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Address
179 South Wyoming Avenue
Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704 (Luzerne Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) The focus of our firm's practice is the business community, with emphasis in the areas of labor relations, employment law, employment discrimination, real estate, banking, bankruptcy, commercial and construction litigation and commercial transactions. We represent national, regional and local corporations, trade associations, businesses, banks and other entities. Our size, organization and resources are designed to provide clients with creative, thorough and vigorous representation, and the assurance that every case will receive the personal attention of an experienced principal of the firm. Koff, Mangan, Vullo, Gartley & Lach, P.C. has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Statement of PracticeLabor and Employment Law, Civil Rights and Discrimination Law, Construction Law, Litigation, Banking, Commercial Transactions, Real Estate, Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury. Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:American Asphalt Paving Co.
American Silk Mills Corp.
Apollo Group, Inc.
Medico Industries, Inc.
Bemis Company, Inc.
County of Luzerne
Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank
Greater Hazleton Joint Sanitary Authority
Commission on Economic Opportunity
Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust
Leeward Construction
MILCO Industries
Northeastern PA General
Smiths Aerospace Components
First National Community Bank
Community Bank & Trust Co.
North Penn Savings & Loan Assn.
Northeastern Eye Institute
Nicholas Trucking, Inc.
Valley Manufacturing
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Address179 South Wyoming Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704, (Luzerne Co.)
PhonePhone: 570-718-1700
Telecopier: 570-718-1701
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Website
http://www.kmvglaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesScranton, Pennsylvania Office: 148 Adams Avenue, P.O. Box 1105, 18501-1105. Telephone: 570-558-4878. Fax: 570-558-4879.
Richard M. Ferguson (1952-1996).
James F. Mangan (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Villanova University (J.D., 1980). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Commercial Transactions; Land Use.Email: James F. Mangan
Cynthia R. Vullo (Member) born Akron, Ohio, June 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey; 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Pennsylvania State University (M.E.P.C., 1982); The Cornell Law School (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter Paul Olszewski, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1986-1987. Member: Pennsylvania and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Employment Discrimination; ERISA; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Cynthia R. Vullo
Scott C. Gartley (Member) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Reported Cases: Horn v. Banks, 536 V.S. 266; 122 S. CT. 2147 (2002); Commonwealth v. Powell, 2001 Pa. Super. 342 (Pa. Super. 2001); Banks v. Horn, 271 F.3d 527 (3rd Cir. 2001); Commonwealth v. Snyder, 761 A.2d 584 (Pa. Super. 2000); Bartnicki v. Vopper, 200 F.3d 109 (3rd Cir. 1999); Commonwealth V. Bardo, 709 A.2d 871 (Pa. 1998); Banks v. Horn, 126 F.3d 206 (3rd Cir. 1997); Banks v. Horn, 939 F. Supp. 1165 (M.D. Pa. 1996); Banks v. Horn, 928 F. Suppl. 512 (M.D. Pa. 1996); Commonwealth v. Smith, 675 A.2d 1221 (Pa. 1996); Commonwealth v. Tolbert and Commonwealth v. Smith, 670 A.2d 1172 (Pa. Super. 1995); Commonwealth v. Harrison, 661 A.2d 6 (Pa. Super. 1995); Commonwealth v. Piasta and Commonwealth v. Metzker, 658 A.2d 800 (Pa. Super. 1995); Commonwealth v. Yale, 657 A.2d 987 (Pa. Super. 1995); Commonwealth v. Banks, 656 A.2d 467 (Pa. 1995); Commonwealth v. Holloman, 643 A.2d 672 (Pa. 1994)(not an opinion); Commonwealth v. Kowalek, 647 A.2d 948 (Pa. Super. 1994); Commonwealth v. Dietterick, 631 A.2d 1347 (Pa. Super. 1993); Commonwealth v. Smith, 626 A.2d 178 (Pa. Super. 1993); Commonwealth v. Fox, 619 A.2d 327 (Pa. Super. 1993); Commonwealth v. Cottam, 616 A.2d 988 (Pa. Super. 1992); Commonwealth v. Hanawalt, 615 A.2d 432 (Pa. Super. 1992). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Scott C. Gartley
Joseph A. Lach (Member) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1971); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1977). Psi Chi. Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Member: Board of Directors, United Way of Wyoming Valley; Board of Directors, Nanticoke Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors, Troop P Camp Cadet. Member: Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Member: Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; House of Delegates) and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates (Secretary, Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Chapter). [Capt., Field Artillery, Pennsylvania Army, National Guard, 1971-1985]. (Managing Partner) (Resident, Kingston Office). Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Joseph A. Lach
ASSOCIATEKelly A. Schneider (Associate) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2005). Kappa Delta Pi. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Contracts; Municipal Law.Email: Kelly A. Schneider
OF COUNSELJames A. Gibbons (Of Counsel) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1979); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1982). (Resident, Scranton Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Criminal Defense; Employment Litigation.Email: James A. Gibbons
Tina P. Gartley (Of Counsel) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, August 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: College Misericordia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Syracuse University (J.D., 1991). Kappa Gamma Pi; Sigma Phi Sigma; Lamda Iota Tau; Delta Epsilon Sigma. Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board, 1989-1991; Moot Court Executive Director, 1990-1991. Editor, Legislative Research Bureau, 1990-1991. Board of Directors, Valley Santa Inc., 1991. Instructor, Luzerne County Community College, 1991. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association.
David E. Koff (Of Counsel) born Geneva, New York, August 1, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Amherst College (A.B., 1958); Columbia University (LL.B., 1962). Co-Author, with Perry A. Zirkel, "Grievance Arbitration After Contract Expiration," Labor Law Journal, May 1988. Member, Labor Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Industrial Relations Section); The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Law.Email: David E. Koff
Lori A. Barrett (Of Counsel) born Carlstadt, New Jersey, March 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Directors, Greater Scranton Jaycees. Recipient, Henry Rutgers Scholar, Rutgers College. Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Family Law; Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Corporate Litigation.Email: Lori A. Barrett
PARALEGALSDeborah A. Kapral born Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1952; Education: King's College (B.A., English, 1974; Pennsylvania Teacher's Certificate; 1974; Legal Assistance, 1981; Paralegal Certificate, 1981). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Collections; Social Security.Email: Deborah A. Kapral
Lisa Soboleski born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1963; Education: Luzeme County Community College; Wilkes University. Notary Public, 1990. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Mortgage Foreclosure; Collections.Email: Lisa Soboleski
Sandra Kish born Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1968; Education: King's College (A.A., 1991); Pennsylvania State University. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Mortgage Foreclosure; Collections; Social Security; Labor Law.Email: Sandra Kish
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