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The firm started in 1925 under
the name of Harold S. Irwin. In 1954, Harold S. Irwin, Jr.
came into the practice with his father and Irwin & Irwin law firm was
established. In 1956 Roger B. Irwin joined the firm with his
father and brother at which time the firm
became known as Irwin, Irwin & Irwin. The name stayed the same until
1986 when Marcus A. McKnight, III became a partner and the name of
the law firm was changed to Irwin, Irwin & McKnight.
The firm is currently known as Irwin & McKnight, reflecting the
names of the existing partners, Roger B. Irwin and Marcus A.
McKnight, III.
Douglas G. Miller became
an associate with the firm in 1999 and in 2004, Mathew A. McKnight,
the son of Marcus McKnight, became an associate with Irwin &
McKnight.
In 2007, Stephen L. Bloom merged
his former solo practice into the firm.
Support staff includes a real estate paralegal, an estate paralegal
and four administrative assistants.
 ROGER B. IRWIN, ESQUIRE
Mr.
Irwin is the senior partner with the law firm of Irwin & McKnight
which is located in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Carlisle High School,
Dickinson College and The Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Irwin is
admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Cumberland
County Bar Association and the Christian Legal Society. His areas
of practice concentrate on real estate transactions and estate
planning and administration. He has served as president of several
civic and professional organizations including the Cumberland County
Bar Association, Y.M.C.A., Carlisle Industrial Development
Association and Children and Youth Services, and has served as an
elder at Grace Baptist Church of Carlisle for over 50 years.
 MARCUS A.
McKNIGHT, III, ESQUIRE
Mr. McKnight is also a partner with the Carlisle Pennsylvania, law firm of Irwin & McKnight. Mr. McKnight grew up in York County, Pennsylvania
where he graduated from Dallastown Area High School in 1970. He received
his undergraduate degree in 1974 from Drew University of Madison, New
Jersey, cum laude with specialized honors in economics and his Juris
Doctor in 1977 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Mr.
McKnight is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania and the United States District Court of the Middle District
of Pennsylvania. His areas of practice are estate planning, family
law, litigation, real estate and municipal law. He is a member of
the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Cumberland County Bar Association,
the Christian Legal Society, Grace Baptist Church of Carlisle and is
active in the Carlisle Rotary Club.
 DOUGLAS
G. MILLER, ESQUIRE
Mr. Miller
became an associate with the law firm in 1999 when he received his Juris
Doctor from The Dickinson School of Law, where he was inducted as a
member of The Woolsack Honor Society. He is originally from
Carlisle, but attended high school in Lancaster County and received
his undergraduate degree in 1996 from Allegheny College in
Meadville, Pennsylvania, magna cum laude. Mr. Miller is a member of
the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Cumberland County Bar Association,
and Carlisle Alliance Church. He is currently a board member and
secretary of the Capital Area Pregnancy Centers, Inc. His
areas of practice are concentrated in civil litigation, commercial
and residential real estate, estate planning, and family law.
 STEPHEN L. BLOOM, ESQUIRE
Mr.
Bloom merged his practice with the firm in 2007. He is a graduate
of The Pennsylvania State University (1983) and The Dickinson School
of Law (1987), where he was inducted into the Woolsack Honor
Society. He is an author (The
Believer's Guide to Legal Issues,
Living Ink Books, 2008) and frequent speaker on Christianity and the
law, and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of
Management and Business at Messiah College. He is the former host
of the “Practical Counsel – Christian Perspective” radio program and
the founder of the Estate Planning Council of Cumberland County. Mr.
Bloom has been actively involved in the leadership of numerous
community and ministry organizations, including his church, Grace
United Methodist of Carlisle, where he is certified as an Advanced
Lay Speaking Minister. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Tax Court.
His legal practice concentrates on estate planning; estate
administration; nonprofit, ministry and small business
organizations; and real estate transactions. He is a member of the
Cumberland County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and the
Christian Legal Society.
For speaking inquiries please visit
Mr.
Bloom's personal
website.
 MATTHEW
A. McKNIGHT, ESQUIRE
Matthew became an
associate in the fall of 2004. Born and raised in Carlisle, he
is a graduate of Carlisle High School and received a B.A. in
political science from Grove City College in 2001. He obtained
his Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in
2004. Mr. McKnight is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar
Association, Cumberland County Bar Association as well as a member
of Grace Baptist Church.
Also he is a member and
secretary of the Cumberland County 4-H Advisory Council.
His areas of practice include estate planning, business law, real
estate, litigation and municipal law.
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