PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

             ANZALONE LAW OFFICES  August 2001 to present
            98 South Franklin Street

Wilkes-Barre, PA  18701

 

 ANZALONE LAW OFFICES, May 1991 to 2001

Suite 200, Phoenix Building

22 East Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA  18701

(570) 825-2719

 Practice limited to personal injury/auto/malpractice/products liability/workers

compensation

 

HOURIGAN, KLUGER, SPOHRER & QUINN, P.C., 1977 TO May 1991

700 United Penn Bank, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

(570) 825-9401

Principal-Concentrated area of practice in personal injury litigation

  

EDUCATION

 

DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW, JURIS DOCTOR, 1977

Carlise, Pennsylvania

 

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, B.A. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Four Year Athletic Scholarship-Football

 

WYOMING AREA HIGH SCHOOL, 1969

Wyoming, Pennsylvania

                        1998 WYOMING AREA RING OF PRIDE INDUCTEE (FIRST YEAR)

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

            President, Luzerne County Charitable Bar Foundation, Inc.

            Selected 2004, 2005 and 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer

            Past President of Luzerne County Bar Association

Past President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial

Lawyers Association - 1990-1991

Past Member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania

Trial Lawyers Association

Member of the American Bar Association Medicine and Law Committee

Member of American, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Lackawanna and Monroe

             County Bar Associations

Member of American and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (CONTINUED)

             Member of the American College of Barristers - 2000

            Member of the American College of Barristers - Senior Counsel - 2000

            Member of the Federal Bar Association - Sustaining Member - 2000

Member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar

Association

Member of the Insurance, Negligence and Compensation

Section of the American Bar Association

Past Member of the Fund Development Committee-Middle District

of Pennsylvania of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers

Association, Political Action Committee

Past Pennsylvania State Delegate to the American Trial Lawyers of

America

Past Member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee - T.A.F.P. - 1992-93

Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Roscoe Pound Foundation - Member Fellow

Member National Italian American Bar Association

            Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell - 1999 to present

            Member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum         

 

 CERTIFICATIONS

     

Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy-1984 to present

            Certified by American Board of Trial Advocacy 2002           

Special Trial Master, Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County, PA

United States District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania Mediator

 

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

 

Past President and current Parliamentarian of Wilkes-Barre

Chapter of UNICO

Past Board of Directors of Wilkes-Barre Leadership

Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 2005

Knights of Columbus, Pittston Counsel

Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Wilkes-Barre

Chamber of Commerce

Past Member of the Board of Directors of Lackawanna Junior College                     

Past Member of the Board of Directors of St. Vincent dePaul Kitchen

1997-1998 CYC Fund Development Chairman - Lawyers Division

 

COURTS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas

United States Supreme Court

United States Claim Court

 

SEMINARS - LECTURES

 

Committee for Justice for All – Trial Masters Speaker

            Scranton, PA – January 6, 2006 and January 7, 2006

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Annual Auto Law Update (Moderator/Speaker)

            Scranton, PA – December 1, 2005

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Providing Damages – “Tactics in Personal Injury and Death Cases” –

            Harrisburg, PA – February 24, 2005 (Satellite Presentation)

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Annual Auto Law Update (Moderator) - "Bock's Tops" -

            Scranton, PA - December 2, 2004

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Proving Damages - "Tactics in Personal Injury and Death Cases" -

            Philadelphia, PA - December 8, 2004

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Annual Auto Law Update (Moderator) –

            Scranton, PA - December 2, 2004

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Annual Auto Law Update (Moderator) –

            Scranton, PA - December 4, 2003

 

Dickinson School of Law – Trial Advocacy Workshop - July 26, 2002

 

PA Practice – "Jury Selection" and "Making Property Objections" (Speaker) –

            Gettysburg, PA – June 14, 2002

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law Update" - Moderator/Speaker - Topic:  Year's Top 10 cases

- December, 2001

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Damage Tactics and Personal Injury in Death Cases" –

            Topic:  Proving Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Pennsylvania - November 2001

 

Bench Bar Conference - November 9, 2001 - Moderator/Planner/Speaker - Topic:  What's my case worth?

