O'Malley, Harris, Durkin, & Perry

John Q. Durkin

Education:

J.D. Degree - Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA - 1973
Student Bar Association and Trial and Appellate Moot Court Competition Member

B.S. Business Administration - University of Scranton - 1969
Pre-Law Society Officer and Business Club Society Member

Employment Record:

Partner/Shareholder and President – O’Malley, Harris, Durkin & Perry, P.C.

Law Clerk - to Richard P. Conaboy, The Honorable Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, (1973-1975)

Military Record:

United States Army - Honorable Discharge, Active Duty at U.S. Army Armor Center,
Fort Knox, KY as Brigade Legal Specialist, (1969-1970)

Professional Memberships:

Lackawanna County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member - House of Delegates, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1991 to 1997
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Who’s Who in American Law, 1994 to present
Board of Directors/Executive Committee Member - Lackawanna Bar Association, 1985 to 1997
Diplomat/Civil Trial Specialist - National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1980 to present
Advocate – American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998 to 2008
Chairman - Court Rules Committee, Lackawanna County Bar Association
Chairman - Legal Education Committee, Lackawanna County Bar Association
Lecturer - Civil Law & Evidence, Lackawanna County Bar Association - Continuing Legal Education Programs
Medical/Legal Committee - Lackawanna County Bar Association
Lecturer - University of Scranton - Hospital Law & Physical Therapy
Lecturer - Hospital Law - Mercy Hospital Risk Management Department
Lecturer – Nursing Law and Administration – College Misericordia, Dallas, PA

Community Activities/Interests:

Director/Past President - Drug & Alcohol Treatment Services of Lackawanna County
Member - The Country Club of Scranton,
Executive Committee - Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

Legal Practice:

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania - 1973
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit - 1973
Pennsylvania Appellate Courts - 1973
All Pennsylvania Common Pleas Courts in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania - including the counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Bradford, Tioga, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Sullivan, Lycoming, Montour, Carbon, Lehigh, Northumberland, Northampton, Bucks, Lancaster, Dauphin, Clinton, Centre, Schuylkill, Potter, Union and Snyder.

Publications/Presentations:

Updates in Law: Civil Law and Evidence - Lackawanna County Bar Association Publication

Physical Therapist And The Law - University of Scranton Course Material Publications - Department of Physical Therapy