Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Tampa, FL

A medical malpractice and personal injury attorney in Tampa, Florida, Heather N. Barnes is a part of Yerrid Law. With extensive experience working with victims of personal injury, including time at the United States Attorney’s Office’s Economic Crimes Department as a Certified Legal Intern, she has been selected for inclusion in the Top Attorneys Rising Stars list by Tampa Bay Magazine since 2017.

During her time at the firm, Ms. Barnes has been part of several cases and jury trials that resulted in compensation of more than a million dollars for her clients. She obtained one of the Top 20 Verdicts in Florida in 2018. Ms. Barnes is admitted to practice in the state of Florida and before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

In 2007, Ms. Barnes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Florida State University. At the University of Miami School of Law, she graduated cum laude with her Juris Doctor in 2010, and in the Litigation Skills Program, she was the Honors recipient. While in law school, she worked on the University of Miami Business Law Review as a managing editor.

Passionate about protecting those who have been harmed at the hands of others through no fault of their own, Ms. Barnes is also actively involved in the American Bar Association, the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers and the Florida Justice Association. For the latter, she serves on the Young Lawyers Section and is an Eagle member.