Heather M. Eichenbaum, Attorney

Heather M. Eichenbaum is a Member in the Firm's Insurance and Casualty Litigation Practice area, with extensive experience in sports, recreation, entertainment, and amusement defense, products liability, insurance, and subrogation claims. She also handles various commercial litigation matters, as well as appellate cases. Ms. Eichenbaum also has a wide range of experience in the areas of legal, medical and dental malpractice. She regularly handles defense matters for amusement venues such as Six Flags Great Adventure, Gillian's Wonderland, Holiday World, and Reithoffer Shows, and also handles both corporate and defense matters for Atlantic Pier Amusements, Inc. ("Steel Pier"), Moser Rides, Rides-4-U, and other national and international amusement related clients. She frequently provides corporate assistance to amusement venues, including preparation and review of leases, ride purchase contracts, concession agreements, and other contracts. She provides employee training on safety issues, customer service, regulatory issues, and incident reporting to several clients annually, as well as guidance on employment issues encountered in the amusement industry. Ms. Eichenbaum serves on the Board of the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (Chair, Constitution Committee) and serves as its national legal counsel.

Ms. Eichenbaum regularly serves as an Arbitrator with the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, and only recently "retired" from her long-standing position as the Editor-in-Chief of the Firm's quarterly newsletter, The Legal Alert. She is now a bi-monthly contributing writer for internationally circulated Park World  magazine with her column, “Ask Counsel”.

While earning her J.D. from Temple University School of Law, Ms. Eichenbaum clerked for The Honorable Charles R. Weiner, Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). She previously served as an intern for both the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office (Rochester, NY) and as a teaching assistant at Temple University School of Law, where she taught legal writing and research.

Before entering the legal profession, Ms. Eichenbaum gained valuable experience in property management and human services. She also started and managed her own small business. She is currently putting this experience to work while serving her second term as President of the Board of Trustees of the Cotswolds Condominium Association. Ms. Eichenbaum was also recently elected to serve as Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Hamlets Condominium Association.

Ms. Eichenbaum is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations and has been admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, and the Southern District of Indiana. She also regularly handles matters involving amusement and recreation venues in Florida.

Ms. Eichenbaum holds a J.D. with Honors from Temple University School of Law where she was invited to serve on the Moot Court Honor Society as its President and was the Temple Law School representative at the National Moot Court competition in Washington, D.C. She was also a Note and Comment Editor and published author on the Political and Civil Rights Law Review while enrolled at Temple Law School. She obtained her B.A. in political science and philosophy from the University of Rochester. Ms. Eichenbaum is also a member of the Defense and Research Institute, American, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Trial Lawyers Associations, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials, the Outdoor Amusement Business Association, and the International Independent Showmen's Association. Ms. Eichenbaum is actively involved in the New Jersey Amusement Association.