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4.7 /5.0
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Posted by Kat | February 11, 2014
Brilliant Lawyer
Mr. Heideman represented me in a criminal case (traffic ticket), which is not something he normally does. He reviewed the law and was knowledgable enough to get my case dismissed. His argumentation and logic was impeccably presented in a respectful, yet assertive manner. I was in awe at his skill ...
Posted by Miya | August 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Not impressed
Although I appreciate Mr. Hiedeman for taking my case on a contingency basis, I wasn't impressed with how quickly he dumped it. He didn't think I had a case, I disagree. He comes across as a bully, so I found it difficult to communicate with him. It would have been helpful for me to obtain a better u...
Miya: I am stunned at this review. Specifically, we worked for free on your case as an accommodation to you. We took the case after you had already filed against a governmental entity, and we did so quickly because of pending potential deadlines. After we were able to obtain all of the relevant documentation it became abundantly clear that you did not have a viable cause of action. Again, we had not charged you anything, and we then reached out to you and explained the view we had of your claims. You were disappointed and wanted us to continue. I explained that there was nothing to continue with. Now, despite having paid nothing, you are complaining that we failed to serve you sufficiently, even though we could find no viable legal theory. The truly frustrating element of this review is your second paragraph - which is entirely false. We undertook the representation when the time frames were already pending, as I stated earlier. Each time a timeframe was received or discovered, we notified you on the date that the information was obtained. When the denial of your claim was issued we were informed that you had received a letter directly informing you of the denial. That letter contained your appellate deadline. As we obtained information regarding the appeal and confirmed that there was no viable claim we passed that information on as well. Of course, when your final day for appeal came, as a matter of courtesy, we contacted you to remind you of the fact. We did so because that is what responsible legal counsel does, they remind clients of their deadlines, even after they were initially informed not only by their counsel but also by the state of Utah in this case. Your review gives off the impression that this was your first notice. It absolutely was not. It was a reminder in case you were deciding to move forward despite our legal conclusion that the case was meritless. What is happening here is that you didn't like the fact your initial, personal, attempts were rejected by the state. Then you hired counsel, which took the case because of pending deadlines, without the benefit of a full review, to make sure your matter was not compromised by the passage of time, and after the review confirmed that the claim was meritless. So rather than accept that, you have decided to rail against the firm that worked for free on your matter.