Jeffrey Heck
Attorney jeff Heck represents injured people throughout North Central Ohio
Jeff Heck has extensive legal experience handling all types of injury, wrongful death cases & insurance claims, as well as civil commercial litigation & labor and employment matters. He is a court-trained Mediator, serving for the Richland County Court of Common Pleas, as well as a private Mediator/Arbitrator in numerous cases .
Jeff has his roots in North Central Ohio. He grew up in the Mansfield area, graduating from Malabar High School and The Ohio State University where he was a 4 year member/Squad Leader of The Ohio State University Marching Band. He graduated with Honors from The University of Florida College of Law and has over 30 years of extensive courtroom & other legal experience. He is admitted to practice law in both Ohio & Florida & federal district & appellate courts.
Jeff began his legal career with a very large Florida law firm, returning to Mansfield in the late 1980's to help people where he grew up. He is a strong believer in "giving back" to the community, putting his time & energy into many non-profit organizations . He served 4 terms on the Lexington Local Schools Board of Education, is Past Board Chairman/Board Member of the Renaissance Performing Arts Association & the Rehabilitation Services of North Central Ohio, Past President of the University Club of Mansfield & its Educational Foundation & Trustee/Secretary of the Richland County Foundation, among others.
Jeff also gives back to the legal profession & service has included Secretary of the Richland County Bar Association & Litigation Chair of its Certified Grievance Committee. He served 22 years on the Ohio State Bar Association's Council of Delegates and is a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, as well as many OSBA committees and task forces. He is a member/District representative of the Ohio Association for Justice & the Ohio State Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association and the Florida Bar.
- University of Florida
- J.D. (1985) | Law
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- Honors: Graduate with Honors
- Activities: Trial Competition Team; Fellowship Advisor, Legal Research & Writing program
- Ohio State University - Columbus
- B.S. (1982) | Natural Resources
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- Activities: The Ohio State University Marching Band (Squad Leader); Student Judicial Commission
- Owner/Attorney
- The Heck Law Offices, Ltd.
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- Partner
- Brown, Bemiller, Murray, McIntyre, Vetter & Heck, LLP
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- Associate Attorney
- Carlton Fields
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- Co-Author, AIDS AND THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS: Employment Issues Raised by AIDS in the Workplace.
- NPELRA Journal; CERL Review; and "AIDS and the Law," an ALI-ABA Monograph
- End Distracted Driving - Student Awareness Initiative program for teens., Many
- Ohio Assocaition for Justice
- Speaker at multiple area high schools in Richland and Ashland County, Ohio, 2016 – present
- “B4USend,” a program for teens about Cyber bullying and sexting and their potential legal, social and emotional consequences, Lexington (Ohio) High School
- Ohio State Bar Foundation
- Ohio State Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- Ohio Mediation Association
- Member
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- Ohio Association for Justice
- Member
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- Activities: District representative
- Ohio Bar  # 0039986
- Member
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- Florida
- Ohio
- 6th Circuit
- 11th Circuit
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
for injury and wrongful death cases
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Social Security Disability
- Animal & Dog Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- General Civil
- English: Spoken, Written