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Summer Pope Abel — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
12
Comp rate
100%
Total awarded
$1.3M
Years active
2019–2021
FirmsLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC (12)
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About Summer Pope Abel

Summer Pope Abel is an attorney based in Bethesda, Maryland whose practice has included vaccine injury litigation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She has previously practiced at the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC on vaccine injury matters alongside pharmaceutical product and toxic tort cases, and earlier served as a public defender handling criminal, mental health, and juvenile matters.

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VICP practice summary

Summer Pope Abel is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 12 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2019 and 2021. The practice focuses on SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (11 cases, 100% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Summer Pope Abel have resulted in $1.3M in total compensation awards (100% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC.

Practice pattern

Comp rate by condition

SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration)+11pt
11 cases · 11 compensated
This attorney
100%
Program
89%

Comp rate by vaccine

Influenza+17pt
8 cases · 8 compensated
This attorney
100%
Program
83%

Frequently asked questions about Summer Pope Abel

Answers built from this attorney's public case docket.

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. Browse this index to research individual attorneys' case histories.
Who is Summer Pope Abel?
Summer Pope Abel is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who represents petitioners in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP Registry shows 12 petitions filed by Summer Pope Abel between 2019 and 2021.
How many VICP cases has Summer Pope Abel filed?
Summer Pope Abel has filed 12 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 12 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 100%.
What is Summer Pope Abel's VICP compensation rate?
Summer Pope Abel's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 100% (12 compensated cases out of 12 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Summer Pope Abel?
Cases filed by Summer Pope Abel have resulted in $1.3M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This figure reflects only awards visible in published Court of Federal Claims decisions; settlements with non-public terms are not included.
What types of vaccine injury cases does Summer Pope Abel typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Summer Pope Abel's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Summer Pope Abel associated with?
Summer Pope Abel has been associated with Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2019-06-032021-10-18Patricia McDormanSummer Pope Abel, Leah VaSahnja DurantLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$206,844
2019-06-032021-01-13Yong YuSummer Pope Abel, Leah VaSahnja DurantLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$90,057
2018-06-212020-11-17Lisa SargentSummer Pope Abel, Leah DurantLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–TdapShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$156,428
2017-12-152020-10-15Mara CorterSummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$65,552
2018-08-282020-09-23Mark T. MooreSummer P. AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–TdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran$107,000
2017-12-082020-05-21Jeanne RaffertyLeah VaSahnja Durant, Summer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC4.0yinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$131,654
2020-04-022020-04-02Edward ZhaoSummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–meningococcalshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$63,058
2018-08-292020-02-21Amy MerriganSummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$70,478
2018-07-132020-02-18Jessica BrownLeah VaSahnja Durant, Summer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzaleft-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$85,000
2018-08-202019-12-03Julie SchwindtSummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$121,319
2019-11-212019-11-21Sherri ChristySummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–Tdapleft-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$55,380
2018-08-282019-08-22Penny CulpSummer Pope AbelLaw Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$151,614