Heidbreder to head Office of Legal Counsel
Kay Heidbreder of Blacksburg, has been appointed University Counsel by the Virginia Attorney General and will head the university’s legal office. Heidbreder, who holds the position of assistant attorney general, has been associate general counsel at Virginia Tech since 1985.
“I am very pleased that the Attorney General has appointed Kay to this important role. She has ably represented Virginia Tech for many years. We also thank Jerry Cain for his many years of valuable service,” said President Charles W. Steger.
Jerry Cain has stepped down from his lead role as General Counsel to Virginia Tech and he will continue in “of counsel” status in the University Counsel’s Office.
All attorneys that represent state agencies hold a position as assistant attorney general and report to both Office of Virginia Attorney General and agency head, which at Virginia Tech is the university president.
Heidbreder has been practicing law for 25 years and holds the J.D. from Washington University, St. Louis and the A.B. from University of Missouri, St. Louis.
The Office of General Counsel is the university’s legal office providing legal advice, counsel, and representation for the university and its employees for university related business. It should not be confused with Student Legal Services, which provides limited legal advice to enrolled Virginia Tech students.
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech has grown to become among the largest universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today, Virginia Tech’s eight colleges are dedicated to putting knowledge to work through teaching, research, and outreach activities and to fulfilling its vision to be among the top research universities in the nation. At its 2,600-acre main campus located in Blacksburg and other campus centers in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia Tech enrolls more than 28,000 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in 180 academic degree programs.
