Michelle Tarlecki, formerly of Mount Carmel, graduated cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law on May 27 with a Juris Doctorate.
While attending law school, Tarlecki was a member of The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy. She interned with Judge Robert B. Sacavage in Sunbury, the Department of Treasury in Washington, D.C., and the state attorney's office in Frederick, Md.
She is the daughter of Michael and Carol Tarlecki, of Mount Carmel, and the granddaughter of June and the late Harold Smith, of Mount Carmel, and Mary Theresa and the late Robert Tarlecki, of Aristes.
Tarlecki graduated from Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School in 2001 and received a bachelor's degree in international politics from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. She will take the Maryland Bar Exam in July.
Tarlecki plans to practice tax law in the Washington, D.C., metro area.