Christopher E. Heberg

Christopher E. Heberg

4.9
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 27 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at East Greenwich, RI
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody, Child Support

5700 Post Road, East Greenwich, RI

About Christopher

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 60%

Attorney Christopher Heberg is an experienced Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, and Family Law Attorney. And although he does encourage settlement and compromise‚ there are frequently instances where an agreement simply cannot be reached.

60%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
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  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Rhode Island for 27 years

State: Rhode Island

Acquired: 1998

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Law Office of Christopher E. Heberg

5700 Post Road, East Greenwich, RI, 02818

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Christopher E. Heberg's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

154 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 15 of 36 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by anonymous | January 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Thank you

It’s not in my nature to leave a review. However, in this instance, I was compelled to do so. Prior to the resolution of my case, I shared with my friends and relatives how pleased I was with my representation. Attorney Heberg demonstrated all the qualities I believe you look for as a client. He was... knowledgeable and there was a genuine caring and easiness about him that helped calm emotional situations. He listened to my concerns ( sometimes gripes) and offered practical advise based on his experience and expertise. He was forthright in his assessments ( not just what you want to hear)and above all, I was impressed with his common sense approach to litigating. He returned my phone calls and made me feel like I had a tremendous advocate fighting for me. His fees were more than reasonable. While I was joyous with my outcome, I would have had no reservations about recommending him if the outcome were different!

Posted by Tricia | January 04, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Lawyer

I was married for 20 years and a stay at home mom. When I decided to leave my marriage the next important decision I had to make was to hire the right attorney to represent me. My husband is a lawyer, which meant I needed someone who would need to be smarter than he is in regards to divorce law. I me...t with Chris and knew he was the right choice in representing me. Chris told me the documents I needed to obtain in regards to assets and liabilities. He would call and talk to me when issues arose with my husband. Chris and I discussed how to go about this divorce so it would come to a resolution quickly. Chris suggested we go through mediation and it was a rough start at first with all the raw emotions. Our mediator was amazing in trying to get us to see the only thing that was important are the children and what is best for them. It took a few times of my ex getting angry and storming out, but James Bigos knew to give him space before calling us back. After the last mediation we finalized everything. The zoom court was easy and Chris did an amazing job representing me. I would highly recommend Christopher Heberg for anyone going through a divorce.

Posted by Gina R. | March 01, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Family

Stay far away from this law office!

Stay far away from this law office! I hired Attorney Chris Heberg in November 2018 for a family court matter. I meet with Mr. Heberg for the first time in November 2018 where I outlined all my requests which consisted of four separate issues. In January of 2019 he made a call to the attorney who rep...resents my ex in an attempt to handle the matters outside of court which was refused by his attorney. I was notified by Mr. Heberg's paralegal that we would be filing a motion to go to court. I did not have another meeting with Mr. Heberg until April 4, 2019 after much harassment and the meeting was required to review again what my issues were because he couldn't remember despite my putting in writing for him what I was looking to do. The same occurred again which resulted in a meeting on May 23, 2019 where we discussed once again what it was that I was looking to have done and I provided him in writing with my requests AGAIN. All three meetings consisted of me telling him over and over again what I was looking to do I even provided Mr Heberg with all the necessary documents so he had no research to do for my case. For example I provided all the estimates for my daughters school and then the actual bill when he took so long. When he called me in Sept or Oct. of 2019 to have another meeting I refused and told him to just file the motions that I requested. I was given a court date in November of 2019 but it was only for one issue not the four that I had requested be addressed. I requested that the date be canceled if all issues were not addressed in the filed motion as I did not want to miss multiple days of work and he was not doing as I requested. He finally answered my request two days prior to the court date! Since that time I have emailed him with no response. I made a request for a full refund I got a reply from him the same day stating he would look into things but have not heard anything from him since that day. I did receive an email from Mr. Heberg on 12/29/19 informing me that he would get me a bill for the services he claims he rendered but have not heard anything else since that time. This law office has wasted over a year of my life and I have nothing to show for it. I still have to go and file to take my ex to court and will be doing it on my own now thanks to the bad taste left in my mouth from this office and I still haven't gotten a refund and it's now Novemebr of 2020.

Posted by anonymous | December 11, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child custody

Being over seas on military orders is hard enough now add a child custody in the mix's I was getting ready to pull my hair Who would I get to represent me? Would they just take my money and not give them their all? I didn't want to lose any time with my daughter I was suck between a rock and a hard p...lace. At first I'm not going to lie I was scared but the point was I'm over seas I can't do nothing about it So I gave him a chance but choice I've made From the first court hearing he rocked it Chris even made sure to call me after EACH court hearing he wanted to make sure that I understood what was happening I got everything I asked for +more Chris god bless you bro

Posted by anonymous | November 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

You really do get what you pay for

I originally hired Chris in March of 2019 to help me adopt my son. He told me the process wasn’t complicated and it should take about six months. I was unemployed and didn’t have unlimited resources so the price was very reasonable but I guess it’s true...you get what you pay for. My adoption case be...came final Nov. 12, 2020. Seems that the only way I could get Chris to respond to my emails was to threaten her with calling the Bar Association or something. I could never just get a timely response. One of the documents I had to provide for the court was my son’s original birth certificate. That had to come from the Philippines and it was not easy to procure. I gave it to Chris and the court says they personally handed it back to him the day my son’s adoption was final. Now, he can’t find it. I requested all my documents before the final hearing and Mr. Heberg said he would bring them all to me. The day of the adoption he did not. When I asked him what happened to my files he replied that he keeps them for many years. Then I found out that I’m actually entitled to have my files. Mr. Heberg didn’t respond to my subsequent requests for them (as well as my son’s birth certificate) until I’d informed him that I’d called the RI Board of Bar Overseers. As I write this today, I still don’t have my files but Mr. Heberg says they’re “in the mail”. He still says that he can’t find my son’s birth certificate and that’s pretty much the end of that, he’s done. My option here is to hire another lawyer to sue him to pay for my expenses in procuring yet another birth certificate. I’m so tired of this process but now, if I want my son’s birth certificate I have to go to court again? Agggggh. Buyer beware. If you hire Chris Heberg it will take you three times as long to resolve your case and get minimal response (if any) to your inquiries. Plus he may lose your original, important paperwork. I just don't want someone else to have to go through what I experienced with this lawyer.

Christopher Heberg

Replied last November 24, 2020

Tommi - you have the wrong attorney. I am very sorry but we do not have a Tommie Walker listed as ever being a client of ours. I don't do adoptions.

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Christopher E. Heberg's Lawyer Endorsements

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2022

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2020

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2020

Notable, Martindale-Hubbell

2019

Super Lawyer Nominee, SuperLawyers

2018

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Super Lawyer Nominee, SuperLawyers

2017

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Super Lawyer Nominee, SuperLawyers

2016

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2014

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2014

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale Hubble

2012

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale Hubble

2011

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2010

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

1997

Cum Laude, Suffolk University Law School

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Owner, Christopher E. Heberg, Attorney At Law

Associations

2000 - Present

State of Rhode Island Family Law ‘Inns of Court’

Member

2000 - Present

Rhode Island Bar Association

Member

2000 - Present

United States 1st Circuit Court of Appeals

Member

1997 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

Education

1997

Suffolk University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Dayton

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2022

Virtual Law

Virtual Law

2022

Law At Home & Offsite in Peace

Law At Home & Offsite in Peace

2022

2022 Annual Meeting

2022 Annual Meeting

2019

2019 Annual Meeting

2019 Annual Meeting

Languages

English

Activity

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