About April M
April M Townsend earned her law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2010, after completing undergraduate studies at the University of Baltimore in 2007. She arrived in the profession at a moment when the legal landscape was changing rapidly. The timing shaped the early arc of her practice and the causes she took on.
Her first noted position, beginning in 2010, was as an attorney at Karen Ann Ulmer, P.C. That role gave her hands-on experience in day-to-day client work. Over the next decade she built a practice and a network across Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 2022 she joined Petrelli Previtera, LLC, where she continues to serve clients.
Townsend is admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania and Maryland. She also holds membership in the New Jersey Bar Association. Locally, she is active in county bar groups. Her memberships include the Bucks County Bar Association and Montgomery County Bar Association. She is listed as part of the Philadelphia Bar Association beginning in 2022 and maintains a standing with the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the American Bar Association dating to 2010. The record also notes a connection to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania beginning in 2020.
Her involvement reaches beyond professional associations. Since 2020 she has served as secretary of the board for the YWCA Battered Women Project. That role places her in a governance position at an organization focused on services for survivors. It is one of the more public-facing elements of her civic work and reflects an interest in access to legal resources for vulnerable people.
Membership in the Bucks County Estate Planning Council appears repeatedly in her professional affiliations. That tie suggests familiarity with estate planning issues and the local community of attorneys who handle wills, trusts and related matters. Her career path — from a smaller practice in 2010 to her current post at Petrelli Previtera, LLC — shows steady engagement with county and state bar structures and with nonprofit governance.
Colleagues and clients describe Townsend as a practitioner who understands both the procedural side of law and the practical needs of people seeking advice. She balances bar activity and board work alongside client representation. She currently practices at Petrelli Previtera, LLC, where her work includes estate planning and related areas of law.
