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Richard S. Bishop Attorney < Back Attorney Richard S. Bishop, an attorney at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn Law since 1985, specializes in estate planning and estate administration work, as well as elder law matters, real estate transactions, business transactions, and corporate matters. Attorney Bishop represents clients in both Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. His practice in estate planning/estate administration includes structuring simple to more complex estate plans for individual and corporate clients. He has also handled litigation involving estates and personal representatives. Attorney Bishop has conducted seminars on governance for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations and has represented numerous local businesses in mergers and acquisitions. Attorney Bishop serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Penn State Scranton, The ARC Foundation of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ARC, the Salvation Army Scranton Citadel, the Schwartz Mack Foundation, the Jewish Community Center of Scranton, Amos Towers Housing, and the Advisory Board of M&T Bank and the Kania School of Business at the University of Scranton. He is also the President of Amos Lodge of B’nai B’rith and Vice President of the board at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, formerly the Jewish Home. RBishop@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1127 Banking & Finance Real Estate & Zoning Trusts Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

Richard M. Goldberg Attorney < Back Attorney Richard M. Goldberg, an attorney at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn Law, joined the firm’s Business Team in 1964 and is widely regarded as the dean of labor law in Northeastern Pennsylvania. A graduate of Dickinson College and Dickinson School of Law, Attorney Goldberg holds a Master of Laws degree in Labor Law from Temple University Law School. In 2006, he was given the President’s Award by the Luzerne County Bar Association for his service to the legal community. He is also the recipient of a special President’s Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association for outstanding leadership. He has been designated a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the areas of employment and labor law every year since 2005 and was ranked a Top-Rated Lawyer for 2013 in the same areas of practice by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer-rating firm. He was selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” in the area of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Union. In addition to his career as an attorney, Attorney Goldberg had an extensive military career, having retired with the rank of Colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 79th Army Reserve Command at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station and also served three-year stints as the commanding officer of the Army Reserve Centers in Hanover Township and Scranton. He is the recipient of numerous medals and commendations, including the Legion of Merit and three Meritorious Service Medals. Attorney Goldberg has also been very active in the Jewish community, having served as President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel and President of the Jewish Community Center of the Wyoming Valley, both in Wilkes-Barre. He is the recipient of the B’nai B’rith Community Service Award and the Jewish Family Service Distinguished Service Award. Along with his active involvement in the Jewish community, Attorney Goldberg has also been involved in the educational community of Luzerne County. He has served on the Board of Trustees of Wyoming Seminary for over 20 years, serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2012 - 2018. Attorney Goldberg began his legal career as a clerk to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Benjamin R. Jones. He went on to serve as Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney, Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Executive Assistant to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Chief Legal Counsel for the Pennsylvania State Police, an examiner with the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners for 27 years, and Chief County Solicitor for Luzerne County. He is admitted to practice before all Pennsylvania courts and federal District Courts, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney Goldberg is a member and past President of the Luzerne County Bar Association and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he served on its Board of Governors and House of Delegates. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, where he served on numerous committees and chaired the Standing Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Attorney Goldberg is additionally a member of the American Judicature Society and a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was recognized with a special award from the Dickinson School of Law Alumni Association’s Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter for his leadership and many years of service to his alma mater. Dickinson Law has also welcomed Attorney Goldberg to its Leadership Council Advisory Board. A resident of Wilkes-Barre, Attorney Goldberg is married to Rosemary Chromey. He is the father of three children: Harry, Jane and Leah Goldberg. RGoldberg@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1118 Employment/Labor Law Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

Brian Q. McDonnell Attorney < Back Attorney Brian Q. McDonnell graduated from Scranton Prep in 1998 and received a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Lehigh University in 2002. During his junior year of college, he completed the Washington Semester Program at American University in Washington, D.C., and interned at the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs. In his senior year of college, Attorney McDonnell traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China with Lehigh University’s Martindale Center of the College of Business and Economics. There, he met with various government and business leaders and gathered data on the impact of economic restructuring on Hong Kong’s workforce. His research was published in the Martindale Center’s journal, Perspectives on Business and Economics . As a President’s Scholar at Lehigh, Attorney McDonnell earned a tuition-free fifth year, which he used to attain a master’s degree in political science in 2003. Following Lehigh University, he received a full scholarship to Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law. During law school, Attorney McDonnell was a member of the Penn State Law Review. As a law student, he interned at the Governor’s Policy Office in Harrisburg, was a summer law clerk for Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Sr. of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and was a Summer Associate at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn Law. He also studied abroad at the University of Florence School of Law. Attorney McDonnell graduated from The Dickinson School of Law in May 2006 and passed the Pennsylvania Bar Examination in July 2006 on his first attempt. After graduating from law school, he chose to return home to northeastern Pennsylvania and serve the community where he was raised. He began working for Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn Law as an associate in August 2006 and has remained here ever since. He is a principal on the firm’s Personal Injury Team, and his practice concentrates on personal injury, including workers’ compensation, automobile accidents, and medical malpractice cases. Since becoming a lawyer, he has worked exclusively on behalf of accident victims and their families. Attorney McDonnell is admitted to practice in the courts throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association, and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Attorney McDonnell loves to be involved in the area where he was raised. In his spare time, he coaches soccer with Abington Youth Soccer League and resides in Clarks Summit with his wife and two daughters. BMcDonnell@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1182 Workers' Compensation Car Accident Medical Malpractice Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

The families of two young Susquehanna County men, electrocuted while installing a new roof on a house, received nearly a $30-million settlement after trial had commenced.

Attorneys Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Michelle M. Quinn, Michael A. Lombardo IlI, and Kathleen Quinn DePillis successfully represented two (2) Northeastern Pennsylvania families who received a $25 Million Dollar settlement from a national contracting company whose driver recklessly disregarded a stop sign and caused severe injuries to the two (2) victims.

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