HKQ, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Kingston PA Lawyers - No one will work harder for you.
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, headquartered in Kingston, PA, is a diversified Northeastern Pennsylvania law firm that provides legal representation and services to victims of personal injury; businesses, corporations, banks, non-profits, institutions and municipalities; and individuals and families seeking representation in matters involving estate planning and administration, real estate transactions, trusts, wills and Marcellus shale gas leases. Established in the 1940s, the firm's motto, "No one will work harder for you," is based on HKQ's core belief that hard work and preparation are the keys to success in the courtroom. The firm represents clients throughout the region, including Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Scranton, Hazleton, Stroudsburg, Allentown, and many other communities in Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Wayne, Lehigh, Wyoming, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, and surrounding Counties.
The personal injury team, led by Attorney Joseph A. Quinn Jr. , has won some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the history of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area on behalf of clients involved in all types of personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, aviation accidents, unsafe vehicles (crashworthiness), dangerous or defective products, workers' compensation, construction site accidents, insurance bad faith, dangerous drugs, defective children's products, nursing home abuse and neglect, and falls due to unsafe conditions (slip and fall).
Attorney Quinn is widely regarded as Northeastern Pennsylvania's top personal injury lawyer, and one of the best in the state and country. He is one of only 100 attorneys in the United States - and one of only three in Pennsylvania- honored with membership in the Inner Circle of Trail Advocates. He is one of only 500 attorneys worldwide to be chosen as Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has been a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since the program began and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America every year since the publication was established in 1987. Best Lawyers also named him the top personal injury for Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley in 2011 and 2012. In addition, Best Lawyers, in conjunction with U.S. News & World Report, has designated HKQ a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.
The HKQ Personal Injury Team is known for its preparation, thoroughness and relentless pursuit of justice for its clients. The team is comprised of experienced attorneys, paralegals, nurses, support staff and technical experts who investigate, prepare and present winning cases for injured clients and their families. The firm's use of cutting-edge technology and access to premier expert witnesses are second to none in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The firm's Business Team provides comprehensive, integrated legal services to many of Northeastern and Eastern Pennsylvania's leading businesses, corporations, banks and non-profits. The Business Team handles a wide array of business-related matters, including banking and finance, creditors' rights, lender liability defense, business planning and succession, corporate and business structuring, mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, contracts, commercial transactions, labor and employment law, labor contracts and negotiations, employment discrimination law for employers, non-compete agreements, mediations and arbitrations, zoning and land use, commercial real estate sales and purchases, construction law, and telecommunications. The firm also provides title insurance to commercial and residential property owners through an affiliated company, 3rd Avenue Abstract & Settlement Services, LLC.
HKQ Business Team has been designated a Tier 1 Best Law Firm in Banking and Finance Law for Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley by The Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News & World Report. In addition, many of the commercial lawyers in the firm have been awarded the highest rating for ethical standards and professional ability by Martindale-Hubbell , a national lawyer rating firm. This rating signifies that their peers rank them at the highest level of capabilities in their respective areas of law.
The Business Team prides itself on providing business, commercial, corporate, non-profit, institutional and municipal clients with prompt, sophisticated service at a reasonable cost. The team's experienced lawyers, paralegals and staff give clients the personal attention they deserve and deliver comprehensive and effective solutions to their legal needs.
Since the firm's inception in the 1940s, the Individual Legal Services Team has assisted individuals and families in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area with many of their legal needs, such as estate planning and estate administrations, residential real estate transactions, agreements of sale, leases, installment sales contracts, trusts, wills, living wills, power of attorney, health care directives, living trusts, medical POAs, irrevocable trusts, private foundations, DNRs, and elder law matters. Since the advent of Marcellus shale gas drilling in the Northeastern and North-Central Pennsylvania, the firm has assisted many landowners in securing gas leases that protect their rights and advance their financial interests, as well as forming entities such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies for wealth transfers to succeeding generations. The Individual Legal Team strives to provide timely, quality legal services that an individual or family may need at a reasonable price.