Member, 2024-Present
Board of Directors, The National Domestic Violence Hotline 2023-Present
Executive Committee, Secretary Board of Directors First Step, 2018-Present
Fundraising Committee, First Step: Western and Downriver Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2009-Present
Board Member, First Step: Western and Downriver Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2007-Present
Board of Directors, Association of Pro Bono Counsel, 2014-2020
- City of Plymouth Planning Commissioner, member of subcommittee for revising Zoning Ordinance, 2002
Areas of client focus
ICE and Law Enforcement Warrants: Key Considerations for Protected Areas
Join us for an essential webinar on the rights of individuals in sensitive areas—such as schools,…
Tentative Settlement Reached in Texas Endangered Species Act Lawsuit
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and National Foundation for Rescued Animals, an animal exhibitor doing…
Heidi Naasko Presents on Michigan’s Expungement Law to Michigan Judges Association
Heidi Naasko delivered a presentation to the Michigan Judges Association on January 24, 2022. She…
