Heather Havener

Heather is our Real Estate Business Development Coordinator and also an American Bar Association Certified Paralegal. Heather plays dual roles at the firm, supporting Horn Williamson’s Construction Defect Team as a highly skilled para-professional with broad experience in the construction industry and playing a critical role in the firm’s Real Estate and Title Closing practice group.

Heather works with the partners and senior attorneys of our Construction Defect Team drafting pleadings, motions, contracts, and various other legal documents. As a liaison for clients, courts, opposing counsel and various other parties, she is one of the primary public facing Horn Williamson team members. Homeowner clients usually get to know Heather through the client intake and document collection processes and home visits during destructive testing and remediation. With her intensive experience in all aspects of the construction and remediation processes, she works diligently on behalf of clients answering questions and moving cases from inception through conclusion.

Heather is also the primary public facing team member for the Horn Williamson Real Estate and Title Closing practice group for both commercial and residential transactions. She is the firm’s liaison for lenders, agents, other party’s counsel and title companies throughout the process, drafts and negotiates purchase and sale contracts, works with underwriters to clear any issues with title, and attends closing to ensure a smooth transaction. Heather is knowledgeable in all aspects of title process including abstracting title searches. She prepares all petitions, inheritance tax returns, and other required documents for all estate clients. Heather communicates with clients at every step of the representation and is attentive to details in order to streamline the real estate transaction process. She enjoys making the experience of purchasing or selling a property as simple as possible.

When not at work, you will find Heather spending time with her family, and volunteering her time to advocating for women and children and displaced families, both stateside and internationally. She fostered, and adopted, four sisters and is the mother of seven children total!