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.”
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- Boston University, J.D., cum laude
- University of Michigan, B.A.
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1998
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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
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Leadership Detroit Class XLIII, 2022
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John Cumminsky Award Winner for the State Bar of Michigan, 2021
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Karen Smithbauer Legacy Award winner by First Step, the Western Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2021
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Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, United Community Housing Coalition, Detroit, Michigan, 2018
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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
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Recipient of Pro Bono Service Award from the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, 2009
- James B. Angell Scholar
- Hennessey Scholar
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Lifetime Fellow of the Detroit Bar
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Member, Justice Initiatives Committee, the State Bar of Michigan, 2022-Present
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Co-Chair, Law Firm Anti Racism Alliance, Criminal Legal SubGroup 2021-Present
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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
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Law Firm Anti Racism Alliance, Board Member, 2024-Present
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Board of Directors, The National Domestic Violence Hotline 2023-Present
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Executive Committee, Secretary Board of Directors First Step, 2018-Present
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Fundraising Committee, First Step: Western and Downriver Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2009-Present
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Board Member, First Step: Western and Downriver Wayne County Project on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2007-Present
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Board of Directors, Association of Pro Bono Counsel, 2014-2020
- City of Plymouth Planning Commissioner, member of subcommittee for revising Zoning Ordinance, 2002
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Areas of client focus
Tentative Settlement Reached in Texas Endangered Species Act Lawsuit
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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…
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