James Otto Heiting

Attorney James O. Heiting is the managing partner at Heiting & Irwin, a PLC.  A member of ABOTA and several highly respected trial lawyer organizations, he has served the people from the Inland Empire and Southern California, and throughout California, since 1976. At the firm, Mr. Heiting focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death matters, ensuring the protection of the rights of injured victims and their families who have suffered needlessly due to the negligence of others.  He and the firm are at the top of ratings by peers and by clients and are described as the best of the best.  Many awards.  HeitingandIrwin.com

• Personal injury, including car, truck, bus, railroad, plane and motorcycle accidents; construction accidents; catastrophic injuries; and premises and product liability
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice
• Workers' compensation (Richard Irwin has been a certified specialist in work comp for over 2 decades)

Mr. Heiting began his legal career in 1976 after earning his law degree from Western State College of Law and his admission to The State Bar of California. In the 45 years that have passed since Mr. Heiting began practicing law, he has earned a reputation as a truly exceptional lawyer and a dedicated client advocate.

Mr. Heiting's long record of success has led to a number of honors and awards from within the legal community. He holds a "Superb" (highest available) rating from Avvo, and he has received an AV-Preeminent* peer -review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, he received the James H. Krieger Meritorious Service Award from the Riverside County Bar Association and the Florentino Garza Fortitude Award from the San Bernardino County Bar.  He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers (top 100 in nation) and recipient of the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys "Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award" for excellence in the field of personal injury.  He has also been named 2019 and 2020 Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers.

As impressive as Mr. Heiting's honors are, his peers have honored him in other ways. He was elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, and then elected to serve as its President, the only lawyer from the Inland Empire ever to serve as the President of the State Bar.

*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general practice standards.