Luke Fenchel

He serves a diverse clientele of professionals, families of college students, and other Ithacans, using experience, knowledge, education, creativity, and technology to provide them with the most effective and efficient defense. Luke aims to provide comprehensive legal advice as well as compassionate and relentless advocacy to obtain the best possible outcome for each case accepted—whether it be dismissal, reduction, or seal. Are you facing a misdemeanor or felony matter in Ithaca, Tompkins County, or the Finger Lakes region, or have you been accused of an on-campus disciplinary matter? Attorney Fenchel has successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases in the past five years—everything from the highest-level A-II felonies to common traffic violations. Luke managed the criminal defense practice while at Holmberg Galbraith (formerly Holmberg, Galbraith, Van Houten & Miller). In December 2015 Fenchel formed his own legal practice devoted exclusively to criminal defense. Luke graduated from Harvard College and Cornell Law School. He lectures in the legal studies department at Ithaca College, where he has also served as an on-campus advisor to students facing disciplinary proceedings (Luke regularly serves in similar roles at Cornell University and at Tompkins Cortland Community College).