Experience
A firm principal with nearly fifteen years of trial experience, Heather Rice joined F&P in 2016. Heather concentrates her practice on professional liability, defending physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, medical institutions, and other health care workers in various medical malpractice, dental malpractice, and nursing home negligence cases. She has litigated numerous complex civil suits and tried numerous jury trials throughout the state of Maryland.
Heather also has extensive experience representing individuals and businesses in a variety of civil litigation matters, handling medical and pharmaceutical malpractice claims, premises liability claims, products liability claims, negligent security claims, dog bite claims, construction defect claims, commercial trucking accident claims, and claims against paratransit vehicles. She has continuously achieved positive outcomes on behalf of her clients, including recently securing a favorable ruling from the Appellate Court of Maryland in a wrongful death case resulting from a mass shooting. This reported opinion was the first of its kind in Maryland and addresses employer liability in the context of a mass shooting event.
Before joining Franklin & Prokopik, Heather worked as an associate attorney at a personal injury firm in Towson, Maryland. While there, she litigated cases resulting from medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and automobile accidents. This background enables her to analyze issues from different perspectives, having argued on both sides of the “v”.
Awards and Distinctions
- Maryland Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2014 – 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2022-2025
Activities
Originally a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who now calls Baltimore home, Heather is an avid volunteer for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She has captained the MS Walk team “Heather’s Heroes” since 2008, and has been a top fundraiser for the last several years.
