Welcome to Law Offices of Donald H. Heller
Mr. Heller is one of California’s most highly regarded trial lawyers specializing in the trial of complex criminal cases in the state and federal courts. Mr. Heller has actively and aggressively represented individuals, corporations and other business organizations in state and federal investigations prior to the filing of charges with great success and has defended in the federal and state courts of California and New York hundreds of criminal cases with recognized competence and dedication for more than thirty years.
Mr. Heller has successfully represented defendants in crimes such as mortgage and bank fraud, tax evasion, mail and wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, Medicare, Medi-Cal and Medicaid fraud, federal and California false claims cases, money laundering, insurance fraud, environmental crimes, grand theft, forgery, murder and vehicular manslaughter cases. Mr. Heller has also represented business entities in consumer fraud matters including but not limited to unfair competition and false advertising claims.
Mr. Heller currently accepts criminal cases in the state and all of the federal courts of California and in the federal courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Mr. Heller represents clients in criminal appeals in the state and federal courts in California.
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Peer Review Recognition
Mr. Heller is and has been for more than twenty-five years rated AV (the highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory a trustworthy source for a peer review assessments of a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics based on confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary.
Mr. Heller is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense and White-Collar Criminal Defense.
“Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Best Lawyers annual, advertisement-free publication has been described in The American Lawyer as ‘the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.’”
Mr. Heller is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Sacramento Valley Chapter, a distinguished national organization comprised of the most skilled and experienced trial lawyers in the United States. ABOTA is an organization that invites its members to join after an internal nominating process and vote of the local chapter and requires at a minimum twenty trials to verdict in the state and/or federal courts and a proven reputation for competence, civility and ethics.
Mr. Heller has been recognized in the Sacramento Business Journal as one of the Top Lawyers in the Sacramento Region defending criminal cases.
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Areas of Practice
Representation of defendants in state and federal criminal courts.
Representation of defendants on appeal in State and Federal Courts and in writs of mandate to the state appellate courts.
Representation of Individuals, Corporations, Partnerships and LLCs in criminal and regulatory investigations conducted by state and federal agencies.
Experienced in the following criminal offenses:
Bank and Mortgage Fraud, False Statements On Loan Applications, Bribery, Bankruptcy Fraud, Mail And Wire Fraud,
Federal Firearms Violations, Tax Fraud, Securities Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Money Laundering, Environmental Crimes, Vehicular Manslaughter,
Murder,
State Firearms Violations,
Assault With A Deadly Weapon,
Robbery,
Burglary,
Embezzlement,
Grand Theft, Forgery, Conspiracy, Medicare Fraud,
Medi-Cal Fraud, Consumer Fraud, Unfair Competition, False Advertising.
Representation of physicians, dentists, podiatrists and chiropractors in billing fraud and administrative investigations.
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