Heather M. Bonnet-Hebert
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Feingold Bonnet Hebert, P.C.
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Land Use & Zoning; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 2004
Education: Vermont Law School
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508-999-1119
Feingold Bonnet Hebert, P.C.
25 Elm StSuite 201
New Bedford, MA 02740 Visit website
Heather M. Bonnet-Hébert’s practice is primarily focused on representing plaintiffs in complex civil litigation, including business and real estate litigation and cases involving serious personal injuries, wrongful death, medical negligence, civil rights violations, and vaccine injuries. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2016-2018 New England “Super Lawyers” list and the 2013-2014 “Rising Stars” list for her work in representing Plaintiffs in civil litigation. Heather is AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell.
Ms. Bonnet-Hébert is the owner and managing attorney of Feingold | Bonnet-Hébert, P.C., a law firm deeply rooted in historic New Bedford and the surrounding SouthCoast community. Since joining Feingold | Bonnet-Hébert, P.C., she has expanded her practice to include real estate matters, including transactions, permitting, and land use, individual and business transactions, estate planning, settlement trust planning, and professional trustee services. Prior to joining Feingold | Bonnet-Hébert, P.C. (formerly Robert B. Feingold & Associates, P.C.) in October 2018, Ms. Bonnet-Hébert enjoyed practicing law for nearly twelve years with her colleagues and fellow trial lawyers at Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell in Providence, Rhode Island.
Ms. Bonnet-Hébert graduated from Rhodes College in 1996 with a B.A. in English. In 2004, she received her J.D., cum laude from Vermont Law School where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Vermont Law Review; a member of the VLS Moot Court Advisory Board; and a Dean’s Fellow teaching legal research and writing to first-year law students as well as masters-level environmental law students.
Ms. Bonnet-Hébert is proud to serving on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Greater New Bedford and to assist with its Strategic Governance Committee. Ms. Bonnet-Hébert is a member of Tifereth Israel Congregation in New Bedford, Massachusetts and a past member of its Board of Directors. She was also recently elected to serve as Treasurer of the New Bedford Bar Association. She is an avid supporter of a number of community, genealogical, veterans, and animal-rescue organizations including the Buzzards Bay Coalition, Coastal Neighbors Network, JewishGen, Rucking for Veterans, Inc., Big Fluffy Dog Rescue, and Vested Interests in K9s, Inc., an organization dedicated to providing bullet and stab resistant vests to working K-9 Police Officers around the country.
Ms. Bonnet-Hébert relishes the opportunity to delve into projects that expand her knowledge well beyond the legal field – she has built computers, completed a transmission conversion on an old Jeep CJ-7, rebuilt a Piper J-3 Cub airplane with her grandfather, and undergone training in marksmanship and responsible gun ownership. Additionally, Heather has a keen interest in using technology to increase law firm efficiency and security. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Heather lives with her wife and their two dogs and one cat in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Estate Planning & Probate, Land Use/Zoning, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Construction Defects, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dram Shop Laws, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Wrongful Death
- 30% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Estate Planning & Probate
- 20% Land Use/Zoning
- 10% Construction Litigation: Consumer
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2004, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.fbhlegal.com/attorneys/heather-m-bonnet-hebert-e...
Bar / Professional Activity
- Rhode Island Bar Association, 2004 – Present
- The Injury Board, 2012 – 2018
- Rhode Island Association for Justice, 2007 – 2018
- New Bedford Bar Association (Treasurer, 2022-2024) (CLE Committee 2024), 2018 – Present
- Massachusetts Bar Association, 2007 – Present
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2007 – Present
- American Association for Justice, 2007 – Present
- United States Court of Federal Claims, 2013 – Present
- United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 2007 – Present
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2005 – Present
- State of Rhode Island, 2004 – Present
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2004 – Present
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Represented Plaintiffs in successfully obtaining a jury verdict worth over $7,000,000, inclusive of statutory interest, for our clients after a three-week trial in Taunton Superior Court. Under the applicable law, our clients are also entitled to reimbursement for their attorneys’ fees and expenses. This case arose from a relentless, multi-year campaign of coercion, threats, harassment and interference orchestrated by two of their neighbors who attempted to stop our clients from building their home and peacefully enjoying their own property. At trial, evidence and testimony was presented demonstrating how the defendants’ misconduct constituted a violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (“MCRA”), Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations, and Trespass. The jury returned a verdict in Plaintiffs' favor on all three claims., 2023
Pro bono / Community Service
- United Way of Greater New Bedford – Member, Board of Directors
- Big Fluffy Dog Rescue
- Rucking for Veterans, Inc.
- JewishGen
- Coalition for Buzzards Bay
- March of Dimes – Southeastern Massachusetts Division – Past Board Member
- South Coast Equality, a project of the Community Foundation of Southeast Massachusetts – Past Co-Chair
- Tifereth Israel Congregation – Member; Past Member of Board of Directors
- Vested Interest in K9s – Volunteer
- Coastal Neighbors Network – Membership Committee Member
Educational Background
- Rhodes College, Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing Track), 1996, 1996
Honors
- A.V. – Preeminent Peer Review Rating, 2013 – Present, Martindale-Hubbell
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers New England Edition – Selected for inclusion, 2013 – 2015
- Selected for inclusion, Super Lawyers New England Edition, 2017 – 2018
- Top 100 (Massachusetts) – Selected for inclusion, 2020 – Present, National Trial Lawyers
Industry Groups
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Construction
- Health Care
- Life Sciences
- Technology
- Vaccine Compensation
Office location for Heather M. Bonnet-Hebert
25 Elm St
Suite 201
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-999-1119
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2018, 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2015