 

The Pennsylvania State University/Dickinson School of Law - "Trial Advocacy Seminar and

Workshop", July 25-27, 2001, Carlisle, PA

Speaker - "Opening Statements"

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Selection and Evaluation of Cases", April 20, 2001, Pittsburgh, PA

            Speaker

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law Update" - Moderator/Speaker - December 12, 2000

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law" - Moderator, Speaker, December 14, 1999

Top Ten Auto Cases of 1999

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Examining the Expert" - December 9, 1999- Speaker

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Examining the Expert" - December 2, 1999 - Speaker

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Tactics in Personal Injury and Death Cases" -

Speaker - "Damages in a Death Case and Survival Action" - November 19, 1999

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library - "Bench Bar Conference": November, 1999 -

Course planner/Moderator

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law Update" - Moderator/Speaker - December, 1998

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library - "Bench Bar Conference" November, 1998-

Course planner/Moderator

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Essentials of Pa. Practice" - October 29, 1998 - Pittsburgh, PA -

Speaker - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases"

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases" - Course material provider and speaker - October 29 and 30, 1998

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases" - Course material provider and speaker - October 1 and 2, 1998

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases" - Course Writer/Lecturer- August, 1998

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Tough Problems in Medical Malpractice" - Course  Writer/Lecturer -

December 3, 1997

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law Update" - Moderator/Lecturer - Topic "UI/UIM Update - December, 1997 - Scranton, PA

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Medical Malpractice Ethics" - Course Writer/Lecturer  - November, 1997

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association - "Bench Bar Conference": November, 1997

Course planner/Mediator

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Civil Litigation Update" - Speaker - April 11, 1997 - Annapolis

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Evaluate and Select Civil Cases" - Speaker/Course  Writer -

November 20, 1996, Pittsburgh, PA

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association - "Bench Bar Conference": November, 1996 Course planner/Mediator

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Evaluate and Select Civil Cases" -Speaker/Course Writer -

October 16, 1996, Philadelphia, PA

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Evaluate and Select Civil Cases" - Speaker/Course Writer -

August 8, 1996, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Examining the Expert Witness" - Panelist, Harrisburg, PA

July 10, 1996

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Civil Litigation Update - Moderator/Lecturer - Releases and  Contribution -

March 25, 1996

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Auto Law Update" - Lecturer, Scranton, PA

November 10, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases" - Moderator/Course Writer - Lecturer- October 27, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "How to Select and Evaluate Cases" - Moderator/Course Writer/Lecturer -

August 2, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Proving Damages in Personal Injury & Death Cases"- Moderator/Lecturer - Topic:  Death Claims-Wage Earner Homemaker, Minor" -

Wilkes-Barre, PA- April 27, 1995

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association - "Bench Bar Conference:  A View from the Bench" - Moderator/Course Planner  - Wilkes-Barre, PA - February 18, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Joint Tortfeasor Releases & Comparative Fault:  The Quicksand of

Tort Practice" - Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

January 12, 1995 - TOPIC:  Joint Tortfeasor Releases-Moderator/Lecturer

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Annual Comprehensive Auto Law Update" - Co-Course         Planner/Lecturer - Topic: Uninsurance and Underinsurance Update - Wilkes-Barre, PA - November 10, 1994

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - 21st Annual Pennsylvania Legal Practice - "Pre-Trial Civil Practice" -             Moderator/Lecturer - Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA - August 17 - 19, 1994

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Trial Techniques" - Moderator, Wilkes-Barre, PA - June 3, 1994.

