Jeffrey Heck

Jeff Heck has extensive legal experience handling all types of injury, wrongful death cases & insurance claims, as well as civil litigation & labor and employment matters. He is a court-trained Mediator,as well as a private Mediator/Arbitrator.

Jeff's roots are in North Central Ohio. He grew up in the Mansfield, 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 nearly 40 years of extensive courtroom experience. He is admitted to practice law in both Ohio & Florida & federal district & appellate courts.

Jeff began his legal career with a 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 is the co-founder and Board Chair of 33 Forever, Inc., a mental health non-profit, and is the Treasurer of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation. He previously served 4 terms on the Lexington Local Schools Board of Education, as Past Board Chairman of the Renaissance Performing Arts Association and the Rehabilitation Services of North Central Ohio, as 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 & his 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 of the Ohio Association for Justice, the Ohio State Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association & the Florida Bar.

• General Civil

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  for injury and wrongful death cases

Florida

Since 1985

Ohio

Since 1988

6th Circuit

Since 1988

11th Circuit

Since 1985

Owner/Attorney

The Heck Law Offices, Ltd.

2008 - Current

Partner

Brown, Bemiller, Murray, McIntyre, Vetter & Heck, LLP

1988 - 2008

Associate Attorney

Carlton Fields

1985 - 1988

University of Florida

J.D. (1985) | Law

1982 - 1985

Honors: Graduate with Honors

Activities: Trial Competition Team; Fellowship Advisor, Legal Research & Writing program

Ohio State University - Columbus

B.S. (1982) | Natural Resources

1978 - 1982

Activities: The Ohio State University Marching Band (Squad Leader); Student Judicial Commission

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

2024

Ohio State Bar Foundation

Fellow

2017 - Current

Ohio Mediation Association

Member

2015 - Current

American Association for Justice

Member

2014 - Current

Ohio Association for Justice

Member

2008 - Current

Activities: District representative

Ohio Bar  # 0039986

Member

1988 - Current

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

March, 1986

End Distracted Driving - Student Awareness Initiative program for teens., Many

September 6, 2016

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

December 11, 2017

Ohio State Bar Foundation