 I include this page because I think that prospective clients have a right to know something about the lawyer they may choose
to represent them.
The first thing you should know is this: I don't like bullies.
I come from a working class family in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Both of my parents quit high school to get jobs and help
their families. Both worked hard at menial jobs to keep food on the table and clothes on my back so that I could finish high
school and have a better future. I remember seeing my mother upset when bill collectors would call and yell at her.
Today, I get to yell at the bill collectors - and sometimes I even get to take them to court when they break the law.
Like I said, I don't like bullies.
After high school I hoped to become a rock star and spend my millions on vintage guitars, fast cars and wild parties.
In the mean time, I worked at local factories to pay the bills. I loaded trucks, unloaded trucks, worked on assembly lines,
painted electronic devices, dyed fabric, packaged frozen bread, etc.
I eventually accepted the idea that I was not rock star material. I began to attend night classes at Luzerne County Community
College while working full-time during the day. I graduated Cum Laude from LCCC, earning an Associate's Degree in Human Services.
I began working with cognitively challenged adults, people who had been institutionalized and horribly abused because of their
disabilities and the fact that people didn't bother to look beyond those disabilities.
Today, I'm honored to help people who have been hurt by the thoughtless acts of others.
While working full-time, I began attending classes at Bloomsburg University. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Education,
graduating Magna Cum Laude and earning entrance into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Following graduation from Bloomsburg University, I became a Guidance Counselor at Keystone Job Corps Center, helping students
to complete their high school equivalency degree and learn a trade. During my employment there, I became involved in a successful
effort to establish a labor union to protect workers and help preserve the integrity of the program.
Today, I'm honored to help people fight back against employers who bully and mistreat them.
I attended Temple University School of Law on a scholarship, earning membership in the Moot Court Honor Society. I also
participated in Temple's Integrated Trial Advocacy program - consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the
best in the country. Before establishing my own practice, I worked for a large law firm in the Lehigh Valley.
I started my own law practice because I saw first hand the resources that large corporations, governmental agencies and
their attorneys are able to bring against individuals. I don't like bullies. I wanted to help people get a fair shot at justice.
I still live in Luzerne County with my wife and our son. Music is still my hobby, but instead of fast cars and wild parties,
it's playing Hot Wheels and watching Batman cartoons with my son - and that's just fine with me.
I believe that the breadth and depth of my experience, inside and outside the practice of law, gives me a perspective
that is rare in the legal profession. I understand what it means to struggle, and I understand what it takes to overcome adversity.
If you choose me to be your lawyer, I will treat your case like it was my own, and I will work hard for you.
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