Attorney Profiles:
Laura D. Heard, owner


 
Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Honors Published Works
Affiliations

As a general practitioner, Laura offers comprehensive legal services at the rate of $250 per hour, with the first half-hour initial consultation free for Family Law, Wills, and Estate Planning cases. Simple wills start at $200 and often can be completed the same day. Call Laura or Marta today at 210.655.9090 to set up an appointment for an office visit and see for yourself how the L.D. Heard Law Firm  can help with the difficulty you face. Make Laura Heard your personal attorney.

Current Employment Position(s):  owner, LDHeard Law Firm Inc.  
Size of Firm:  1-2 Attorneys  (currently one attorney)
 

Areas Of Practice:
Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody
Support
Estate Planning
Wills
Trusts
Probate & Guardianships
Criminal Law
DWI/DUI
Misdemeanors
Felonies
Criminal
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
Education:
 
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1987
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: St. Mary's Law Journal, 1985 - 1987

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1983
B.A.
Honors: With Honors

Published Works:
Alternative Reproduction & Texas State Probate Law, 17 St. Mary's Law Journal 927, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1986
Classes/Seminars Taught:
 
Remedies Seminar - Consumer Law, People's Law School - San Antonio Bar, 1995
 
Business Law, Business Ethics, Criminal Law, HealthCare Law, Law & Society, Wayland Baptist University, 1993 - Present
 
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayland Baptist University, 1993 - Present
Honors and Awards:
 
American Jurisprudence Awards, Domestic Relations, 1986
 
American Jurisprudence Award, Agency and Partnership Law, 1986
 
State Bar College - Fellow
Professional Associations and Memberships:
 
Christian Legal Society - San Antonio
President
 
Texas Women Lawyers, 1987 - 1988
Board of Directors
 
San Antonio Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
 
San Antonio Bar Association, Elder Law Section
Member
 
San Antonio Bar Association, Appellate Law Section
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Fourth Court of Appeals, Briefing Attorney, 1987 - 1988  

Community Activities:

Laura has participated in many community activities, including Habitat for Humanity and Food for the Hungry.  She has been a parent volunteer for boy scouts and girl scouts, and a girl scout troop leader.  She is an active member of her church.

Leisure activities:

For relaxation Laura enjoys fishing, and she loves to watch San Antonio Spurs basketball

 

 

Leah Hughes Wilson

Attorney at Law  (Associate)

 

Leah Hughes Wilson has recently left the firm to pursue a career in tax law.  We wish her the best.

 

Licensed to practice law in Texas,  State Bar No. 24058179

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, August 2002.  University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

Associate of Science Degree with Major in Business, May 2000.  Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas.

Professional Associations & Memberships:

State Bar of Texas, May 2007.

San Antonio Bar Association, 2007.

Guardianship ad litem certification, 2007.

Professional Activities:

In law school, Leah participated in a mediation clinic, providing legal assistance to low income clients.  As a law student, she mediated cases involving juvenile delinquency, small claims issues, dependency and child neglect, and child access and visitation disputes.  After law school, Leah continued with her mediation experience in a civil litigation firm in Marshall, Texas.

Prior Employment:

Leah was employed as an accountant in Dallas, Texas from 2002-2003.  She was a licensed claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance in Dallas, Texas from 2000-2002.

Leisure Activities:

In her spare time, Leah enjoys traveling, museums, and spending time with her family.