Above The Law report….. Authorities have now identified the sole fatality in the incident as Heather Heyer, a paralegal in the bankruptcy division of the Miller Law Group.
Horrific video footage shows a Dodge Challenger running into a group of protesters and then fleeing the scene, leaving 19 injured and one person dead. Police have already arrested an alleged Nazi sympathizer, James Alex Fields, in connection with the crime and charged him with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding, and failing to stop at the scene of a crash that resulted in a death.
Authorities have now identified the sole fatality in the incident as Heather Heyer, a paralegal in the bankruptcy division of the Miller Law Group. It seems Heyer’s personality, rather than an extensive background in the legal industry, is what made her a valued asset to the team, as reported by the New York Times:
[Manager of the bankruptcy division, Alfred A.] Wilson hired Ms. Heyer at the recommendation of a friend. She had a high school diploma but did not have a background in law. Instead, she was working as a bartender and waitress, but he said she had an eye for detail and was “a people person.”
“If you can get people to open up to you, that’s what I need,” he told her. “I’ll teach you everything about the law you need to know.”
Heyer’s bio on the firm’s website — usually a dry recitation of qualifications — describes a professional that went out of her way to make connections with clients:
Full report at http://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/woman-killed-during-charlottesville-protest-was-a-paralegal/
