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    Office of General Counsel

    Agency Chief Counsel

     Kathleen M. Kotula
    Chief Counsel

    Education
    • The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, JD
    • Lehigh University, BA
    Current Practice
    • Chief Counsel, Department of State
    Prior Experience
    • Executive Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of State
    • Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of State
    • Assistant Counsel, Department of State
    Admissions
    • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    • Third Circuit Court of Appeals
    • U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa.
    • U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.
    • U.S. District Court, M.D. Pa.
    Clerkships
    • The Honorable F.P. Kimberly McFadden, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County
    Awards and
    Affiliations
    • Unsung Hero, Pennsylvania Legal Awards, The Legal Intelligencer, 2020
    • Certificate of Excellence, Governor's Office of General Counsel, 2016
    • Certificate of Excellence, Governor's Office of General Counsel, 2012
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Administrative Law Section
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Government Lawyers' Committee
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession