Summer Ott Dierks

Summer Ott Dierks is the founding partner of Dierks Law Firm in Manhattan, Kansas. Her general practice emphasizes family law, including divorce, child support, paternity, adoption, guardianship, and matters involving military families. She also handles estate planning, landlord-tenant issues, property law, contracts, and agricultural law. Her work covers legal concerns affecting individuals, families, and property owners, with mediation available for parties seeking to address disputes outside traditional litigation.

Summer earned a B.S. in Agricultural Communications and Journalism from Kansas State University. She later received her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law. During law school, she clerked for Judge Steve Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals and for the Kansas Attorney General’s Criminal Litigation Division. She gained further practical experience through the Washburn University Law Clinic, where she was licensed to practice as a student.

Dierks completed professional work at the Kansas State University Foundation and the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau before entering law. Her legal experience includes family disputes, landlord-tenant relationships, property transactions, contracts, and estate planning documents. She has undertaken state-approved mediation training and serves as a mediator in Core and Domestic matters. That range of services enables her to address legal problems involving household arrangements, property ownership, and agreements.

Summer Ott Dierks received the Kansas Bar Association Pro Bono Award in 2016. She is admitted in Kansas, the US District Court, and the US Supreme Court, as listed on her professional profile. Her memberships include the Kansas Bar Association and Riley County Bar Association. She approaches a varied practice that combines court-related advocacy, legal document preparation, and mediation for clients seeking practical ways to manage family and property matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Dierks Law Firm
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, Riley County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• Washburn University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Kansas State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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