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Heather A. Hartoin

Heather A. Hartoin

Location:
Summerville, South Carolina
Phone:
843-884-2795
843-832-6000
Fax:
(843) 871-3232
E-mail:

Heather A. Hartoin is an experienced trial attorney who focuses her practice on personal injury litigation and criminal defense. Prior to joining John Price Law Firm in 2011, she worked for Allstate Insurance Company in the Indianapolis Staff Counsel Office, where she defended both first-party and third-party liability claims and prosecuted subrogation actions on behalf of the company. She began her legal career as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, concentrating her practice in the area of criminal domestic violence. In addition to practicing law, she is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Charleston School of Law, where she has taught criminal law.

Heather obtained her Juris Doctorate degree, with a Criminal Law Concentration, from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2002, where she received honors for her participation in both the National Mock Trial Team and the Criminal Law Clinic. She also obtained her undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University, where she graduated Cum Laude in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology and Pre-Physical Therapy.

Heather is admitted to practice law in the states of South Carolina and Indiana, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Heather lives in Summerville with her husband, Steve, and their three dogs.

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 2010
  • Indiana, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2002

Education

  • Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
    • J.D. - 2002
    • Honors: With Honors
    • Honors: Criminal Law Concentration
  • Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
    • B.A. - 1999
    • Honors: Cum Laude
    • Major: Pre-Physical Therapy & Psychology

Classes/Seminars

  • Criminal Law, Charleston School of Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Charleston County Bar Association, 2010 - Present
  • Dorchester County Bar Association, 2010 - Present
  • South Carolina Association of Justice, 2011 - Present
  • Indiana State Bar Association, 2002 - Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Seventh Judicial Circuit Public Defender, Contract Attorney, 2011
  • Carolina Legal Associates, Contract Attorney, 2010 - 2011
  • Watson Law Group, Contract Attorney, 2010 - 2011
  • Charleston School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2010 - 2011
  • Allstate Insurance Company & Encompass Insurance, Trial Attorney, 2006 - 2010
  • Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 2002 - 2006
  • Thiros & Stracci, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2002
  • United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Law Clerk, 2000

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Delta Delta Delta