Heather R. Dyer
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Divorce Attorney - Board Certified Family Law Specialist
With over seventeen years of intensive courtroom experience, Attorney Dyer has the expertise necessary to confidently and effectively represent Northeast Ohio clients in all aspects of family law including, divorce, dissolution, child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, adoptions, modifications and restraining orders. She served as a Guardian ad Litem for minors in hundreds of cases, advocating for their best interest in custody matters.
Attorney Dyer is one of a handful of lawyers certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Family Law Specialist.
Attorney Dyer strives to meet her clients’ goals in an efficient and cost-effective manner, providing personalized attention and individualized guidance. She can provide the best strategy for negotiated resolutions, contentious cases or collaborative matters. She will be there every step of the way, fighting for you and finding viable solutions.
She received her Bachelor’s degree in Business and Organizational Communications as an honors student at the University of Akron, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 2002. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Akron Bar Association. Attorney Dyer has served as a mediator and is also certified in Collaborative Divorce.
Attorney Dyer is originally from Central Ohio. After graduating from college she migrated to Florida to enjoy the sunshine and attend law school, eventually returning to Northeast Ohio to practice law and raise a family. She resides in Akron with her youngest child.
Attorney Dyer serves clients in Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, Stark, Lake and Geauga counties.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Juvenile Law
- Adoption
- Custody
- Zoom
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Ohio
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- American Sign Language: Spoken
- English: Spoken, Written
- Associate
- Shur Law Co LPA
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- Associate Attorney
- Weisenburger Law Offices, LLC
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- Attorney & Mediator
- Phillips & Mille, Co. LPA
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- Attorney
- Heather R. Johnston Co., LPA
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- Volunteer CASA
- CASA of Summit County
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- Acted as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and advocated for the best interests of abused, neglected and Dependent children of Summit County.
- Staff Attorney & Attorney/GAL
- Summit County Juvenile Court - CASA Department
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- Board of Trustees
- Peninsula Library and Historical Society
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- Chair - Governance and Nominating Committee
- University of Florida
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Member, John Marshall Bar Association Treasurer, International Law Society Volunteer Legal Advocate, Holocaust Survivors Assistance Program
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- University of Akron
- B.A. | Business and Organizational Communications
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- Honors: University Honors Student, Dean's List, National Honor's Society
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- Family Law Specialist
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Has been a family relations specialist since 2015.
- Center for Principled Family Advocacy
- Trained Collaborative Law Attorney
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- Akron Bar Association
- Member
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- Ohio State Bar Association
- Member
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- Cleveland Bar Association
- Member, Family Law Section
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- Forensic Interviewer
- Finding Words - Sponsored by State Atty. General's Office
- Trained in Specialized Family & Juvenile Law Mediation (currently no certification available in Ohio)
- Supreme Court of Ohio
- Collaborative Law
- Center for Principled Family Advocacy
- Certified Family Law Specialist
- Ohio State Bar Association
