PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Entered on Duty: November 7, 2023
CAREER:
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County 45th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 2016-2023.
- Trial attorney and partner at Munley Law, Scranton, Pa., 2001-2016;
- Associate with Mazzoni & Karam Law Offices, Scranton, Pa., 1995-2001;
- Associate with Masterson, Braunfeld, Maguire & Brown, Norristown, Pa, 1993-1995;
- Law Clerk to Judge Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1992-1993.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Member, Lackawanna County Bar Association
- Committees: Induction Ceremony Committee, Chair; Lease Committee; Personnel Committee; Public Relations Committee; Civil Rules Committee; Committee To Study Courthouse History and Preservation
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Judicial Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
EDUCATION:
- Dickinson School of Law, J.D. 1992;
- Marywood College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1987;
- Advanced Judicial and Legal Studies: National Judicial Conference, Reno, NV; Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.