Jeffrey Alan Heater

Jeffrey Alan Heater

3.4
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer at Saint Louis, MO
Practice Areas: Family

5205 Hampton Ave., Saint Louis, MO

This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2023
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About Jeffrey

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 250-250 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Missouri for 19 years

State: Missouri

Acquired: 2006

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2023

Licensed in Oklahoma for 21 years

State: Oklahoma

Acquired: 2005

Resigned- Voluntary

Location

The Law Office of Jeffrey A. Heater, P.C.

5205 Hampton Ave., Saint Louis, MO, 63109

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Jeffrey Alan Heater's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.4 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by Adam | October 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Scammer

This guy is a complete scammer and a liar do not give him any money I hired him for a simple custody case that he took 4 grand of my money and never finished the case he is the biggest con artist of all time and he needs to lose his license asap he’s ruining peoples lives he’s doing it to everyone re...port him to the bar

Posted by Daniel | January 18, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Listwn; Do not ever forever...... He's a scammer and

I would give a 0 if I could. This person was paid in full up front from the start, and I got No not even any lawyer client I services. There was always an excuse, whenever I finally heard from him days maybe week later after calling him continuously about my case with trying to get legal half custody... of my daughter. I never received any paperwork or verification about my case,and he completely wrote all the wrong information in logs for my case. I have been drugged through this, his, garbage for over a year into 2. I can't get a call back, I can't get any info on my case, I can't get any paperwork, just Nothing. Because he's done Nothing, horrible in any type of communication skills, while taking your hard earned money only to do nothing but cause grief and turmoil. He's an horrible person and horrible lawyer at any given time and should be disbarred at all cost. I now am and got to seek other consultation because of his incompetence and negligence. Im still fighting for custody of my daughter now over a year later because of him, he got my money and then Nothing. Do not mess with this man at all He's not a lawyer, but a scammer and user to his own advantage. I wouldn't recommend him to my worst enemy.

Posted by anonymous | February 13, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Useless!

Lied about filing paperwork then filed wrong paperwork.changed offices several times!!! Would not return phone calls. Screwed up my settlement which I have the opposing attorneys email! Which also has attorney client privilege info in it... Meaning my settlement was so messed up Jeff said the other a...ttorney messed it up and when I threatened mis conduct... The other attorney was told by Jeff when in fact he was the one who screwed it all up! And Jeff wants the remainder of his fees from me!! Well in fact my stuff was so messed up he should be giving me my money back!!! As a moral issue since he had my stuff so messed up from the beginning! Not only that but I told him I was dealing with an attorney now judge in the court system who is my child's grandmother and I need someone to play the game with them not me!!! He couldn't play!!!

Posted by anonymous | August 03, 2014 | Child Custody

Don't give this guy your money!!!!!!!!!

I hired this man for several months over which time he did almost nothing and became exceedingly difficult to contact. Eventually, he left me a voicemail saying he couldn't represent me anymore as he had 'worked with'the lawyer representing my child's other parent. This was a clear and blatant lie as... I found out later he had simply changed firms and dropped a number of his clients. Only hire this man if u want to pay the maximum amount for a bare minimum of representation!!!

Jeffrey Heater

Replied last August 03, 2014

I did join a firm briefly but that has nothing to do with your other comment. I believe there has been some kind of confusion. I have no idea who could have written this but if its a legitimate complaint then please contact me so I can correct the misunderstanding. I hope to hear from you.

Posted by Angie | May 31, 2012 | Family

Jeff is an exceptional family law attorney

Jeff is an exceptional family law attorney. He handled my divorce in St. Louis County with compassion and ease. The whole process went very smoothly and I was very happy with the child support, child custody and alimony that I received. He also was very flexible on payment with me and didn't bill me ...for a lot of the work he did. He was also generous enough to take care of a traffic ticket for me for FREE because he knew I couldn't afford to pay it at the time! I've used other lawyers before and Jeff Heater is by far the best attorney in Clayton or anywhere else in St. Louis!

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Family lawyer | Nov 11

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Family lawyer | Feb 11

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Travis Grafe

Family lawyer | Feb 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have been lucky to known Jeff in the legal community for well over 10 years now. I fully endorse him as an attorney and will continue to refer cases to him specifically in the areas of bankruptcy, family law and criminal defense."

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Sara Marler

Unknown lawyer | Sep 19

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 15

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2023.

Disbarment issued in MO, 2023

updated on 05/30/2023

This is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the the Missouri Bar to understand the reasons for this disbarment.

Honors

N/A

Coach - 1st Place, National Moot Court

N/A

Top 10 Family Lawyer, Lawyers of Distinction

N/A

Best Lawyer 2018, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2009 - 2009

Instructor, St. Louis Community College - Meramec

2008 - 2009

Adjunct Professor, St. Louis University School Of Law

2007 - 2011

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

2006 - 2007

Attorney, Meier, Allred & Associates, LLC

2005 - 2006

Attorney, Garrett Law Office, P.C.

Associations

• Missouri Bar Association - Family Law Section

• Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Education

2004

University of Tulsa School of Law

J.D.

1999

University of Memphis

M.B.A.

1996

University of Memphis

B.S.

Languages

English

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