Hilary Peery Vesell

Hilary Vesell is a trial attorney, concentrating in family law and personal injury cases. Hilary has BA in psychology and MA in clinical psychology both from Columbia University. Her JD is from the University of Miami, School of Law.

Hilary represents clients in all family law issues including child custody, protection from abuse orders (PFAs), support, divorce, and property division. She also maintains a general practice, focusing on civil litigation including personal injury, property damage, and bad faith insurance cases. Hilary offers free initial consultations in personal injury cases, meeting with people who have suffered any form of injustice.

Hilary was selected by the Judges of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas to sit on the 2019-2020 Arbitration Board. Hilary is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania courts including the United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Hilary is also admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States and was appointed to the House of Delegates for the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She is also a member of the Dauphin County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice.

Hilary has written several articles that were published in the Pennsylvania Lawyer and Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly. These articles are on the topics of mental illness in the legal system, co-parenting in custody cases, prenuptial agreements, and parental alienation. They are available in their entirety on vesellllaw.com. Hilary has also been voted a Legal Leader by Harrisburg Magazine.

Hilary can be reached in her office (717-533-4868) or on her cell phone (717-982-2777) to discuss cases. She can also be reached at hilary@veselllaw.com. Vesell Law, LLC, is located at 310 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033.

University of Miami School of Law

J.D. (2002) | law

2000 - 2002

Columbia University

M.A. (1999) | Clinical Psychology

1998 - 1999

Columbia University

B.A. (1997) | psychology

1993 - 1997

Parental Alienation and Reconcilation Therapy: Moving Toward Healthy Families

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly

October, 2017

Co-Parenting v. Parallel Parenting

The Pennsylvania Lawyer

February, 2017

Prenuptial Agreements: Avoiding Debt, Planning for the Future

the Pennsylvania Lawyer

July, 2016

Summer's in Session: What We're Reading (contributor)

The Pennsylvania Lawyer

June, 2016

The Author Responds

The Pennsylvania Lawyer

March, 2016

Reunifying Families in Custody Cases , Dauphin County Bar Association CLE , Harrisburg, PA

December 10, 2019

Dauphin County Bar Association

Parental Alienation and Reconciliation , Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges , Hershey

July 30, 2019

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

educational conference for state trial judges

Custody: Parental Alienation & Reunification , York County Bar Association Lunch & Learn , York, PA

December 17, 2018

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

April 18, 2018

Berks County Bar Association

Family Law & Custody Issues in Cases with Parental Alienation

Select Lawyer - Susquehanna Valley

Susquehanna Style Magazine

2016

Local Leader

Harrisburg Magazine

2016

as voted by fellow attorneys

PA Bar Association

Delegate

2018 - Current

American Association for Justice

member

2017 - Current

Pennsylvania Association for Justice

member

2016 - Current

United States Supreme Court

member

2014 - Current

United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

member

2012 - Current

Florida

Since 2003

Pennsylvania

Since 2010

• Personal Injury
• Family Law
• Domestic Violence
• Insurance Claims
• Traffic Tickets

• Protection From Abuse Orders (PFAs)
• litigation