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Joseph E. Kluger

1989-Present

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C., Kingston, PA Principal. Managing shareholder of the firm's Corporate & Commercial Practice Group with primary focus in Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Business and Finance, Probate/Trust & Real Estate Law. He has served since 1992 as the solicitor for Luzerne County Community College and was an Assistant District Attorney for Luzerne County.

1989	Columbus School of Law, Catholic University,Washington, D.C. Juris Doctor
1986	Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Bachelor of Arts
1982	Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, Kingston, PA

• Member, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2007
• Chairman, Luzerne County Bar Association By-Laws Committee
• Member, Luzerne County Bar Association Orphan’s Court Practice and Rules Committee
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association
• Member, Luzerne County Bar Association
• Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania,the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• Chairman, Board of Directors, Luzerne Bank
• Board of Directors, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry
• Board of Directors, The Luzerne Foundation
• Board of Trustees, King’s College
• Board of Trustees, Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School
• Board of Directors, AAA Valley Auto Club
• Board of Directors, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
• Board of Directors, Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre
• Former Regional Board of Directors, Mellon Bank, N.A.
• Member, Northeastern Pennsylvania Estate Planning Council
• Co-Chair (2005) SPCA Capital Campaign
• Former Board Member - American Cancer Society of Luzerne County
• Former Board of Directors, Catholic Youth Services
• Former Member, Leadership Wilkes-Barre Advisory Council
• Former Board of Directors, Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corp.
• Former Board of Directors, United Way of Wyoming Valley

CIRCLE 200 FORUM FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE WOMEN

• Presenter at Board Excellences Series on "A View from the Board Chair"

AUDIT COMMITTEE FORUM WITH PARENTEBEARD

• Presenter at Panel Discussion on "Best Practices and Communication Strategies Relevant to Audit Committees"

NEGOTIATION OF COMMERCIAL LOAN DOCUMENTS

• Moderator, drafter and presenter of seminar for lawyers, lenders and accountants on all aspects of commercial lending and the negotiation of lending documentation.

GOVERNANCE AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF SERVING
ON NON-PROFIT BOARDS

• Annual sole presenter at year end retreat on non-profit corporate board issues.

ESTATE PLANNING TO MINIMIZE PA STATE
INHERITANCE AND FEDERAL ESTATE TAX

• Quarterly sole presenter at region-wide private seminar on Probate/Trust law.

ELEMENTS OF BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 362 TRIALS

• Moderator and mock jury presenter for lawyers and bankers involved with all aspects of a trial in a bankruptcy matter.

LIVING WILLS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY,
WILLS AND TRUSTS FOR THE ELDERLY

• Sole presenter at the annual Masters Leadership Program for a private not for profit entity on elder-care planning issues.

COLLECTION OF DEBTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF
JUDGMENTS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS

• Sole presenter in conjunction with the Wilkes University Small Business Development Program.

LEGAL ISSUES FACING SMALL BUSINESSES

• Joint presenter for the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center on start up business issues.

BANKING LAW

• Adjunct professor of yearlong course for the American Institute of Banking.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR DIRECTORS OF COMPANIES

• Sole presenter for numerous not for profit entities on pitfalls in conflict of interest issues.

FORBEARANCE AGREEMENTS AND
THEIR NECESSITY IN WORKOUT SITUATIONS

• Presentation and legal memorandum addressing different banking groups on elements of the forbearance in lending matters.