Heather Clement Tessmer Resume

Heather Tessmer

Board-Certified Attorney • Owner • Mediator

Tessmer Law Firm, PLLC is owned and operated by Heather Clement Tessmer, attorney at law. She has over 20 years of experience practicing law. Heather graduated from St. Mary’s University Law School and began her career as an attorney in 1999. In 2001 she relocated with her family to San Angelo, Texas, where she opened her own office. In 2005, Heather moved back to the San Antonio area, opening her first office in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas. Since 2005, Tessmer Law Firm has been continuously growing and is now headquartered at the Northwest Center building in San Antonio, Texas. Known for her edgy “Ever Argue With A Woman?” ad campaign, Heather offers legal services statewide and is board-certified in Family Law and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Heather Tessmer serves her community through associations including but not limited to The Boysville Home and Shelter, Kendall County Women’s Shelter, Eva’s Heroes, and the Boerne Education Foundation. When it comes to her success in the legal field, her wall of recognition is never-ending.

Professional Summary

Attorney, Admitted 1999, Texas

Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified – Family Law, 2016

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow

Texas Bar Foundation-District 10, Fellow

Professional Experience

Tessmer Law Firm, P.L.L.C., San Antonio, Texas, Owner, 2005 – present

Law Offices of Heather Clement Tessmer, San Angelo, Texas, Owner, 2002 – 2005

Manage General Legal Practice in Family Law, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Estate Planning and Probate
Implement EOS system
Train Associate Attorneys
Oversee Employees
Coordinate Firm Marketing
Interview New Clients
Handle Appellate proceedings successfully
Mediate Civil and Family Law cases

St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, Adjunct Professor

Family Law
Full Capacity Wait List

Education

St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas J.D., May 1999
Associate Editor, St. Mary’s Law Journal
Women’s Law Association
Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
Dean’s List

Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
B.B.A. Marketing, August 1989
Dean’s List

College of the State Bar of Texas, 2009 – Present
Maintaining at least 30 hours of CLE

Articles and Speaking Engagements

San Antonio Business Journals BizSpotlight Articles (2024)

Ever Argue with a Woman?

Take a Law Student to Lunch (2023)

St. Mary’s School of Law Alumni

What to Expect When Expecting Divorce (2022)

Divorce Workshop Military Presentation, Presenter

Ever Argue with a Woman Podcast (2021-2022)

Spotify, Host

Texas Hill Country Legal Seminar (2021)

Family Law Update & Proving Up Emails, Texts & Social Media Posts

San Antonio Woman (2021)

You Don’t Want to Argue with Attorney Heather Tessmer

Changes in the Rules (2021)

San Antonio Paralegal Association, Presenter

San Antonio Magazine (2020)

San Antonio’s Top Lawyers, Featured

Order Amending Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (2020)

Kendall County Bar Association, Presenter

Everything to Know About Estate Planning (2020)

Alamo Executives Association Breakfast, Presenter

Covering Your ASSets (2019)

Alamo Executives Association Breakfast, Presenter

Long Term Care, Estate Planning and Health Care Panel (2018)

Presenter and Participant on professional panel of representatives

Ten Myths of Family Law (2018)

National Association of Female Executives, Presenter

Divorce Workshop for Women (2017-Present)

Presenter

San Antonio MD News article (2017)

Don’t Settle for AMATEURS!

San Antonio MD News article (2017)

Estate Planning – It’s Not for the Faint-Hearted

MABA’s 2nd Annual “Building a New or Better Practice” (2017)

Lessons Learned When Going Solo – panelist

San Antonio Business Journal (2014)

Lawyer Plays Up Stereotype in Billboard ads, Featured

San Antonio Woman Magazine (2014)

Women in Business: The Case for Female Lawyers, Featured

Just Take One Subpoena Magazine (2013)

Volunteer of the Month, Featured

San Antonio Man Magazine (2013)

Tessmer Tips – How to Be a Great Client

Hill Country Weekly Magazine (2012)

Tessmer Lays Down the Law, Featured

Achievements and Awards

2024 Top Women Attorneys by Texas Monthly
2023 15-Year Fellow by the Society of Legal Scholars
2023, 2021, 2019 Best Places to Work in San Antonio by the San Antonio Business Journal, Multiple time recipient
2022 San Antonio’s Outstanding Women in Law by Scene Magazine
2021 Women’s Leadership Award by San Antonio Business Journal
2021 Featured by Women in Law Section of San Antonio Women’s Magazine
2020 Featured by San Antonio Magazine’s “San Antonio’s Top Attorneys” in Family Law
2020 Voted Top Family Law Attorney by A. Scene Magazine
2019 Featured by The Docket Magazine
2019 Featured by Kendall County Women Magazine
2019 Feature Guest on Daytime at 9 TV Segment
2018 Featured by Kendall County Women’s Magazine
2018 Featured by NSIDE Business Magazine
2018 Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year
2016 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Nominee, National Association of Women Business Owners
2015-Present Texas Super Lawyers
2015 Most Improved Company, The Alternative Board
2014 Outstanding Lawyer Award, San Antonio Business Journal
2014 Brenda Vickery Johnson Award for Small Business, Nominee, San Antonio, Chamber of Commerce
2014 Featured by San Antonio Business Journal
2014 Featured by San Antonio Woman Magazine
2014 Lawyer Plays Up Stereotype in Billboard Ads, San Antonio Business Journal
2014 The Case for Female Lawyers, San Antonio Woman Magazine
2014 Outstanding Lawyer Awards, San Antonio Business Journal
2013 CJP Volunteer of the Month – Just Take One, Subpoena Magazine
2013 Volunteer of the Month, June, Community Justice Program
2013 Businesswoman of the Year Nominee, Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce
2013-Present Best Lawyer, SA Scene Magazine
2013 Most Improved Company and Most Interesting Member, The Alternative Board
2013 Graduate, Leadership Boerne
2012 Tessmer Lays Down the Law, Hill Country Weekly