Hilary Peery Vesell
Hilary is a trial lawyer with a psych background
Hilary Peery Vesell is a trial attorney focusing in family law matters and civil litigation. She has a BA in psychology and MA in clinical psychology both from Columbia University. Hilary received her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law.
Hilary has written several articles that were published in the Pennsylvania Lawyer and Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly along with other legal publications. These articles are on the topics of mental illness in the legal system, co-parenting in custody cases, prenuptial agreements, parental alienation, and child sexual abuse allegations in custody cases. They can be found in their entirety on Veselllaw.com.
Hilary is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania courts including the United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She is also admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States. Hilary is a member of the Dauphin County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. She is also a member of the family law sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Dauphin County Bar Association. Hilary was selected by the Judges of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas to sit on the 2019-2020 Arbitration Board.
In her community, Hilary serves on the South Hanover Township Zoning Hearing Board, the Manada Conservancy Board, and the Cocoa Packs, Inc. Board. She is a volunteer for the Dauphin County Orphans’ Court Guardianship Pro Bono Monitor Program and is a trustee for Ben and Tim Day. Hilary also supports the Hershey Food Bank and the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area.
Hilary can be reached at 717-301-8080. She can also be reached at hilary@veselllaw.com. Vesell Law, LLC, is located at 310 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights
- Traffic Tickets
- Protection From Abuse Orders (PFAs)
- litigation
- Florida
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- Pennsylvania
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- University of Miami School of Law
- J.D. (2002) | law
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- Columbia University
- M.A. (1999) | Clinical Psychology
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- Columbia University
- B.A. (1997) | psychology
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- Local Leader
- Harrisburg Magazine
- as voted by fellow attorneys
- Select Lawyer - Susquehanna Valley
- Susquehanna Style Magazine
- PA Bar Association
- Delegate
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- American Association for Justice
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- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
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- United States Supreme Court
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- United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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- Dauphin County Bar Association
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association
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- Florida State Bar # 641189
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- Cumberland County Bar Association
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- York County Bar Association
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- Parental Alienation and Reconcilation Therapy: Moving Toward Healthy Families
- The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly
- Co-Parenting v. Parallel Parenting
- The Pennsylvania Lawyer
- Prenuptial Agreements: Avoiding Debt, Planning for the Future
- the Pennsylvania Lawyer
- Summer's in Session: What We're Reading (contributor)
- The Pennsylvania Lawyer
- The Author Responds
- The Pennsylvania Lawyer
- Domestic Violence and Custody Issues: Community, COVID, and Practice Pointes, WE Care About Children Campaign, virtual
- Dauphin County Bar Foundation
- CLE regarding domestic violence and custody cases
- Reunifying Families in Custody Cases, Dauphin County Bar Association CLE, Harrisburg, PA
- Dauphin County Bar Association
- Parental Alienation and Reconciliation, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, Hershey
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- educational conference for state trial judges
- Custody: Parental Alienation & Reunification, York County Bar Association Lunch & Learn, York, PA
- York County Bar Association
- presented CLE on custody issues involving parental alienation and reunification with Dr. Steven Lindenberg. We also discussed how Protection From Abuse Orders (PFAs) are used in custody cases.
- Parental Alienation in Custody Cases, Berks County Bench Bar, Reading, PA
- Berks County Bar Association
- Family Law & Custody Issues in Cases with Parental Alienation
