Richard D. Heideman is a highly acclaimed attorney in Washington, DC, who represents American victims of terror and their families. He has been passionately involved in Holocaust-era assets litigation and has submitted amicus filings in support of Israel and the Jewish people at the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, and the US Supreme Court.

Richard’s communal leadership has included serving as President of B’nai B’rith International, Chair of the Institute for Law and Policy at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, Chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Lawyers Committee, and currently as President of the American Zionist Movement.

His expertise has been widely recognized; he has been invited to testify before the US Congress. Richard cochairs the Israel Forever Foundation with his wife Phyllis and is proud to work closely in the pursuit of justice with their three daughters, Stefanie, Elana, and Ariana.