he assisted with my foreclosure and probate. Helped my family greatly with a very stressful time. Was very good in court my only complaint was he is hard to just get in touch with didn’t like calling to get a time to call him but the staff did always take my calls.
The Law Office of Joseph A. Heintz Jr., P.A. represents clients in Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee Counties. We can help if you are facing legal issues in the areas of bankruptcy, foreclosure, evictions, credit card, family law, divorce, wills and trusts, and estate planning. We offer clients ways to stop foreclosure with a loan modification, short sale or a bankruptcy if necessary. can help with issues involving a pre-foreclosure, wrongful foreclosure, forbearance problem, or HOA foreclosure. Family law issues dealing with divorce, uncontested or contested, child support, domestic violence, alimony, restraining orders, support. we offer affordable fee agreements and offer a free initial consultation.
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good lawyer
he assisted with my foreclosure and probate. Helped my family greatly with a very stressful time. Was very good in court my only complaint was he is hard to just get in touch with didn’t like calling to get a time to call him but the staff did always take my calls.
Posted by Paul | April 6, 2016
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Foreclosure
Joe Heintz and his staff helped us to get the time we needed to sell our house. He is terriffic.
Posted by Gwen | February 16, 2014
As Good as it Gets
I brought my assortment of serious problems to Mr. Heintz and his staff several years ago. The process to find solutions, albeit deeply unpleasant for me, was handled by this firm with savvy, determined effort and understanding. I would recommend Mr. Heintz to anyone who is prepared to be accountable for their own situation.
Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2012
Review from a Peer
I'm a lawyer in Fort Myers, purely transactional law with no litigation experience. The set of unfortunate events that brought me to see Joe are not relevant. I knew the need for a foreclosure attorney would arrive and had been looking at the attorneys in court and reviewing their pleadings prior to making a selection. I watched Joe and others in court and read their prior pleadings. By far Joe was the best attorney in court on the three times I observed foreclosure cases, visibly frustrating the banks attorneys and handcuffing the judge with case law. There are no words that I can write that can explain how grateful that I am to him and what he was able to do for me. Now, that being said, I do have to say that his staff was not always sensitive. I understand that they have a heavy caseload, but a little understanding as to the dire straits that people are suffering through would have gone a long way. My critique of his staff is in no way a reflection of his ability, skill and commitment to helping people. I would strongly recommend him to anyone that is in need of foreclosure or bankruptcy.
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Posted by anonymous | July 21, 2011
great foreclsoure attorney
simply yhe best lawyer in North Port and his charges are very reasonable. believe in me when i say that he told me this that i should take care of my family first and worry about him last becuase we will be seeing each other for a long time i paid him 50 or 150 a monht untiul i pay the 1200 maxd fee. its been three yeart that i have been in my little home. god bless you god bless you
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Posted by david | January 6, 2011
best foreclosure attorney
i have been a client of his since 2007. recently, my case was set for a non-jury trial. we went to the trial and he argued the case to the judge. i testified and he was able to talk to the bank witness. the bank witness did not prove that he owned my mortgage and the judge granted me a verdict. after the case chase offered him a principle reduction of 100k and a fixed interest of 4.0
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Posted by Perri Giafaglione | March 17, 2014
13 calls & no return phone call!
Epic bad experience/waste of money, time and energy. To be succinct his staff couldn't be more rude and unhelpful which is actually the highlight of his practice. I made at least 13 unreturned phone calls to his office. With an impending hearing I felt desperate and disconnected from my case which involved my home. As my court date drew near I had no recourse but to call the Florida Bar. They were extremely professional and helpful and explained that they would send him a letter (which would take about 10 days). When I explained that my hearing was in less time than that they asked me to hold and called his office immediately. They returned to the line and indicated that he would be calling me. Surprisingly, he did. He was very agitated that I had the gaul to call the Bar. It was obvious that the only reason he called was because he was being exposed for the unprofessional he is. I wouldn't hire this guy to detail my car, much less do important legal work. You are the reason people group lawyers in with used car salesmen.
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Posted by Lost it all because of this guy | November 1, 2013
Please look elsewhere
His staff has no manners. They will forget to sent important documents that one needs to be signed and when approached about it they are rude. Good luck getting hold if atty Heintz after you hire and pay him. Getting through his team of secretaries that just really don't understand why you need to talk with him. He has filed wrong response to my bank for mediation and has not informed me about anything what he has done. Not sure how he is in personal injury law, however when it comes to mortgage modification or foreclosure he will not try hard enough to fight for you. It's a mill. Take my advice please and look elsewhere
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Posted by Jim | March 13, 2012
Disgusted Client
His service is so bad I cannot explain. He represented me in a foreclosure and Summary Judgment that was granted. It forced me into Chapter 13 bankruptcy. When My Bankruptcy attorney reviewed the note and ruling there never should have been this ruling. He could not have even looked at the note. Nothing was executed right. I should have been responsible for a small fraction of the amount due. The document was not signed by the appropriate parties and much much more. I attempted to have attorney Heintz fix the problem and he agreed but he did nothing. He never returns his phone calls. His staff knows nothing. I live in Ft Myers and drove to his office to meet him on more than one occasion and he was not even there. He does not read his documents. He is a bankruptcy mill only. DO NOT USE HIM! Looks like he will cost me everything due to his negligence.
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