In support of its primary mission of providing quality professional legal services, Bishop & Heintz, places a high priority on contributions to its immediate and extended community. The firm directly supports and encourages support for the Grand Traverse Area public and parochial school systems, area arts and culture, non-profits providing services to the community, and local businesses.

• Bishop & Heintz attorneys are active, as current or past Board Members and Officers of many local organizations including:
  • Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools
  • Traverse City Area Public Schools
  • Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees
  • Traverse City Rotary Club
  • Traverse City Chamber of Commerce
  • Traverse City Chamber Foundation
  • Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Coaches for numerous youth athletic teams
  • Grand Traverse Bay YMCA
• Current firm attorneys have been members of:
  • Traverse City Jaycees
  • Leadership Grand Traverse
  • Active in Gladhander, the primary charitable fund raising project in the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools
• Spearheading a successful drive to establish a pediatric oncology clinic at Munson Medical Center
• CloveR Festival (first annual held 2006)
• Participation in pro bono legal activities in the Traverse City area, including:
  • Law Day events, making legal services accessible to the general public
• Firm attorneys participate in the local Bar Association’s free legal clinic through Third Level Crisis Center
• Pat Heintz and Jerry Colligan were the first two recipients of the Madeleine Thomas Award, given annually by the local Bar Association to the attorney who has done the most to make Traverse City a better place to live
• Doug Bishop received the "Outstanding Alumni Service Award" from Suffolk University Law School