Michele L. Kluk

Location: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Phone: (717) 790-2403

Fax: (717) 790-6019

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Michele L. Kluk brings 14 years’ experience to her practice of family law and criminal defense. She is a former Deputy Attorney General for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Michele has received multiple Clients Choice Awards and is rated a Top Attorney by AVVO. She was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Michele prosecuted serious felonies, including homicide and drug cases, and conducted grand jury investigations as a Deputy Attorney General. She was Chief Prosecutor of the Drug Unit for the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office and was cross-designated as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting federal cases in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Michele is a graduate of Moravian College and The Widener University School of Law. She is an adjunct law professor at The Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg. She lives in Mechanicsburg and, when she is not practicing law, enjoys hiking with her dogs, snowboarding and riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Child Custody
• Divorce and Separation
• Child and Spousal Support
• Protection from Abuse
• Criminal Defense
• Drug Charges
• Driving Under the Influence
• Violent Crimes
• Domestic Violence

Bar Admission

• Pennsylvania 2006

Education

• Widener University School of Law – J.D. 2006
• Moravian College – BA 2003

Membership and Associations

• Cumberland County Bar Association, Second Vice President 2021 - Present
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section
• Cumberland County Board of Directors
• Employment Skills Center Board of Directors
• Cumberland County Family Law Section - Secretary
• Cumberland County Pro Bono Committee
• Cumberland County Criminal Law Section
• Cumberland County Inn of Courts
• Cumberland County Inn of Courts Committee
• Franklin County Bar Association
• Past Member of the Northampton County Bar Association

Admitted to Practice

• Pennsylvania Courts
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Presentations/Speaking Engagements

• Panel Presentation at Penn State Dickinson Law School - Knowing Your Rights in the Context of a Traffic Stop 2019
• Sexual Assault Panel at Penn State Dickinson Law School - Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Assault Cases 2018
• Criminal Law Division Attorneys Conference - Recent Developments in Juvenile Homicide Cases 2015
• Moravian College - From Moravian College to Success in the Legal Profession 2013
• Monthly certification training for Police K9 Law - When using a drug sniffing dog for search warrants 2012
• Mandatory training for drug task force members in Northampton County - From Traffic Stop to Trial How to expand on an investigation 2012
• Magisterial District Judge's Association - Meeting Drug Law Overview 2010
• Presenter at the Plainfield Police Department, Junior Police Academy - Narcotic Investigations and Drug Law 2005-2011

Past Legal Employment

• Abom & Kutulakis, LLC, Senior Associate 2017-2020
• Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General 2013-2017
• Office of District Attorney, County of Northampton, Chief Prosecutor 2007-2013
• Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Adjunct Professor 2018 – Present