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute -"Examining the Expert Witness" - Lecturer, Allentown, PA -   

March 30, 1994 and Wilkes-Barre, PA - April 15, 1994

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association - "Can Dram Shop Cases Be Won?" - Proving Unfitness to Drive Under

Locke v. Claypool, B.A.C. plus Expert Opinion Does Not Equal Unfitness to Drive - Lecturer, Course writer

Mid-Winter Conference - January, 1994

 

Pennsylvania Bar Association -"Trial Preparation:  The 100 Day Countdown" - Lecturer - April 1993

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association - "Rules of Professional Conduct Affecting Advocacy" - Lecturer -

April 1993

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Ethical Concerns in Today's Practice" - Moderator -   Lecture on Professional Code Responsibility section 1.6 and section 3.3 Obligations of the Attorney Confidentiality -

April 1993 - Philadelphia, PA        

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association -"Ski Litigation" - Lecturer- Mid-Winter Convention -

February 1993

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association -"My First Trial Seminar-Cross-Exam of the Defense Medical Expert" - Lecturer- December, 1992

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Ethical Concerns in Today's Practice" - Lecturer - December 1992

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute -"Auto Law Update" - Lecturer, Wilkes-Barre, PA - May, 1992

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association - "Unique Trial Considerations in Tractor Trailer Accidents" - Lecturer - March 1992

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Meeting the Challenge:  How to Ensure that Video Depositions or Medical Experts are Advocacy Tools and Not Jury Sedatives" - Lecturer - Nov. of 1991

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Effective Utilization of Depositions in Motions, Arbitrations and Trial" - Lecturer

- November 1991

 

Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association - "Seminar" - July 1991, Sugarloaf, PA - Course planner/Lecturer

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association -"Proving Unfitness to Drive and Visible Intoxication" -

Lecturer - February 1991

 

Dickinson School of Law Forum - "Proving Pre-Impact Fright and Should There be Hedonic

Damages in Pennsylvania?" - Lecturer/Course Writer - 1990

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania -"Updated Third Party Issues in Automobile Claims" -

Lecturer - Eighth Annual Pennsylvania Auto Insurance Law Seminar            - May, 1990

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute -"Privileges and Witnesses" - Lecturer - Evidence - April 1990

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania - "Settlement Strategies and Complex Cases" - Lecturer Understanding Complex Settlement Techniques - December 1989

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania - "Structured Settlements:  A Basic Foundation" - Understanding Complex Settlement Techniques - Lecturer - December 1989

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania -"Opening Statements" - "How to Try the Personal Injury Case" -

Lecturer - February 1989

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania -"Demonstrative Evidence" - Lecturer -  Evidence on  Trial -

1988 - 1989

 

Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania - "How to Maximize Settlement Value of the Routine

Case" - Lecturer/Course Writer Pedestrian Knockdown Cases - 1986

 

SEMINARS ATTENDED

 

Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association - Friday, April 29, 2005 - "A Primer on Courtroom

Technique" - Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - "What Jurors Really Think"

Philadelphia, PA 

 

Luzerne County Annual Bench Bar Conference and Seminar - Friday, November 5, 2004

Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

Identifying Interests and Solving Problems - October 21, 2004 - Scranton, PA

 

PaTLA - "Insurance Bad Faith Trial Strategies" - Philadelphia, PA - June 2, 2003

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Avoiding Malpractice Claims" and "Unauthorized Practice/Law",

February 28, 2003

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Essentials of Pennsylvania Practice" - Lecturer/Course Writer

November 8, 2000

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "Examining the Expert" - November 4, 1999

 

Federal Bar Association, Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association (#53) and King's College (#37) - "Professional Responsibility and Professional Courtesy Among Lawyers" -

May 26, 1999 - Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute - "What to Look for In Discovery in a Medical Malpractice Case" - Philadelphia, PA - October 20, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association - "Concise Review of the Law" - Philadelphia, PA-

March 2, 1995

 

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association - "How to Prove Your Case" - Philadelphia, PA

March 3, 1995