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Celebrating 140 Years of Legal Service

in Grand Rapids

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Wheeler Upham has been providing effective, efficient legal counsel for over 139 years. Our attorneys have backgrounds and expertise in virtually every area of the law, enabling us to continue a strong tradition of providing our clients the advantages of a full-service law firm.
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Our attorneys are leaders in the courtroom, boardroom, classroom, community and profession. Two of our founding attorneys served as federal judges, and several others have held seats on the local bench. Seven Wheeler Upham attorneys have served as President of the Grand Rapids Bar Association. One of our colleagues was elected President of the State Bar of Michigan.
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Based in downtown Grand Rapids, our offices are adjacent to the Kent County and City Hall buildings. We are conveniently located just steps from the county, state and federal courthouses.Read More

Our lawyers have expertise ranging from business and corporate law to estate planning and administration, from employment law to product liability defense, from personal injury to creditor’s rights. We have experts in the Postal Service, real estate law, insurance law, alternative dispute resolution and mediation, tax exempt and non-profit organizations, ecclesiastical law, litigation, and family law, and we can provide local counsel for out-of-town attorneys.
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Ms. Sunderhaus devotes much of her practice to criminal defense and litigation. She believes everyone is entitled to a competent legal defense at all stages of the criminal process.


Before coming to Wheeler Upham, Ms. Sunderhaus was a Public Defender in Charleston, South Carolina. There she represented indigent clients on a variety of misdemeanor and felony charges.


Ms. Sunderhaus earned a bachelors degree in Criminology from Penn State University. She then attended law school in South Carolina at Charleston School of Law, graduating in 2018. Ms. Sunderhaus has been admitted to the State Bar of South Carolina since November 2018 and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in October of 2022.


Ms. Sunderhaus moved to Michigan in August of 2022 to be closer to her husband’s family. In her free time, Ms. Sunderhaus enjoys spending time with her husband, Sean, and their dog, Penny.