Dane Heptner is a Board Certified Civil Trial attorney who handles a variety of personal injury matters with a focus on litigation and trial work. Board Certification in Civil Trial Law is a distinction awarded to less than 1 percent of attorneys in Florida, making Dane a leading expert in the field of personal injury litigation.
Dane is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only association of elite trial lawyers and judges across the nation who have been universally endorsed as exhibiting civility, integrity, and professionalism in their practice.
Born and raised in the Tampa Bay area, Dane graduated from the University of Florida College of Law as its Trial Team President before returning to Pinellas County to stand up for injury victims.
Dane first honed his skills at a Clearwater firm, where he returned multiple million-dollar verdicts before joining Salter Healy Rivera in 2020 and becoming a named partner. He continues to represent plaintiffs in injury and wrongful death matters statewide and has been a driving force behind multiple million-dollar judgments and settlements at Salter Healy Rivera & Heptner.
Dane’s commitment to the practice of law has been recognized by his peers, who have elected him to serve as one of two Sixth Circuit representatives to the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division’s governing body. He also previously served as the President of the Clearwater Bar Young Lawyers Division from 2018-2019, and has most recently been elected as the St. Petersburg Bar Association’s Civil Trial Section Chair.
Dane has been recognized by the Multi-Million-Dollar Advocates forum and has been named a Super Lawyer and a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40. He has also been recognized in Forbes as a top personal injury attorney in the State.
To contact Dane Heptner or any member of the team at Salter, Healy, Rivera & Heptner, call (727) 349-1014 today. We offer free consultation visits for all clients, and if you are unable to travel to our office, we will come to you.
