Background
Heckler, Gerard Vincent was born on February 18, 1941 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Gerard Vincent and Mary Jane (Finocan) Heckler.
Heckler, Gerard Vincent was born on February 18, 1941 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Gerard Vincent and Mary Jane (Finocan) Heckler.
Bachelor, Union College, Schenectady, 1962; Juris Doctor, Syracuse University, 1970; Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, 1994; postgraduate, The Fielding Institute, since 1995.
Associate, Martin, Craig, Chester & Sonnenschein, Chicago, 1970-1973; associate, Goldstein, Goldberg & Fishman, Chicago, 1973-1976; partner, Heckler & Enstrom, Chicago, 1976-1980; private practice law, Los Angeles, Irvine, 1980-1985; senior trial attorney, Law Office of Harden Bennion, Los Angeles, 1985-1987; senior trial attorney, Rafferty & Polich, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1988; trial attorney, Acret, Gropman & Turner, Los Angeles, 1989-1992. Instructor trial skills and evidence California State Bar, since 1987. Judge pro tem Los Angeles Municipal Court, since 1991.
Lieutenant United States Coast Guard, 1964-1967, Vietnam. Member California State Bar (Board governments commendation 1986), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Academy Family Mediators, Illinois Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar assosiation, New York Bar Association.