Heather M. Gilbert

Heather Gilbert is the managing attorney of Gilbert Law PLLC. She is the only practicing attorney in Minnesota that is also a court-certified sign language interpreter. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Heather M. Gilbert included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers Rising Star, Continued Service on the Ramsey County Bar Association Board and the Second Judicial District Ethics Committee, Elected to the MSBA Solo Small Experience Executive Council, 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star, Continued service on the Ramsey County Bar Association Board; Appointed to the Second Judicial District Ethics Committee, 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star, Appointed to Ramsey County Bar Association Board, 2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018 Super Lawyers Rising Star, “Access Award” by the Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing, 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014 to 2016 Ramsey County Bar Association: Solo/Small Firm Section Co-Chair, 2015 Ramsey County Bar Association: Solo/Small Firm Section Co-Chair, 2014 CALI Award recipient: Pre-Trial Litigation, 2012 Other Sources of Feedback About Heather M. Gilbert Included on the 2026Minnesota Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

• President and Managing Attorney

• “Law Firm Staffing: Practical Perspectives” Minnesota CLE Webinar, December 2019.
• “Running a Solo Litigation Firm: Alternative and Efficient Solutions For Success” Minnesota CLE Solo/Small Firm Institute, Duluth, MN, August 2019.
• “Staffing a Law Firm: Contractors, Employees, and Partnerships” Minnesota CLE Business of Law Institute, November, 2019.
• “Staffing a Law Firm: Ethical Considerations” Minnesota CLE Solo/Small Firm Institute, Duluth, MN, August 2019.
• “Investigator Training: Medical Records in Employment; When An Employer Goes Too Far” MSBA Labor and Employment Law Section, April 2019.
• “Effective Communication Across Languages And Cultures Through Interpreters” MSBA Criminal Law Section; April 2019.
• Keynote Speaker, Minnesota Registry of Interpreters For the Deaf State Conference, October 2018.
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” MINNESOTA CLE, May 2016.
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” RAMSEY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, May 2016.
• “12 Tips: Advising Closely Held Businesses” MINNESOTA CLE, February 2016.
• “Ask the Lawyer: What Are My Rights to Communication Access?” Eau Claire, Wisconsin, February 2016.
• “Ask the Lawyer: What Are My Rights to Communication Access?” Repeat locations in Minnesota, Spring 2015.
• “Ask the Lawyer Chat: What Happens to My Stuff and My Family When I Die?” St. Catherine University, February 2015.
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” William Mitchell College of Law Alumni CLE Series, November 2014.
• “Accommodating to Your Client’s Disabilities and Special Needs” Ramsey County Bar Association CLE, September 2013.
• “Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters” Ramsey County Bar Association CLE Elimination of Bias, November 2012.
• “Interpreting for Legal Conversations and Depositions” ZVRS Interpreter Continuing Education, November 2012.
• “Interpreting for Legal Depositions” MRID Fall Conference Interpreter Continuing Education, October 2012.
• “Legalese for the VRS Interpreter” ZVRS Interpreter Continuing Education, July 2012.
• “Legalese for the Non-Legal Interpreter” Dynamic Communications Interpreter Continuing Education, May 2012.
• “Social Media and Your Privacy” MADC State Conference, July 2011.
• “Deaf Culture and Communication” Minnesota CLE, October 2009.

• Minnesota, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 2016
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2019

• Ramsey County Bar Association: Board Member 2019 to present. Committees: Solo/Small Firm Section.
• Minnesota State Bar Association: Practice Management Section, Council Member. Member: Civil Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Section.
• Minnesota Women Lawyers: Solo/Small Firm Affinity Group.
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: National and Minnesota Chapter; Member.
• National Employment Lawyers Association–Minnesota Chapter: Member.
• Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens: Member.
• United Blind Association: Member.
• Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Alumni Mentor and Student Externship Site.