Family Law

• Divorce
  Her practice is focused on all aspects of family law and domestic relations, including contested and uncontested divorces, guardianships, post divorce contempt and modifications, and custody and visitation issues.
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols and Garner, LLP provides legal services in all aspects of divorce and domestic relations (family law). If you are faced with divorce or separation, need help with custody or parenting plans, visitation rights, need to care for or protect a child or loved one – Attorney
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Restraining Order

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Jessica C. Sommer was born in Pittsburgh, PA and presently resides in Sandwich. She attended high school in Pittsburgh, where she graduated in 1996. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in History and English from Wesleyan University in 2000. Jess then attended law school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she graduated cum laude in 2005. While at law school, Jess was an editor of the Law Review, and received numerous academic awards including the Robert DeBroff Prize, for the highest achievement in corporate law. She was admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2005, and joined the firm in 2014. Prior to joining DKM&G, Jess worked at Ropes & Gray in Boston as a corporate associate and later at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice as the Director of the Economic Justice Project. She concentrates in real estate and general business.
• Business Disputes
  Elizabeth A. McNichols was born in Washington, D.C and presently resides in Barnstable. She attended high school in San Diego, California, where she graduated in 1973. She attended Dartmouth College and the University of California at San Diego, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1977.
• Business Transactions

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Between the years of 2002 and 2016, as an associate with the law firm Zisson & Veara, P.C. in Dennis, Massachusetts, Mr. Veara litigated a wide range of cases in both state and federal courts including private contract disputes, criminal defense, personal injury claims, divorces, custody disputes, restraining orders, landlord/tenant matters, probate of wills, boundary disputes, easement and restrictive covenant enforcement, permitting, zoning, and condominium law. Additionally, he managed municipal issues within the Office of Town Counsel for the Towns of Brewster and Truro, Massachusetts.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner represents regional and national lenders, as well as individual buyers and sellers in both residential and commercial real estate transactions. The firm also represents real estate developers and homeowners in all aspects of zoning, licensing, regional planning, financing and sales. The firm has concentration subspecialties in timeshare law and in the permitting and development of golf courses, residential communities and resorts. Our attorneys have expert familiarity with the unique title and real estate issues found on Cape Cod.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  He has served his community as a member and Chairman of the Sandwich Zoning Board of Appeals, member of the Sandwich Master Plan Committee and Cable Access Committee. He is a member of the Barnstable County Bar Association and has served as a member of its Executive Committee. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and a fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. He is a member of the Real Estate Bar Association and a member of its Zoning and Land Use Committee. He formerly served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sandwich Area Cable Access Television Corporation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce. He is a past President of the Pocasset Golf Club and currently serves as a member of its Board of Governors.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner, L.L.P.’s litigation department handles personal injury matters. We assist clients in pursuing compensation for loss of income, permanent and partial impairment and personal injuries they have sustained in motor vehicle accidents and slip and fall incidents. Our attorneys practice in the District and Superior Courts of Barnstable and Plymouth County.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  In 2006, she rejoined the firm as Of Counsel practicing in the areas of estate planning, probate matters and the general representation of Spanish speaking clients. She is currently a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Barnstable County Bar Association. She resides in Newton and Orleans, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
• Wills
  Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner provides legal services in all aspects of estate planning and estate administration. From the drafting of Last Will and Testaments and Durable Power of Attorneys to the creation of specialized trusts, Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner’s goal is to meet each client’s individual estate planning needs. Estate planning is an important tool for the preservation of assets and the care and support of individuals and their families. The knowledge of the Firm’s estate planning attorneys in the areas of Massachusetts law and Massachusetts and Federal Estate Tax issues allows our attorneys to design customized estate plans and individualized estate planning documents for each client.
• Trusts
  The firm enjoys a general practice, with a particular concentration in real property law and commercial business transactions. Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner handles all phases of residential and commercial sales and acquisitions, financing, and business formations. We provide all types of wills and trusts, estate planning and the probate of estates. We also handle all varieties of civil litigation. The firm also provides legal services in all aspects of domestic relations (family law).
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law