Spencer M Hecht

I highly recommend Spencer Hecht and his firm to anyone looking for a dependable and highly qualified law firm. I have had the honor of having Spencer Hecht work directly on my case and he has done an exceptional job. From the first day I walked into his office he listened to what I had to say and he... put my mind at ease. I knew from the start I wanted him and his firm to represent me. Everyone at Hecht & Associates has been very warm, welcoming, knowledgeable, and very professional. Spencer took the time to explain everything to me and always answered my emails promptly. Whenever a situation came up Spencer was always there for me and I always felt much better after speaking with him. I was amazed at how well he remembered every detail of my case, even at times better than me! He is very thorough, confident, and knows what he is doing. Spencer got me through the hardest time of my life and as he put it “My job is to make you whole again” and I can honestly say that is what he has done for me and it has been worth every penny.

I first spoke with Spencer Hecht during one of the most difficult times of my life. I contacted his firm only days before my custody hearing, yet Mr. Hecht did not hesitate to take on my case despite the very short notice. At the time, I was unsatisfied with my current representation, and needed an... aggressive attorney to attend an expedited hearing with me to regain custody of my child. Mr. Hecht was understanding and reassuring as I explained the details of my complex custody situation. He was knowledgeable about child custody and responded to my phone calls and emails promptly. After retaining Hecht & Associates, Spencer immediately paired me with a senior litigator of the firm to begin preparing for my case. He drafted a letter on my behalf to my former council and as a result I received a complete refund of the retainer I provided to this attorney. My experience with Mr. Hecht was nothing but positive and exceeded my expectations. Though he did not represent me personally, he made certain that my case received the immediate attention that was needed. I was represented by another professional, knowledgeable, aggressive member of his team that arrived to court confident and well prepared and I am thrilled to say that I was awarded Primary custody of my child! Every employee of the firm that I interacted with was not only professional, but helpful and I highly recommend Spencer Hecht of Hecht & Associate Law Firm to anyone seeking representation in a child custody matter. Their level of commitment and expertise exceeded my expectation. My child is now at home with me, and I could not be happier with the outcome.

When I first began using Spencer Hecht in early 2012, my life was deteriorating in front of me. My marriage had fallen apart and I hadn't seen my children in months. I needed an attorney that gave me the guidance and strength that I didn't have, and Spencer was that attorney for me. I have red the ne...gative reviews on here and am truly surprised that these "clients" have so many negative things to say. Spencer was the most ideal attorney for my situation and was the bulldog I was looking for. In the end he fought for my kids like no other attorney would've and I got the best outcome expected, my kids home again. I will forever be grateful and urge all of the "clients" to take a look at what they were really looking for in an attorney, because Spencer is the best.

We hired Mr. Hect in January of 2011 to help us get custody of my granddaughter. This should have been a very timely case because he had more than enough evidence provided by medical Dr's and therapists relating to the sexual and emotional abuse of my 18 mo old granddaughter. He knew my son was a...n enlisted Airmen in the US Air Force and said he would give us a discount. When he found out my oldest son an AF Captain was having to pay the bill he immediately started doing paperwork for emergency custody (charging us huge fees) and then never filing the paperwork. Stating .. well... lets just wait since you will be getting her back in a few weeks. Anyone who knows about child abuse knows 1 minute more in a dangerous environment is 1 minute too many. He was verbally rude and down right nasty in emails where we questioned his course of action ,motives or the charges. We found out he was charging us as if he was doing all the work and in reality it was his associate and a para legal doing ALL the work. Every time he showed up for court he knew nothing about the case and gave a rudimentary explanation to the judge. This angered the judge and we fired Hect before we ended up losing the case. We then hired his FORMER associate who did all the previous work on the case and we won! Hect even went so far as to hold up sending the case file to his former associate hoping he would not remember but thank God he had done all the original interviews and work and was able to hit the ground running and didn't need the case file. We won full sole custody of my granddaughter but we spent an entire year in the court system when we didn't have to all so he could draw it out and collect enormous fees. We are currently reporting him to the DC Bar Association and hope to get some of the $35,000 back that he charged us.

I had the pleasure of working on a case as Mr. Hecht’s client. Although the case did not have strong financial implications, Mr. Hecht handled the case with the utmost determination and perseverance. Ultimately, we prevailed and for that, I am satisfied. For cases large or small, especially those req...uiring Spencer’s excellent litigation skills, I will certainly call on his services once again.