Kepler, Charles G.

Heather L. Sunderman is the Managing Partner of the firm. She is a graduate of Washington College of Law (American University,) where she obtained a Juris Doctor in Law. Before moving to the D.C. metro area, she also attended the school of law at Duquesne University for one year as the recipient of a full tuition merit scholarship. She received her undergraduate degree from Allegheny College, with a B.A. in History. Ms. Sunderman practices in family and estate law.

Ms. Sunderman was first admitted to practice law and the bars of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Sunderman regularly participates in Continuing Legal Education programs to keep up with the constant changes in the law, particularly in family law and estate planning. In addition, she has volunteered at the Women's Law Center Family Law Hotline, Montgomery County pro se project and has taken pro bono referrals for family law cases through the Montgomery County Bar Foundation.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Sunderman was previously in solo practice in Rockville, Maryland. She has also worked as an Associate in the firm Lynne K. Zusman and Associates, P.C. in Washington, D.C., where she focused on family law, business law, contract law and employment law. Ms. Sunderman is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Montgomery County, and has been an Associate member of the Montgomery County Inn of Court. She has also served as a section liaison for the Family Law section of the Bar Association of Montgomery County.

Ms. Sunderman has experience resolving disputes through settlement and litigation. She is also trained as a mediator, collaborative law practitioner, and as an attorney to represent children in high conflict custody cases.

Ms. Sunderman originally hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She currently lives in Montgomery County, Maryland, with her husband and daughter.