Laura D.

Laura D. Heard Laura D. Heard grew up in San Antonio and has been serving the legal needs of families in San Antonio and surrounding areas since 1987. From her San Antonio office, she has represented clients across the state of Texas including the counties of Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Guadalupe and many others. Laura Heard has represented people in court all the way from the panhandle down to Corpus Christi. Awards I have been honored and excited to receive many awards for my work. One of the nicest awards Ive won was Outstanding Lawyer by the San Antonio Business Journal in 2019. There were many stringent requirements, and I was humbled by the quality of the other outstanding lawyers who were also recipients of the award. There was an inspiring ceremony that made me want to do even more for the community. In 2018, I won a Top Lawyers in Texas award for Highest Ethical Standards and Professional Excellence, and Ive been awarded 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Texas by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys every year from 2019 through 2022. I was a Top Family Lawyer in San Antonio in Scene in SA Magazine in 2021 and a San Antonio Best Lawyers in Appellate Law in the same magazine in 2006. While in law school in 1986, I received the American Jurisprudence Awards in both Domestic Relations and Agency & Partnership Law for achieving the highest grade in my classes. I am proud to have received at A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau every year since 2018 to the present (2022). <img decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1750 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AVVO-award.jpeg alt=AVVO-award width=117 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AVVO-award.jpeg 117w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AVVO-award-75x64.jpeg 75w sizes=(max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px /><img loading=lazy decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1749 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Top-family-EMBLEM.jpg alt=2022-Top-family-EMBLEM width=106 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Top-family-EMBLEM.jpg 106w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Top-family-EMBLEM-75x71.jpg 75w sizes=auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px /> <img loading=lazy decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1748 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Attorney_and_Practice_Magazine_Family_Law_Badge.jpg alt=2022-Attorney_and_Practice_Magazine_Family_Law width=100 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Attorney_and_Practice_Magazine_Family_Law_Badge.jpg 100w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Attorney_and_Practice_Magazine_Family_Law_Badge-75x75.jpg 75w sizes=auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px /> <img loading=lazy decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1747 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-BEST-FLA-1.jpg alt=2022-10-BEST-FLA width=66 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-BEST-FLA-1.jpg 66w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-BEST-FLA-1-50x75.jpg 50w sizes=auto, (max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px /> <img loading=lazy decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1746 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2021-TOP-FAMILY-LAWYER-WEB-EMBLEM.png alt=2021-TOP-FAMILY-LAWYER-WEB width=106 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2021-TOP-FAMILY-LAWYER-WEB-EMBLEM.png 106w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2021-TOP-FAMILY-LAWYER-WEB-EMBLEM-75x71.png 75w sizes=auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px /> <img loading=lazy decoding=async class=size-full wp-image-1745 src=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2019. ACBJ-2392045_BUTTON_FINAL-01.jpg alt=2019. ACBJ width=100 height=100 srcset=https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2019. ACBJ-2392045_BUTTON_FINAL-01.jpg 100w, https://www.ldheard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2019. ACBJ-2392045_BUTTON_FINAL-01-75x75.jpg 75w sizes=auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px /> Community Involvement Laura D. Heard has participated in many community activities including Prevent Child Abuse Texas, 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 where she sings in the church choir. For relaxation Laura enjoys fishing, music, and she loves to watch San Antonio Spurs basketball and Baylor Bears football. Bar Admissions: State Bar of Texas, 1987 Admitted to all of the U. S. District Court regions in Texas Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990 United States Supreme Court, 1992 Education: St. Marys University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1987, J. D. Honors: With Distinction Baylor University with Honors, 1983 Published Works: Alternative Reproduction & Texas State Probate Law, St. Marys Law Journal 927, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1986 Ethical Issues in Probate Practice, (NBI 2007) How to Handle Post-Trial Issues, (NBI 2007) Divorce and Estate Planning in Texas - How to Plan Ahead for the Unexpected and Save Your Familys Future, (Jacobs & Whitehall, copyright 2022). Classes/Seminars Taught: Remedies Seminar-Consumer Law, Peoples Law School - San Antonio Bar, 1995 Business Law, Business Ethics, Criminal Law, Health Care Law, Law & Society, Wayland Baptist University, 1993-2005 Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayland Baptist University, 1993-2005 Various continuing Legal Education courses for National Business Institute 2006-2007 Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards, Domestic Relations, 1986 American Jurisprudence Awards, Agency and Partnership Law, 1986 State Bar College - Fellow Voted one of the Best Appellate Lawyers in San Antonio, 2005 & 2006 American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys in Texas 2019 Better Business Bureau, accredited A+ rating Professional Associations and Memberships: Alamo Area Mediators Association, volunteer mediator National Association of Women Business Owners, Member North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Member Christian Legal Society - San Antonio, Former President Texas Women Lawyers, 1987-1988, Charter member of the 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 Women in Business for Good, founding member My motto: Justice Flows From Truth, Persistence, Compassion and Wisdom