Baer, Heather V.

Lawyer Overview

Heather Baer has tried over 50 jury trials and approximately 100 bench trials.  She has represented institutional and individual clients in litigation involving business disputes (including those involving allegations of fraud, unfair business practices and breach of contract) and real estate, tort, products liability, and probate matters.  Heather practices regularly in the area of employment law, representing both employers and employees in court and before the MCAD in matters involving claims of discrimination and unlawful termination. Heather has also represented clients in matters involving the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and those who seek the protection of a Chapter 258E Harassment Prevention Order or a 209A Abuse Prevention (Restraining) Order.

Heather also defends clients in serious white collar and other criminal matters in both the state and federal courts. She frequently represents the interest of corporations and individuals who are the subject of or witnesses in government investigations.

Heather joined Sally & Fitch in 2000.  She served as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County from 1994 through 1998, prosecuting major felonies in Lowell and Cambridge Superior Courts and other cases in multiple courts throughout the county.

Heather graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1990.  She received her J.D. in 1994 from Boston University Law School, where she served as a Case Note Editor on the Boston University International Law Journal.  She was named an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar in 1994.  Heather is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  She is a member of the Boston Bar Association and the Boston Inn of Court.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Tort and Product Liability Litigation
• Construction and Public Utility Litigation
• Banking Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Premises Liability Litigation
• Commercial Leasing Litigation and Counseling

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Public Utilities, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Commercial Leasing, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995

Past Employment Positions

• Middlesex County, Assistant District Attorney, 1994 - 1998

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
  J.D.
  Honors: Hennessey Scholar
• Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1990
  B.A.

Address

One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

Phones

617-542-5542

Faxes

617-542-1542

Emails

hvb@sally-fitch.com

Websites

http://www.sally-fitch.com