Heather Yonkers provides production legal services for scripted projects from development and financing through to delivery. Her experience representing financiers allows her to provide her producer clients with the most effective strategies for closing film financing. Her background in talent representation has given her insight into the anticipated sticking points in performer, writer, and director deals.  

Yonkers has worked with notable clients such as Mucho Mas Media and BondIt and done production legal for numerous award-winning projects, including the original film Rosemead starring Lucy Liu and the Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic winner Atropia. 

In her spare time, Heather enjoys taking walks with her husband and infant daughter.  

Select Projects and Deals 

• Atropia  
• Rosemead 
• Unsung Hero  
• What Happens Later 

Awards & Recognitions 

• Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2024 
• Women’s Leadership Symposium & Awards 2023 Nominee  

Bar Admissions 

• State Bar of California 

Education 

• Brooklyn Law School, Certificate in IP & Media Law, J.D. 
• University of California: San Diego, Major: Political Science, Minor: US History, B.A.