Heidi B. Hackman Parker, Esq.

Ms. Parker began laying the foundation for her career in labor and employment law during law school in 2005, working at a boutique labor and employment firm in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Parker remains a member of the Bar in good standing in Illinois and Florida. Throughout her career, Ms. Parker has built a strong reputation in private practice, representing clients in a broad range of labor and employment matters.

Building on her extensive experience, Ms. Parker transitioned into the field of alternative dispute resolution, where she has demonstrated a deep understanding of labor-related industries and issues. Her commitment to neutrality and fairness is evident in her ability to render decisions based on the facts and arguments presented and established arbitral principles.

Ms. Parker is currently an esteemed Labor Arbitrator affiliated with several prominent panels:

  • American Arbitration Association

  • Federal Mediation & Conciliation Services Arbitrator Roster

  • The Labor Relations Connection

Ms. Parker is a hearing examiner, mediator, and arbitrator in labor matters and selected through the following agencies: 

  • District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board

  • Illinois Labor Relations Board

  • Maine Labor Relations Board

  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts

  • Michigan Employment Relations Commission

  • Nevada Employee-Management Relations Board

  • Washington Public Employment Relations Commission

Ms. Parker is a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator and serves on the American Health Law Association Arbitrator Panel.

She brings her resolution services to consumer disputes as a member of the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board and a Licensed Mediator through the Florida Department of Financial Services.

As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Mediator, Ms. Parker upholds the highest standards of professionalism, providing impartial and effective resolution services to a wide range of clients.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois Supreme Court

  • Florida Supreme Court

  • United States District Courts of the Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Florida, and the D.C. Circuit

  • United States Bankruptcy Court and District Court of the Middle District of Florida

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor

  • James Madison University, Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, State and Local Government Bargaining and Employment Law Committee

  • Labor and Employment Relations Association, Maine Chapter

  • The Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section

  • Orange County Bar Association, Legal Aid Society, Guardian ad Litem

  • Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office

Publications and Speaker Events

National Academy of Arbitrators, 78th Annual Meeting and Member Education Conference, presenter, Off-Duty Misconduct in the Public Sector (2025)

Chicago-Kent College of Law, 40th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Conference, panel speaker, Fundamentals of Discipline and Grievance Arbitration (2024)

American Bar Association, Section of Labor & Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee, Family Medical Leave Act Subcommittee co-chair, panel speaker, and co-editor of the FMLA BNA supplement (2013-2017) and contributing author (2018); State and Local Government Bargaining and Employment Law Committee, contributing author to Interest Arbitration report (2021, 2024)

National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting, panel speaker, The Labor Arbitration Advocates’ Views of Unusual, and Not so Unusual, Remedies Imposed by Arbitrators (May 2014) and American Arbitration Association webinar (September 2014)