Kim M. Gillen, Esquire
Attorney Kim Gillen is a 2000 graduate of Pocono Mountain High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Sociology from Penn State University in 2004 and graduated with honors. While at Penn State, she was involved with the Penn State Blue Band and performed at the home games in Beaver Stadium. She received her Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law-Harrisburg Campus in 2007.
Attorney Gillen was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2007. She was previously employed at Strubinger Law, P.C. and in May of 2020 moved to her current location. Attorney Gillen has experience in contract disputes, family law issues, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, landlord tenant disputes, children and youth matters, estate planning and probate, and other small-claims cases. Her criminal caseload includes defense for traffic offenses, misdemeanor offenses, felony offenses, DUI offenses, and juvenile cases. She was previously appointed as Conflicts Counsel in Carbon County for criminal cases and is also a court appointed arbitrator and has served as Chair on Arbitration panels.
Attorney Gillen is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Carbon County Bar Association. She previously served as Secretary for the Carbon County Bar Association and is now an officer in the same organization. Attorney Gillen has served as the Carbon County Bar Association Zone II Delegate for the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of Carbon County since 2009.
From 2012 through June of 2021, Attorney Gillen was the solicitor for the Carbon County Office of Children and Youth Services. In June of 2021, Attorney Gillen was appointed as the first dependency review Hearing Officer in Carbon County. She continues in this role at the present time. Attorney Gillen is also a dependency team attorney in Lehigh County, representing parents and as a Guardian Ad Litem. She has been working in this capacity since 2023.
Attorney Gillen resides in Lehighton with her husband, Jim, and their two sons. You can normally find her cheering on her boys at a local soccer game or volunteering her time with their Cub Scout activities, where she serves as a Den Leader.
