Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 10, 1978, p. 11

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Clients are people to towns newest lawyer Acton Free Press Wednesday May 10 Michael Heller Acton newest lawyer has a lot to give his clients and plans to give them his all Called to the bar on April 13 Mr Heller has already set up his own practice in Acton and Brampton He is in partnership with Frank Weinstock a university and Osgoode Hall classmate Heller and Barristers Solicitors Notaries are now taking clients It has been a long road for Mr Heller but he feels the obstacles he had to endure to get to where he is will make him a better lawyer He will better understand the feelings of some of his clients because he himself has been placed in the same situation A native of Toronto Mr Heller found high school was getting him nowhere and decided to quit He travelled throughout North America When ready lo settle down he got a Job in a small store From there he worked his way up through larger and larger stores and found himself with a good position In the meantime he was married to the daughter of a very successful lawyer It had always been Mr Hellers goal to become a lawyer but when he left high school the goal faded away However seven years after he left he decided ho was going to return to school and achieve his goal He knew he did not want to work In retail MICHAEL HELLER has opened up a practice in Acton and Brampton He is in part with Frank and they are in a position to serve clients from Toronto to Guelph Pastor Renwick ordained tonight sales he wanted to be a lawyer Because of this decision however his marriage began to fall apart and eventually ended in divorce Mr Heller admits he gave a lot away to became a lawyer but has never re gretted it He explained that by now had he continued on the same route he would probably own a few of his own stores and have a very good income His wife family was wealthy Entering York University as a mature student Mr Heller earned straight A and found himself In Law school two years later After graduating from there he articled with the Attorney General a office seconded to the Ministry of Consumer of Commercial Relations in Toronto for the first six months and the Crown Attorney s office in Milton for the second It was while attending law school that Mr Heller met his second wife Barb Without her he says he would never have made It through school and to the position he Is now In I would be where I am today if not for her sup port financially and morally Mr Heller is busy In his Brampton office during the day and available in Acton evenings and week ends This could change however if business becomes so great that It demands a full time person In the town He is also available to Acton people during the day If they need him He arranged this schedule because he feels most of the people in town work during the day Older lawyers have told him he will not be able to keep up the pace of day and night for long and will want his own life This is my life though he said I chose it and want it Mr Heller explained that when he has to go Into a jail to talk to a young client who has dropped out of school and got Into trouble he explains to him that just because the client did not finish it does not mean a life of crime is the only direction to take Mr Heller explains to them that he also left school and he has made it in the world In the cases of divorces or separations he explains he understands the anguish and sometimes frustrations of his client He feels he can give these people better service because he knows exactly what they are feeling The young lawyer think he will be too popular with other in the province He explained he is a perfectionist and carries this trait Into his career He in tends to make waves with other lawyers and will not take the easy way but will take the right way He ex plained many lawyers especially In large law firms in cities never sec their clients who arc Just not faces They will do cases quickly in order to get to the next case and the next dollar I demand a higher standard from myself than from anyone else he stated and will not be satisfied with doing half a Job Mr Heller said he is looking forward to his practice in Acton He ex plained he feels there is good competition In the town and hopes he can become as well respected as the other lawyers Partner Frank who Is also an engineer mainly handles the real estate and small corporate business while Mr Heller handles the law divorce separation marriage contracts adop tion etc and civil and litigation However each keeps his partner aware of what rases he is working on in case one is not in the office when a client comes in By working together Mr could speak to Mr Heller instead of that person making a wasted trip to he office In some in stances Mr Heller d the person just wants to talk and we are here to listen The Acton resident ex plained that The bottom of he line for a lawyer Is vice the most important thing to offer is service and he has to care Mr Heller stated he turned down a job with a successful firm because he wanted to know his clients and not their file number Mr Heller and his wife lived in Acton for three years and intend to stay here Even if they decide to build a larger home he said It will be in the Acton area He wants to give the town the same fine ser vice It has given to him DOUBLE HAIIMMvSS ri RESTAURANT Try Our DeUclou Fish Chips or oar Chinese Cuisine HOURS Monday to Thursday 10 a to 8pm Friday Saturday tollpm Sundayl2noonto8pm Telephone 8532060 I Quality COLOUR PRINTS and PHOTO FINISHING Headquarters Is Georgetown Market 8770411 Degree awarded Pastor Brian Renwick of the Evangel Tabernacle will be ordained tonight Wed nesday In Brampton The district executive will take part In the ordination of the young man Pastor Renwick attended planning to attend tonight Eastern Pentecostal Bible College in Peterborough for three years He received his public and high school training it Mitchell a small in law from England town not far from the small guests Canvassers ready to go Thomson was honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity at the 134th convoca tion of Knox college Toronto Mr Thomson Is now the minister of St Andrews church in Guelph He wos minister here from 1942 until and is fondly re mem by parishioners as well parents his wife sister and as the men who were her husband and her sisters- members of his scout troop town of Ontario where he grew up Pastor and Mrs came to Acton in November They have been married almost two years Many special guests are then Convocation was Tuesday May and members of his congregation went by bus to attend The con vocation speaker was the Rev Dr Peter Richardson who recently came to Toronto from Montreal to become principal of one of the arts colleges of the university University College He Is a graduate of Knox college Workshop The monthly meeting of Members were reminded of Auxiliary For The the film Who Shall Survive Mentally Retarded was held W be shown at the Catholic at the home of Pat Jackson Women League on May 3 Acton invitation was ex The secretary Lynda Paul lended once again for all Cancelled and treasurer Ruby interested in seeing the gave their reports along with attend The animation film workshop the correspondence told the group at the library had to be can Pat Jackson that Open HouseatTinkerbell celled last Saturday May Final plans for the annual Nursery and The Develop- the technician who was in Flowers of Hope campaign mental Centre will be on May the course could not were finalized and can flam am and attend due to illness will he to at the Drury to School in Milton Organizers reported a the week of May that the final Cash for Life registration session held draw will be held on May the local Association will not be selling tickets again until the fall Golden meet The regular afternoon meeting of the Golden Age club was held on May The meeting was opened by Mr Davidson having all join In singing Canada followed by the theme song Mrs Betty Cole and 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