For over 25 years, Heidi Howat Thompson has taught legal research, writing, and analysis courses at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she graduated Order of the Coif and was a member of the Louisiana Law Review. She earned her undergraduate degree in Accounting from LSU. Thompson served as a research attorney for the Louisiana First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeal and as an attorney in private practice before becoming a full-time professor. She currently serves on The Redbook’s Board of Editorial Advisers and formerly served on the Kaplan Louisiana Bar Review faculty. Thompson has enjoyed the privilege of writing and presenting on topics related to legal writing before local and national audiences—including judges, attorneys, state agencies, private firms, and other law professors. She has also authored the Louisiana Practitioner Rules for Citation to Legal Authorities—a set of uniform citation rules—which can be used by law students, practitioners, and judges when citing to legal authorities in Louisiana court documents. Thompson enjoys teaching and serving her students, law school, and the local community. She is also an avid tennis player.