Throughout her years of school and now, as a Levy and Craig associate, Heidi Shadid consistently has set her personal bar high. Coming from a family of avid sports participants, she is accustomed to driving herself toward the limit in competition. That competitive nature benefits clients as she constantly pushes herself to be the best advocate possible.

“Nobody can hold me to a higher standard than I hold myself,” Heidi said. “I do what it takes to get the job done right.”

Shadid, who joined Levy and Craig in 2009, applies this philosophy as she serves surety and general litigation clients. She was drawn to this area of practice because of its fast pace and the opportunity it provides for honing her skills in understanding and managing every angle of a client’s case.

Ambitious and diligent, Shadid also is a committed civic volunteer. The lessons she already has learned in her field have shaped her both as a lawyer and as a person, and she looks forward to serving as a mentor to other young attorneys as her career advances.

ACTIVITIES
> The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, since 2009
> Volunteer, Kansas City Rescue Mission, since 2009
> Coach, Whitefield Academy Girls’ JV and Varsity Basketball,
   2008-2009
> Co-Founder, Officer of University of Tulsa Campus Chapter of Habitat
   for Humanity, 2003-2004
> Volunteer, University Ambassador, 2003

PRESENTATIONS
> Presentation and summary of Land Annexation Report to the House
   Local Government Committee of the Kansas Legislature, 2009

EDUCATION
> J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kan., 2008
> University of Tulsa School of Law, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
       > Member, Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law
       > CALI Award for Excellence for the Future Award: Decedents,
          Estates & Trusts
       > CALI Award for Excellence for the Future Award: Contracts
       > Dean’s Honor Roll
> B.A., Law & Society and French, University of Tulsa, 2004
       > Student representative on New Professor Committee for Political
          Science Department
       > Phi Beta Kappa
       > Phi Sigma Iota
       > Lantern & Scroll Honor Societies
       > President’s Honor Roll
       > Freeland Faculty Award in French

BAR ADMISSIONS
> Missouri, since 2009