Michelle L. Sommer

Michelle represents clients in all aspects of family law; such as, divorce, separation, custody, support, grandparent’s rights, pre-marital agreements, adoption, involuntary termination of parental rights, protection from abuse issues, paternity issues, name change, dependency and legal guardianship.

Michelle is also a member of the Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania (CPCP), where she assists clients in solving sensitive problems with an approach that is individually tailored to place the interests of the family first to minimize destruction and the need for long-term litigation.
 

While practicing in the area of estate planning and administration she represents  clients in the areas of wills and trusts, livings wills, powers of attorneys, general estate planning, guardianship, estate litigation; as well as, probate and estate administration.

Michelle’s family law practice takes her to multiple counties from Chester to Fulton; as well as, Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Franklin and Adams Counties. 

Upon graduating from Widener University School of Law in 2004, she accepted a position as an Assistant District Attorney with York County.  As a Deputy Prosecutor she had the opportunity to argue before the Pennsylvania Superior Court.  Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was Special Assistant to the Minority Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1994 to 2001.  Michelle accepted a position with Abom & Kutulakis, L.L.P., in 2006 and became Partner with the firm in just three years.  She opened her own boutique family law firm with Brandon O'Donnell, Esquire in 2016.

Education:

J.D. – Widener University School of Law

B.A. – West Chester University

Admissions:

All Pennsylvania Courts; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Membership Affiliations:

Pennsylvania Bar Association; Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association; Cumberland County Bar Association; Family Law Section of the Cumberland County Bar Association; Dauphin County Bar Association; Franklin County Bar Association; Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania (CPCP)