David Scott Heller

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Overview

Practice Areas

85% Personal Injury
31 years, 2,000 cases
15% Criminal Defense
21 years, 350 cases

Contact Information

Heller Law Firm, PLLC

860 Southwest 143rd Street

Seattle, WA 98166
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I represent human beings, not big corporations or insurance companies. I fight for justice for my clients.

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Résumé

License

31 years since David Scott Heller was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1982	05/18/2013

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Owner at Heller Law Firm, PLLC	1991–present

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Michigan Law School	Law	JD - Juris Doctor cum laude	1982
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Civil Engineering	BS - Bachelor of Science	1979

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
AV Rating		1997

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Board of Governors	Washington State Bar Association	2007–present
President	NYHS Board of Directors	2006–present

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Personal Injury Cases - The Plaintiff's Perspective	Washington Lawyers Practice Manual	2006
The Amistad — The Rest of the Story	Trial News	1998

A Dialogue Concerning Two Systems	Trial News	1997
Lawyer Bashing -- Unjustified, Inevitable, Ignorable	Trial News	1993
Breach of Duty to Defend Costly	Trial News	1993
Attorney's Fees Awards in Restaurant Liability Cases	Trial News	1993
Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?	Trial News	1993
The Impossible Dream	Trial News	1992
The Silence of the Lambs -- Dow, Breast Implants, and Washington's Right to Know Law	Trial News	1992
Too Many Lawyers or Too Many Vice Presidents?	Trial News	1992
Why Civil Practitioners Should Practice Criminal Law	Trial News	1992
Warning -- Nationwide v. Watson Trap for the Unwary	Trial News	1992
The Gentle Art of Criminal Defense	Trial News	1992
The Modern Use of Res Ipsa Loquitur	Trial News	1992
Getting Back the Sheep -- A Revolution in First Party Insurance Litigation?	Trial News	1992
Quotes Without Comment - the Importance of Oaths	Trial News	1991
Time to Raise the Price of Safety Violations	Trial News	1991
A Primer on the Sentencing Reform Act	Trial News	1991
The Ancient Origins of Tort Law	Trial News	1991
The Significance of Written Jury Instructions	Trial News	1991
Governmental Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law	Trial News	1991
Jury Confounds "Experts" and Decides Case Correctly	Trial News	1991
U.S. Supreme Court -- Some Bests & Worsts	Trial News	1991
Statutory Construction & the Empty Chair	Trial News	1991
Why Does America Have Capital Punishment?	Trial News	1990
Multiple Accidents	Trial News	1990
Rendering Moral Advice	Trial News	1990
The Magna Charta	Trial News	1990
The Economic Value of Life	Trial News	1989

See all 29 publications

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Cutting Edge Trial Strategies	Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2005
Planning Your Case	Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2004

See all 16 speaking engagements