Sommer Vanhook

Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Attorney · PLM Law Group

Sommer Vanhook represents clients in family law, criminal defense, and personal injury matters across the Rio Grande Valley. An Edinburg native and the valedictorian of her law school class, she brings careful preparation and a hometown understanding of the community to every case. She works with clients in English and Spanish.

Request a consultation or call (956) 287-0555.

Practice Focus

Family law
Criminal defense
Personal injury litigation

Read more about the firm’s family law, criminal defense, and personal injury practices.

Edinburg Roots

Sommer grew up in Edinburg and graduated from Robert Vela High School in 2015. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University in 2019 before pursuing her passion for the law.

She earned her law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston in December 2025, graduating as valedictorian. She passed the Texas Bar Examination and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in April 2026. Before becoming an attorney, she worked as a legal assistant, which gave her a practical grounding in how cases move from intake to resolution.

Education

J.D., Valedictorian, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 2025
B.S., Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2019
Robert Vela High School, 2015

Admissions and Memberships

State Bar of Texas, licensed April 2026 (Bar No. 24147511)
Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association

Family

Sommer is married to fellow PLM Law Group attorney Alonso Armendariz Jr., and they have two children, Kayce Garrett and Nina Love. Outside the office, she spends her time with her family, including cheering on her son at little league baseball.

Talk With Sommer

Consultations are free. Call (956) 287-0555 or request a consultation online.

PLM Law Group, 218 W. Cano Street, Edinburg, Texas 78539