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 contracted through multiple state agencies throughout the country and the District of Columbia. Ms. Parker also accepts ad hoc appointments in labor & employment, consumer and business disputes and may be contacted directly about her services and fees.

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 she is a Licensed Mediator through the Florida Department of Financial Services. She is also 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 Court for the Northern District of Illinois

  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

  • United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

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

    Past Contributions on the Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee, Family Medical Leave Act Subcommittee, co-chair, co-editor, and contributing author of the FMLA BNA supplement; and State and Local Government Bargaining and Employment Law Committee, contributing author of Interest Arbitration Report

  • Labor and Employment Relations Association, Maine Chapter

  • The Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section

Publications

Heidi B. Parker and Christopher M. Shulman, External Law in Labor Arbitration: Wait—There’s More Than the Collective Bargaining Agreement to Consider?Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 100, No. 3 (May/June 2026)

Speaker Events

Labor and Employment Relations Association, 78th Annual Meeting, Bridging Legal and Contractual Worlds: External Law in Arbitration (2026)

Ohio Arbitrator & Advocates Symposium, Nuts & Bolts of Arbitration (2025)

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

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

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

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