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Help Lackawanna Pro Bono Celebrate 23 Years
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athleen C. Graff, Attorney Paul R. Mazzoni, the late Judge James M. Munley and the family of the late Attorney Robert W. Munley will be honored at Lackawanna Pro Bono’s 12th Annual Virtual Fundraising Gala. The event will be held November 5, from 7:308:30 p.m. The Virtual Fundraising Gala will feature curbside pick-up from Constantino’s Catering. Enjoy a wonderful meal at home while
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participating in festivities via Zoom. Ticket holders will be entered into a drawing to win a week’s stay at the Audi family vacation home on Lake Harmony. Each year Lackawanna Pro Bono presents the Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award to recipients in support of community service and pro bono representation. Kathleen Chamberlin Graff has dedicated her life’s work to family and community. She has worked 54
as a counselor, educator and administrator at Keystone College, the Lackawanna County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Marworth Treatment Center. She has served on numerous boards including the Scranton Area Foundation, Women’s Resource Center and the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. She currently serves on the board of the Countryside Conservancy and the Marworth Advisory Board. Born and raised in the region, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Marywood University. She was named a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scout Council. She has three children, four stepchildren and 13 grandchildren.
Pennsylvania, the first PA DA to receive such an honor. Today, he practices with the law firm Mazzoni, Karam, Petorak & Valvano. He is married to the former Elaine Seckary and they are the parents of two sets of twins, and have 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The late Honorable James M. Munley was elected in 1977 to the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas and was retained as judge in 1987 and 1997. He served as a County Judge until the U.S.Senate confirmed him as a Federal Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1998 following his nomination by President Clinton. In 1986, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Judge Munley to the Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, where he also served as Chairman. In 1991, the Supreme Court appointed him to the State and Federal Relations Committee. In 1993, the Supreme Court appointed him to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners and reappointed him in 1996. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania. Judge Munley was a member of
As a young graduate of Georgetown Law School, Paul R. Mazzoni, Esq was appointed by President Eisenhower as the Director of the 1960 Census for Northeastern Pennsylvania. Governor Scranton named him a special assistant Attorney General and he served as counsel for the PA Department of Labor and Industry prior to becoming a Worker’s Compensation Judge. He also served as Lackawanna County District Attorney. During his tenure, he started a High School AntiDrug program and prosecuted many significant cases including two high profile murder cases. He was presented with a Certificate of Merit by the Commonwealth of Paul R. Mazzoni, HappeningsPA.com
October 2020