Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Lawyer

At Sumner & Associates, P.C., we understand how much of an impact a skilled Bloomfield Hills, Michigan lawyer can make on a client.

We guide residents through a wide variety of complicated legal issues, including personal injury claims, family law and divorce, and estate planning.

If you have questions about your legal rights, contact us today for a free and confidential evaluation.

Call 248-650-0055

Customized Legal Strategies in Bloomfield Hills, MI

When you work with a Bloomfield Hills lawyer at Sumner & Associates, P.C., we don’t treat you as a number. Instead, we’ll spend time getting to know you, your circumstances, goals, and concerns. Once we have a deep understanding of your legal needs, we’ll craft personalized strategies to help you, your loved ones, or your business.

Our lawyers also believe that client education is a vital part of our job. We believe that this knowledge and insight empowers our clients, as well as helps them make better decisions.

When you work with a Bloomfield lawyer at Sumner & Associates, P.C., we don’t treat you as a number. Instead, we’ll spend time getting to know you, your circumstances, goals, and concerns. Once we have a deep understanding of your legal needs, we’ll craft personalized strategies to help you, your loved ones, or your business.

Our lawyers also believe that client education is a vital part of our job. We believe that this knowledge and insight empowers our clients, as well as helps them make better decisions.

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We know that our neighbors in Macomb and Oakland County have diverse legal needs. Our Bloomfield Hills lawyer offers comprehensive legal services across Michigan, including, divorce and family law, estate planning, and personal injury claims.

Divorce Lawyer and Family Law Attorney

When a relationship ends, many couples cannot resolve property and child-related issues without legal help. For this reason, it’s in your best interest to consult with a Bloomfield Hills divorce lawyer. We assist couples with the following:

Child custody and visitation, including modification and termination of custody and support payments
Divorce proceedings
Division of marital property and debts
Domestic violence and protective orders
Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
Paternity issues
Prenuptial agreements
Spousal support issues (i.e., alimony)

While our goal is to quickly and amicably resolve family law issues, we’re always prepared to take cases to trial.

Estate Planning Attorney, Trusts, Wills, and Probate

Estate planning isn’t just for the elderly or seriously ill. If you have a family, an estate plan can help you protect your spouse, children, or other important loved ones after your death. Moreover, an estate plan can also protect your interests if you become incapacitated due to a life-threatening injury or medical condition. Our Bloomfield Hills estate planning attorney can help you with the following:

Administration of a loved one’s probate estate
Durable powers of attorney that help direct your healthcare, financial, and business decisions while you’re incapacitated
Legal guardianship documents protecting a minor child or disabled adult
Wills and trusts that distribute your assets

Personal Injury

When someone else’s negligence or misconduct causes serious injuries, it’s important to consult with a Bloomfield Hills personal injury lawyer. Insurance companies frequently delay paying legitimate personal injury claims or deny them completely. Our experienced litigators can help you recover the compensation you deserve. We represent accident victims who were involved in the following:

Bicycle accidents
Car and truck accidents
Dangerous and defective products and medications (products liability)
Medical and professional malpractice
Motorcycle accidents
Nursing home neglect
Slip and falls
Wrongful death

If you have questions about a personal injury claim, do not delay in calling a Bloomfield Hills lawyer. Michigan sets relatively short filing deadlines in these claims. If you do not file the correct paperwork before your deadline expires, you’ll lose your right to compensation.

Discuss Your Case With a Bloomfield Hills, MI Lawyer Today

If you need assistance from a Bloomfield Hills lawyer, contact the team at Sumner & Associates, P.C. We pride ourselves on focused, aggressive, and personalized legal services. Consultations are always free and confidential, so call our law office today, at (248) 650-0055.

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Based on 89 reviews

Danny Mason

January 12, 2024.

Scott Sumner and his team have developed a thorough process to create Wills and Trusts. Using a multi-phase approach to complete each step, they made sure we had time to review and understand what we're doing. After the signing we had a nearly complete, thoughtfully organized binder that will make it so much easier to put to use when needed. It wasn't complete because they also included a list of the additional documents and next steps that we need to add and maintain to have everything in one spot for our heirs. Passing is inevitable. But Sumner and Associates have provided us peace mind by creating a document that will ease the administrative burden on our children after we're gone and helped us ensure that our assets pass quickly to our heirs and not spent unnecessarily in time or money in probate.

Tom Horlacher

January 12, 2024.

Very nice and informative team @ Sumner n Associates. We are very satisfied with their performance.

pritish khale

December 7, 2023.

We had this wonderful opportunity to do our estate planning and the whole experience was great. Sean Parent was our legal advisor and he was excellent in explaining the details, making sure we understood everything and was very responsive. Sarah and Rori also helped out. Overall great team of attorneys and paralegals and would definitely recommend anyone who is looking to estate planning. Keep up the good work. Your top notch quality of service matters.

Jamie Brooks

November 16, 2023.

I would highly recommend this firm. Great communication throughout the entire process of getting my trust/will completed. Sean was very professional and explained every process thoroughly and Sarah was very helpful throughout the process as well. Thank you for everything!

Lisa Harris

October 21, 2023.

Folks at Sumner were professional, kind, intuitive and on point throughout. Highly recommend them. Thanks.

Michelle Walker

October 14, 2023.

Great professional service, very informative, I recommend.

Jillian Bachleda

September 21, 2023.

We have nothing but positive things to say! It was an amazing experience. We were provided with all the information we needed to fully understand all the estate planning documents and he took the time to let us ask questions / clarify misunderstandings. He was patent, informative and ensured we 100% understood every document we signed. Very glad we went with Summer and Associates!

MARK CANDELA

September 6, 2023.

Recently had a great experience with Scott Sumner and his staff. Very professional with excellent people skills. Scott provided a complete estate planning trust. Service was great and information provided was very detailed. I would highly recommend Sumner and associates for any estate planning needs.

Brian Hart

August 11, 2023.

The office was phenomenal in helping my wife and I establish our trust. Very informative every step of the way. Thank you!

Carol Zachrich

July 25, 2023.

Great experience! This team has the estate planning process down to a science. Very efficient, timely and responsive. Appreciate their expertise and demeanor. Highly recommend!

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About Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Bloomfield Hills is a small city (5.04 sq. miles) in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Downtown Detroit. Except a small southern border with the city of Birmingham, the city is almost completely surrounded by Bloomfield Township, but the city and township are administered autonomously. As of the 2010 census, the city’s population was 3,869.

History

On June 28, 1820, Oakland County was divided into two townships: Pontiac Township and Bloomfield Township, the latter covering the southern part of the county that would include West Bloomfield Township, Royal Oak and Southfield. What is now Bloomfield Hills was a farming area until the turn of the 20th century when wealthy Detroit residents bought up the land.The settlement became a village in 1927, and in 1932 residents voted to become a city to avoid being incorporated into growing Birmingham.

Culture

Bloomfield Hills is the location of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community and other historic sites listed on the national register of historic places.

In popular culture, Bloomfield Hills was the setting for the 2005 film The Upside of Anger. In the 2002 film 8 Mile, Eminem mentions Cranbrook Kingswood while making fun of “Doc” because he attended Cranbrook, which is not considered cool or impressive in the atmosphere portrayed in the film. Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance. Some scenes in Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at a private residence in Bloomfield Hills. (In the novel by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based, the most prominent street in Bloomfield Hills is described as “Vaughan Road, nothing but money.”) Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township. The novel Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is set in a private school in Bloomfield.