Deuterman Law Group hires attorney Michele Cybulski
Greensboro, N.C., September 16, 2009) – Michele Cybulski, a graduate of the inaugural class of the Elon University School of Law, has joined the Deuterman Law Group as the firm’s sixth attorney. She will focus on personal injury cases.
A longtime Greensboro resident, Cybulski enrolled in law school after a distinguished career in leadership development. Following her graduation from Appalachian State University, she worked for 10 years with the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro. While working there, Cybulski earned a master’s degree in higher education administration from UNCG. She earned her juris doctorate degree from the Elon University School of Law in May 2009.
As a law student, Cybulski worked as a part-time legal researcher and summer associate for the Deuterman Law Group, interacting with clients and assisting with workers’ compensation, personal injury and Social Security Disability cases. That experience ultimately convinced her to pursue injury law as her career focus.
“I was unfamiliar with those areas of law, and working with Dan Deuterman and the other attorneys as a law clerk introduced me to them,” Cybulski said.
“I have known Michele since the early 1990s, and in that time, I have developed a great respect for her both personally and professionally,” president and founding attorney Daniel L. Deuterman said. “Michele brings a wealth of real-world experience to the practice of law, combined with a drive to help injured people and protect their rights. We are very fortunate to have a professional of Michele’s caliber on our team.”
As the daughter of an attorney, the law has always held an allure for Cybulski. Rather than enrolling in law school immediately after college, she entered the working world, taking a position at CCL. Cybulski worked her way up through the ranks at the world renowned center for executive education, leadership development and research. Her most recent role was as a business development associate, working closely with colleges and universities on their leadership development needs.
Her work with the Center for Creative Leadership in many ways provided Cybulski the impetus to return to law school. The Center and the law school formed a partnership, and through that alliance, Cybulski learned about Elon’s approach to educating students.
“They were very into the idea of engaged learning, where students would be learning not just the theory in the classroom but how it applies in the real world,” she said.
Soon after, Cybulski made the decision to become part of Elon’s first law school class, making a bold decision to switch careers at the height of hers.
“I wanted to be a part of a charter school,” she said. “When you have a new school like that, it attracts a certain type of personality: people who want to take risks and who want to be a part of history in the making.”
As part of the inaugural class of Elon Law, Cybulski considers herself fortunate to have been a part of the unique challenge of building a school from the ground up.
“Elon Law attracted some of the brightest, most hard-working and entrepreneurial law students. It was exciting to work with my classmates and the administration to develop a new school,” she said. “Creating everything from the Student Bar Association to the Honor Code to student organizations -- everything from scratch – took a tremendous amount of cooperation, dedication and work, and all of it was done in addition to our regular law coursework.”
Her classmates elected Cybulski to serve on the law school’s Honor Council, which oversees the administration of Elon’s Academic Honor Code. She also was a founding member of the Elon Law School Women’s Law Association.
“Being a part of WLA provided the opportunity to meet and connect with many distinguished women attorneys and judges in the state. Their advice and guidance were invaluable.”
While at Elon, Cybulski also had the chance to meet one of her idols, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. “Meeting Justice O’Connor was definitely a high point of law school,” she said. “I tried not to hyperventilate while talking with her, but she’s pretty impressive!”
Cybulski lives in Greensboro with her husband, Chris, and their two children.
For immediate assistance, call us toll free
1-866-373-1130 or submit your inquiry online.
Featured Video
Did you know that most workers' comp claims are denied?
Featured Topics
Understanding Workers' Compensation Law In North Carolina
Reported WC Cases
The following cases are reported Deuterman Law Group Workers' Compensation cases and are available for the public to access in the N.C. Court of Appeals. Reported cases tend to be signifcant cases.
