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Michael is originally from Delhi, Iowa, a small town located on the Eastern side of the state 40 miles west of the Illinois border. Michael is the last of four children and only son born to John and Lois Sands. Along with his sisters, Angela, Amy, and Jennifer, he attended Maquoketa Valley High School. While in school, he played football, basketball, track, and golf. During the summer when he wasn’t working construction, he enjoyed boating with his friends on Lake Delhi. After high school, Michael went to The University of Iowa where he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science.. Upon completion of undergraduate school, Michael attended Creighton University to obtain his Juris Doctor and Masters in Business Administration. While attending Creighton, Michael worked as a clerk under Matthew Wilber and Jon Jacobmeier at the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa and later under Donald Kleine and Brenda Beadle at the Douglas County Attorney’s Office in Omaha, Nebraska. His first job out of graduate school was working as an Assistant Deputy Juvenile County Attorney with the Douglas County Attorney’s Office. After working as a prosecutor, Michael left to serve as a Senior Claims Counsel for a national title underwriter.. In 2011 Michael started his own private practice, which would form the basis for Sands Wegner, PLC and . In addition to being a founding partner and co-owner, Michael is a member of:. Iowa State Bar AssociationNebraska State Bar AssociationOmaha Bar AssociationUnited States Federal Court of Iowa – Northern and Southern DistrictsUnited States Federal Court for the District of Nebraska. Outside of the office, Michael enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Tara, his sons, William and Henry, his daughter, Caroline,  his dog, Jules and the family cats June and Georgia.  He is an avid sports fan and enjoys watching sports with his friends and family. He also enjoys golfing, working out, and traveling when time permits. He also enjoys visiting his parents in Delhi and his sisters in Solon, Chicago, and Cedar Rapids.

Hannah C. Sommers concentrates her practice in the area of family law. She focuses her law practice exclusively on high conflict marital dissolution actions, custody disputes, and the identification and division of complex marital assets. She represents clients in trials and hearings in the Omaha metropolitan area, including Douglas and Sarpy County, and has successfully argued before the Nebraska Court of Appeals. Mrs. Sommers is listed as a 2017-2020 Great Plains Rising Star by SuperLawyers.. Mrs. Sommers received her Bachelor of Journalism, cum laude, from the University of Missouri in 2008, and received her Juris Doctor degree from Creighton University School of Law in 2013. Prior to entering the practice of law, Mrs. Sommers was a television producer, reporter, and news anchor in Columbia, Missouri and Topeka, Kansas.. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Nebraska. She is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Omaha Bar Association, and serves on the board of Legal Aid of Nebraska. She is a graduate of the 2014 and 2016 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute for Family Law Associates.