Jean Petersen Sumers
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Licensed in Texas for 26 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1999
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2008
Location
Law Offices of Jean Petersen Sumers
909 Kipling., Houston, TX, 77006
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Jean Petersen Sumers's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Jean is an outstanding family lawyer, receiving her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston in psychology. Her psychology degree helps her better assist clients from that angle. Jean is also an outstanding mediator and while in law school at the University of Houston Law Center, she won the Maurice Howard Treiman award for writing excellence. Her legal education focused primarily on health law, but she has vast experience (over 25 years) in most areas of civil law. Her primary practice areas include family law, elder law, probate and estate planning. She is also trained in collaborative law. If you need help with a family law or estate planning matter, call Jean today!"
"I endorse this lawyer. Jean is an excellent lawyer who does great work for her clients. She is my go-to resource for anything related to family law, probate, or estates."
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Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2008.
Public Reprimand issued in TX, 2008
updated on 03/21/2011Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.
Honors
1999
Maurice Howard Treiman Award, University of Houston Law Center
Work Experience
2014 - 2015
Attorney, Dougherty & Dougherty
2001 - 2015
Attorney, Jean P. Sumers, P.C.
Education
1998
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English