Heather A. Panter is an experienced trial attorney who focuses her practice on personal injury litigation. Prior to joining John Price Law Firm, LLC, she worked for Allstate Insurance Company in the Indianapolis Staff Counsel Office, where she defended both first-party and third-party personal injury claims. She began her legal career in 2002 as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, focusing her practice on criminal domestic violence.

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 on the National Mock Trial Team and in 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, double majoring in Psychology and Pre-Physical Therapy. Heather is admitted to practice law in the states of South Carolina and Indiana.

Heather lives and works in Summerville.

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:

Dorchester County Bar Association, 2010-Present
Charleston County Bar Association, 2010-Present
South Carolina Association of Justice, 2011-Present
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, 2011-Present

Past Employment Positions:

Allstate Insurance Company & Encompass Insurance, Trial Attorney, 2006-2010
Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 2002-2006
Charleston School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law, 2010-2011

Fraternities/Sororities:

Delta Delta Delta