DANIELLE P. McCLUSKEY, JD
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW
At five years old, Danielle announced to her kindergarten class that she was going to be a lawyer. She made good on this declaration by graduating with honors from the University of Michigan at age 19 and receiving her Juris Doctorate three years later. She opened her own practice in 1998, focusing on estate planning, probate, estate law and litigation. Danielle brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to Schluter & Hughes.
“Estate planning is a celebration of accomplishments and performed with gratitude for the legacy left behind.”
Danielle has an innate ability to synthesize and plan ahead, creating estate plans that are tailored for each client's future. Death, money, and taxes are not the lightest of subjects, but she makes the process as enjoyable and empowering as possible by always involving clients in the decision-making. Early in her career, Danielle served as in-house counsel for national insurance companies and is also a licensed property and casualty insurance agent. She is admitted to practice before all Michigan courts, the Federal Courts in the Eastern and Western Divisions of Michigan, and the United States Supreme Court.
Reaching the highest levels of amateur equestrian competition, she traveled the country with her champion show horse, Affidavit. Riding, to her, represents freedom, while the farm represents security. These two values parallel estate planning goals: freedom from worry and the security of knowing loved ones are protected. In her spare time, Danielle enjoys her greatest loves, her husband, Dean, her pets and her farm. Hobbies include cooking, reading, riding horses and getting her hands in the dirt while weeding her gardens. It's no surprise that clients describe her as truly “down to earth.”
Some of her accomplishments and affiliations are as follows:
Genesee County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee, Past Chair
Genesee County Bar Association Circuit Court Committee
Danny and Ron's Rescue, Board Member
Hunter-Jumper Association of Michigan, former Board Member
Exceptional Equestrian Foundation, Past President and Board of Trustees Member
Education: Academic Honors and Achievements
University of Michigan Alumni Scholarship, 1982
Northeastern Political Science Association, “Revitalizing NATO: Defense Specialization”, October, 1984
Dean's List, University of Michigan, September, 1982 – April, 1984
Dean's List, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, September, 1985 – April, 1987
Get in Touch
Email: [email protected]
Office: 248.692.7392
