Heidi Simonson

Heidi Simonson

5.0
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 29 years

Family Lawyer Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence, Mediation

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Licensed in California for 29 years

State: California

Acquired: 1996

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7 Client Reviews

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Posted by Rick | April 12, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Pain-free divorce

I am a serial husband. For my fourth divorce I hired Heidi to advise me. I heartily recommend Heidi as a family law attorney. She is exceptionally good at keeping the tempers down and the strategy successful.

Posted by Jocelyn | June 23, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Family

Best in Santa Cruz!

Heidi has represented me on and off for years. She has a solid understanding of the Santa Cruz Family Court system and advises you accordingly. She is professional, fair and compassionate. Her experience has been invaluable in providing guidance and advice to help navigate both custody and child ...support issues. She is always well prepared. The declarations and responses she prepared were brilliant. She is really good and tying together all the facts and building a case to help her clients. Over the years, she has become like a guardian angel during trying times.

Posted by Beth Powanda | December 02, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Excellent, ethical and efficient attorney

I can't say enough positive things about Ms. Simonson. She represented me for two years during my divorce and during that time she was professional, pragmatic, highly competent, knowledgeable and above all, calm, compassionate and level headed. My ex was super abusive and she stood her ground against... him and his bully of an attorney. Plus, she's super smart, knows the system, the family law judges and I always felt like she had my best interests at heart. In the end I got everything I wanted. I can't thank her enough. I highly recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | August 18, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Family

Excellent Family Law Attorney

Having worked with Heidi for the past decade, I can say that she is a great attorney that is focused on the health of and well-being of the child. She achieved all our goals and I would recommend her to anyone who has to go through the unpleasantness of family court.

Posted by Weather | February 24, 2015 | Family

At last, a Santa Cruz County attorney you can trust!

I have worked with many attorneys, one of which is now a very good friend. Though I have not known Heidi that long (5 years?) , she is my favorite attorney after my friend and that is saying A LOT. Heidi is someone whose legal advice I can trust and she has helped me execute successfully on multiple ...emergency court orders giving advice at critical times regarding a child. After dealing with at least 4 family law attorneys I believe Heidi to be the best in Santa Cruz County to work with. Sure there are some with more experience, but at the end of the day I can tell she wants to help me , rather than just take my money and give the best legal advice possible.

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Honors

1997

Commitment Award, East San Jose Community Law Center

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Owner/Attorney, Law Office of Heidi Simonson

2000 - 2008

Associate Attorney, Baskin & Grant, LLP

1996 - 2000

Staff Attorney, Defensa de Mujeres/Women's Crisis Support

Associations

1998 - 2006

Santa Cruz County Domestic Violence Commission

Commissioner, Past Chair

Education

1996

Santa Clara University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1986

University of California Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

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