Heather R. Howard

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Heather R. Howard: Attorney with Jessee, Read & Howard, P.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
  • Platinum Client Champion
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Biography

Southwest VA Legal Aid, Castlewood, VA - 2001-2003; Central VA Legal Aid, Charlottesville, VA - 2003-2004; Office of the Public Defender, Richmond, VA - 2004-2005; Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Russell County - 2005-2006; Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney, Washington County - 2006-2011; I.O.O.F., Abingdon United Methodist Church.

Areas of Practice (113)

  • Personal Injury
  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Criminal Defense
  • Felony and Misdemeanor
  • Juvenile Criminal Defense
  • Social Security
  • Traffic Violations
  • DUI/DWI
  • Appeals
  • Accidents
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Dog Bites
  • Electrical Injury
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • School Bus Accidents
  • Severe Burns
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Injury
  • Tourist Injuries
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Whiplash
  • Wrongful Death
  • Adoptions
  • Family Law
  • Child Abduction
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Support
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Domestic Relations
  • Domestic Torts
  • Domestic Violence
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Gay and Lesbian Family Law
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Independent Adoptions
  • Interstate Adoptions
  • Interstate Child Custody
  • Interstate Support
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Legal Separation
  • Juvenile Law
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Name Changes
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Parental Kidnapping
  • Parental Rights
  • Paternity
  • Post Nuptial Agreements
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Private Adoptions
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • Restraining Orders
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Spousal Support
  • Step Parent Adoptions
  • Third Party Custody
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Visitation Rights
  • Assault and Battery
  • Bribery
  • Civil Forfeiture
  • Criminal Conspiracy
  • Criminal Forfeiture
  • Criminal Fraud
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Criminal Prosecution
  • Drivers License Suspension
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Electronic Surveillance
  • Expungements
  • Extortion
  • Extradition
  • Felonies
  • Forgery
  • Hit and Run
  • Homicide
  • Juvenile Criminal Law
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Mail Fraud
  • Manslaughter
  • Misdemeanors
  • Money Laundering
  • Murder
  • Parole and Probation
  • Search and Seizure
  • Sex Crimes
  • Sexual Assault
  • Shoplifting
  • Stalking
  • Theft
  • Vehicular Homicide
  • Victims Rights
  • Weapons Charges
  • Wire Fraud
  • Wiretapping
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Education & Credentials

Law School Attended:
Colorado State University, J.D., cum laude, 1998; Appalachian School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Year of First Admission:
2001
Admission:
2001, Virginia; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar.
ISLN:
917007611

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
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Other Information
Fixed fees available

Peer Reviews

3.8/5.0 (2 reviews)
Peer Reviewed

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    3.5/5.0

  • Communication

    3.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    3.5/5.0
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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (3 reviews)

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Lawyers Client Review
4.7/5.0 (23 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

Heather handled my trial, which was one of the biggest cases in recent times in our area. She put together a team of some of the best experts in their field from across the country. After gathering th...

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276-600-0112  Phone

276-628-2411  Fax

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