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James J. Haggerty
Frank J. McDonnell
Joseph O. Haggerty Jr.
J. Timothy Hinton, Jr.

Of Counsel:
Matthew E. Haggerty

 
 
 
 

James J. Haggerty, born Scranton, Pennsylvania; June 12, 1936: Admitted to bar, 1961, Pennsylvania.

Education: College of the Holy Cross(A.B., 1957); Georgetown University (J.D.,1960); University of Scranton (Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees, 1987); Villanova University(Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, 1995). Member, Georgetown University Journal, 1959 - 1960.

Other Legal Employment: Law Clerk to Hon. William J. Nealon, Chief Judge, US District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1963 - 1964. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1987 - 1989. General Counsel to Governor Casey, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1989 - 1993.

Memberships: Permanent member and past Chairman; Committee Member of Disciplinary Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1984 - 1986.

Community Involvement: Former Member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Scranton. Member, Former Member of the Board of Trustees Scranton Preparatory School. Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Banking and Commercial Law; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Government Law; Real Estate and Civil Litigation.


 

Frank J. McDonnell, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania.

Education: University of Scranton (B.A., 1960); Georgetown University (J.D., 1963). Alpha Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Phi.

Other Legal Employment: Law Clerk to Hon. William J. Nealon, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965.

Memberships: Member, U.S. Judicial Conference, Third Circuit, 1976. Member, 1985-1991; Chairman, 1990-1991, Board of Trustees, Scranton Preparatory School. Member, 1978-1984 and Chairman, 1983-1984, Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Community Involvement: Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Solicitor, North Pocono School District, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Scranton, 1998-,Chairman, 2002-2004.

Member: Lackawanna County Bar Association (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, 1979-1983; First Vice President, 1986; President, 1987) and Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1989-1991) Bar Associations.

Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Law; Administrative Agencies.


Joseph O. Haggerty, Jr., born in Scranton Pennsylvania, November 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania.

Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1989); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1994).

Other Legal Employment: Law Clerk to Hon. Richard P. Conaboy, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1996. Solicitor, Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, 1998.

Member: Lackawanna County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations

Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Dog Bites; Slip and Fall; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Banking and Municipal Finance.


 

J. Timothy Hinton, JR., born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1965; admitted to the bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1987); Duquesne University (J.D., 1991). Member, Duquense Law Review, 1989-1991. Author: "Is the Trial Deposition of an Expert Really Just an Interview?", Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 29, Spring 1991.

Memberships: Board Certified Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (May, 2001 to present); Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Lackawanna County Bar Association. Admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania State Courts (1991), the United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Certified Mediator of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County.

Community Involvement: Director and Vice President of Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (2001-2003); Lecturer at the University of Scranton; Lector at St. Peter's Cathedral (1996 to 2006); Lector at St. Clare Church (2006 to present); Executive Committee of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (1995 to Present); Solicitor of Northeast Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau (March 2002-Present); American Hearth Association Lackawanna County Board of Directors (2007 to Present); Coach for various youth Baseball and Basketball teams.

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Media Law; Personal Injury; Employment Law and Business Law.


 

Matthew E. Haggerty, born Scranton, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania State Courts, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1993; M.B.A., 2005); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1997)

Clientship: Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Lackawanna County. Member, Alumni Board of Governors, Scranton Preparatory School.

Community Involvement: Law Clerk to Hon. William J. Nealon,

Memberships: Lackawanna County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

 

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