Lucy G. Heil

Lucy demonstrated she is not capable of representing those who desire anything other than to throw themselves at the mercy of the court or are simply willing to settle for mediocrity about their representation. Lucy takes on FAR to large a caseload and in turn does not communicate proactively or effe...ctively. She does not answer phone calls, she returns emails and texts when it appears she feels that she has no choice.  She does not follow reasonable client requests regarding providing discovery, exhibits, etc.  She only takes the time to communicate when she knows she has dropped the ball.  Her lack of initiative and professionalism cost me unnecessary time in jail, money, and more importantly frustration.  I am VERY calm and reasonable.  I understand professionalism and attempt to do the best job one can.  I essentially represented myself.  In the end, she provided nothing to my situation.  She added insult to injury by not following through with disputing Lake Oswego Municipal Court from billing me for her court-appointed attorney services.  Short of having a license with the bar I don't know what aptitude she brought to the table. I discourage anyone from placing their future in the counsel of Lucy.

Felt like her case load was to big and she didn't have the time to work on my case let alone respond to my questions I sent in emails or provide me with my full discovery. I felt like she just wanted me to take a plea bergen and be done with me. She might be a good attorney if you hire her or if she ...believes in your case.

As a first nation I struggle with identity and acceptance of the populations in the Americas in simply making jurisdictions in-laws to over substance substantiate what has happened in history in America does not negate any of the facts on how political framing exist I pray for every first nation in A...merica and I pray that Lucy also heals from stating she had enough hearing about my ancestors for all court-appointed people in the biracial Community we are in a period where our ancestors are and will always be allowed to be discussed. I had to end the relationship a d engagement due to cultural reasons and hope her clients are happy yet in my 1st nation life, we talk soind act and are different. It was very clear in meeting face to face and speaking as a Native only western nows! Not in truth of Our boarding schools some acknowledgements must be done by those whom hold those same standards, that have covered up our peoples stories. I have ptsd anxiety and generational trauma. None of my emails were ever responded too, and I am sorry but our Ancestors abuse is handed down And taught. In reality I pray over understanding of this period in a non western conflict.

She was appointed to a case of a family member of mine. She didn't have to be real,honest or listen to them like she did. She could have been like the more then a few other public defenders in the Clackamas county area that I have seen go through the motions in court but not ever take a minute to lis...ten to what the client is asking or saying. She remembered my family over a year later when I happen to come across her path again. She is so busy and yet gives you the connection you need in a overwhelming time like legal trouble. She is direct and works for what you really say the best she can. I wish she would teach a class for far to many others to are more worried about having lunch after court with that same judge and state D.A pushing you into some plea. She is the change we need!! We love you Lucy!

Ms. Heil was my court appointed attorney. I was nervous because of the reputations of court appointed attorneys. When I was arraigned I was looking around the room noticing the other court appointed attorneys. They looked unkempt, shirts untucked and I did not have a lot of faith in how the process w...as gonna go. When the judge called my name, Lucy appeared and I was pleasantly shocked. She was polished, professional and looked and sounded like an attorney you would see on television. After my arraignment she scheduled a meeting to meet with me. Instead of meeting at her office, we met where the incident occurred and she drove me around in order to re -enact exactly what happened so she could see what occurred through my eyes. She was incredibly insightful, and she immediately hired an investigator to speak to witnesses to the incident. Most importantly, she believed in me. I was alienated in high school because of the way I look and people always have misconceptions solely based on my appearance. Lucy was able to look beyond that and surmised that I has probably been blamed for something I didn’t do simply because of the way I look. It was pretty amazing how she understood that without me having to tell her. This case is my first encounter with the criminal justice system and it has been the source of so much stress and worry. However, after Lucy was appointed to represent me and after we got to know each other I felt as though a tremendous weight had been lifted off my shoulders. My case went to trial and resulted in me being found not guilty. This case was the source of so much stress and angst for me and my family. Again, I feel like I had won the lottery having Lucy represent me as she is like what I would imagine a $500 per hour attorney would be like. During trial, I was amazed at her ability to clearly make arguments that were easy to understand. The whole experience was a bit surreal as she was so good at trial, I felt like it was again like I was in a tv show, but it was my case. I am so thankful to her and hopefully we won’t ever have to go through another experience like that, but just thinking about her puts a smile on my face. I am forever grateful.