John P. Moses practices law in Wilkes-Barre with the firm of Cozen O’Connor. He is a graduate of King’s College and the Villanova University School of Law. He is former chair and president of the board of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and currently serves as board chair of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and as a board member of The Commonwealth Medical College. 

 

Hon. Terrance R. Nealon was appointed to the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas in 1998. Prior to joining the bench, he practiced law and was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a trial specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton and the Dickinson School of Law. 

 

Robert W. Munley is a graduate of the University of Scranton and Temple University School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1959 following service in the Korean War. He founded the Scranton law firm Munley, Munley & Cartwright in 1959. He is past president of the Lackawanna Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.

 

Thomas J. Foley, Jr. is founder and president of the Foley Law Firm. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton and Temple University School of Law. He is a former president of the Lackawanna Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. 

 

“The addition of John Moses to the Advisory Board represents another important step in ensuring that many of the most well-respected members of the Luzerne County bar are involved in the planning process of for the law school,” says Loren Prescott, Dean of the University’s law school initiative. “And, because this is a project intended to serve all of northeastern Pennsylvania, the addition of another member of the Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas, together with two senior members of the Lackawanna County bar, further the University’s interest in creating a program that meets the needs of the region.”

 

The inaugural class of 60 full-time students and 25 part-time students is expected to be seated in 2011. Once fully operational, the school will enroll 275 to 300 full-time students and 80 to 100 part-time students.

 

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