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David Scott Heier

4.2
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 46 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation
This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing

About David

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Divorce and Separation 100%

A divorce lawyer helps you if you no longer want to be married. Whether you want a legal separation or the marriage ended, divorce lawyers assist you to arrange financial and family matters, typically in a negotiation with your spouse's lawyer. Alimony, child custody, child support, and a fair division of community assets (like who keeps the house or how your checking and savings accounts are divided) are matters that a divorce lawyer is trained to help determine.

40 years | 2,000 cases

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 11 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2014

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 46 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1979

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

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David Scott Heier's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.2 /5.0

20 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes

Posted by Lindsey | March 27, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Experienced and Professional

David Heier was very professional and demonstrated expert legal knowledge and negotiating skills. His experience and expertise resulted in a highly successful resolution of my legal matter. I highly recommend his legal services.

Posted by James | August 19, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Hired him for my divorce

I paid him a $5,500 retainer. After approximately 4 months he had not even had my now ex-wife served. He didn’t answer phone calls or respond back to voice mails or emails. He never sent me any itemized bills. He has still not given any of my $5,500 back. I am now in the process of going through th...e legal process of trying to get my money back. I would advise to stay away from this lawyer!

David Heier

Replied last August 21, 2024

Following a free phone consultation, this client later arranged for an office meeting to hire me on a divorce case. After we met, we had a little difficulty receiving all the divorce information for the required forms, but finally worked through that. We had been in communication as there are 26 emails in my file. Some of those emails were from the client's sister rather than the client. Due to client confidentiality, it is not permitted for me to communicate with third-parties about my client's case without the permission of the client, which I did not have. My phone records have no record of any phone calls to or from the phone number in our client file. If there were phone conversations, it was with a different phone number than the one that was given to me by the client. During the COVID epidemic all our cases were placed on hold. Courts were closed. Online court appearances were beginning to be introduced. Office meetings with clients were limited. We had an overflow of client cases to work through. I should not have taken on any additional cases until the backlog was significantly reduced. That was my mistake. But because I had already had a previous phone consultation with this client, I decided to accept the case. There is no email or record of a phone call from my client terminating my services prior to the filing of the divorce. When the divorce papers were emailed to the client after being filed, the client emailed back and that is when the client first informed me that my services were terminated. I then was required to cancel the service of process. In the email, the client instructed me not to have any contact. Because I knew the client was living with a relative, I had no way of confirming the client's current address. The funds are waiting to be distributed. I've called and left a message and I'm waiting to hear back from the client. Anytime there is a breakdown of communication with a client I will always take full responsibility.

Posted by Chris | September 01, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Custody case

David was excellent in dealing with my case. He is very straight forward and to the point where most attorneys I feel would go on a tangent. He made sure we stayed on point and focused. As a result we were able to win our case and granted what we wanted. He was very professional both inside and outsi...de of the court room. Always being able to take phone calls and emails and always being able to be there when I needed him. I would definitely recommend him to everyone who asked about attorneys. I would absolutely rehire him if I could for another case.

Posted by Bill | April 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Recommend

Mr. Heier is very knowledgeable in Family Law and truly cares about his clients outcome. Mr. Heier responded to my concerns even during evenings and weekends. In my case, Mr. Heier negotiated a settlement that saved me thousands of dollars.

Posted by anonymous | August 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

David won my custody case

I had to hire David due to a conflict of interest with my own attorney. He helped me win my case with his excellent negotiating skills, assertiveness and years of experience in family law. He knew my best interests, what my desired outcome was, and what my strong and weak points were as far as argume...nts. He put it all together and we came out on top and the other party settled in our favor. As far as the previous review on David - why would you expect him to continue to work for you when you stopped paying your bill? Would you go to work if you knew you weren't going to get paid? Meet your obligation and maybe someone will put forth an honest effort for you. You also stated he didn't have much to go on. Why are you going to court without any factual ammunition? Your review sounds ridiculous. David's retainer is reasonable if you're serious about winning your case. You get what you pay for in my opinion. He did a great job for me is all I can say and I will hire him again in a second if I need to.

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David Scott Heier's Lawyer Endorsements

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Holly Regoli

Divorce and separation lawyer | Dec 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Heier is widely respected by his peers and is excellent attorney and I certainly endorse him as an attorney to meet your legal needs."

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Gary Gottfried

Divorce and separation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

1993

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 1993-1994, 4th Edition, Marquis Who's Who

Work Experience

1986 - Present

Attorney, Heier Law Office

1983 - 1985

Assistant City Attorney, City of Upper Arlington, Ohio

1980 - 1983

JAG, U.S. Marine Corps

Associations

2016 - Present

Ontario County Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

1983 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

State of Ohio vs. Gabrielle Mansour

Sentenced to only 8 years in prison for murder

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Education

1979

University of Dayton School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1979

University of Dayton

MA - Masters

1975

University of Dayton

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

N/A

Family Law Seminar

Child Custody

N/A

Columbus Family Law Committee

Dividing Military Retirement in Divorce

Languages

English

Activity

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