Heather Harris Law is a Merritt Island, Florida law firm serving clients throughout Brevard County and the Space Coast. The firm handles criminal defense, family law, mediation and general legal services. Clients have rated the firm 4.8 out of 5 across 410 Google reviews, placing it among the best rated and highest rated law firms in Merritt Island and Brevard County.
Attorney Heather Harris spent thirteen years as a Florida prosecutor before opening her own practice. She tried cases for the State, worked with law enforcement on charging decisions, and learned how the prosecution builds a file long before a defendant ever sees it. She now uses that same knowledge on the other side of the courtroom — reading the State's case the way the State reads it, and telling clients plainly where their exposure is.
The firm defends people charged with felonies and misdemeanors in Brevard County courts, including sex crime allegations and sexual offender and sexual predator registration issues — among the most consequential charges in Florida, where a conviction can carry registration obligations that follow a person for life. Heather Harris handles each criminal matter personally, from first appearance and bond through motions, negotiation and trial, and explains at every stage what the State has, what it still needs, and what the realistic outcomes are. Her prosecution background is the reason that assessment tends to be accurate early rather than late. Criminal defense services.
Family cases are decided on facts that families would rather not litigate. The firm represents clients in divorce, parenting and time-sharing, child support and post-judgment matters, including alimony modifications when income, employment or living circumstances have changed since the original order. The goal in most family matters is a durable agreement rather than a win on paper — but when a case has to be tried, it is prepared to be tried. Family law services.
Heather Harris serves as a family mediator for parties who want to settle divorce, parenting and support disputes without a contested trial, and she also appears in mediation as counsel for her own clients. Mediation is usually faster and less expensive than litigation, and it keeps the decision with the parties instead of handing it to a judge who meets the family for the first time at trial. Mediation services.
Beyond litigation, the firm provides general legal services for Brevard County residents and small businesses who need documents drafted, reviewed or filed correctly the first time. Legal services.
Heather Harris Law serves Merritt Island, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, Titusville, Viera, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach and the surrounding Brevard County and Space Coast communities, appearing in the Brevard County courthouses where local criminal and family matters are heard.
If you have been arrested, served with papers, or told that a court date is coming, the useful time to get advice is before the next deadline rather than after it. Contact the Merritt Island office to discuss your matter.