About Us

EDUCATION 

1977 BS, Magna Cum Laude, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA. 

Double Major Degree: Biology and History 

AWARDS and HONORS

Recipient of The Board of Trustees Award to the student exemplifying the academic, leadership and service ideals of the College; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Recipient of the Student Service Award; Student Body President; Member of Varsity Basketball Team - four years; Dean's List - 4 years. 

JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Philadelphia, PA 

INTERNSHIPS

Temple Legal Aid Program; Intern, Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Strike Force on Organized Crime and Racketeering. 

EMPLOYMENT 

2018-2023 First Assistant District Attorney, Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office 

1984 - 1988 FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL PRICE & PRICE LAW FIRM

1988 - 2018 FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL DOUGHERTY, LEVENTHAL & PRICE, L.L.P. 

Moosic, Pennsylvania. Emphasis on personal injury and civil litigation, real estate, family law, estates, municipal law, Workers' Compensation and criminal defense. 

2014-2018 Solicitor, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County 

1996-2013 Certified Federal Court Mediator, United States District Court for the Middle 

District of Pennsylvania. 

2001-2004 Chairperson, Lackawanna Board of Assessment Appeals, Lackawanna County, 

Pennsylvania. 

2002-2003 Solicitor, City of Carbondale, Office of Economic and Community Development 

1995-2001 Solicitor, Scranton Municipal Parking Authority 

1992-1995 1983-1987 1983-1987 1983-1984 

Assistant District Attorney, Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office. Partner, Law Offices of Price and Price, Scranton, Pennsylvania. General practice of law; domestic and family law; real estate, commercial and civil litigation. Assistant County Solicitor, Lackawanna County, Scranton, Pennsylvania. County Bureau of Children and Youth Services and County Area Agency on Aging. Responsible for the handling of juvenile dependency, foster care placement, elder abuse and guardianship cases and protective service matters for juvenile and elderly residents of Lackawanna County. Solicitor, City of Scranton Controller's Office, Scranton, Pennsylvania. 

1982-1983 

Responsible for review of City contracts, purchasing orders and legal transactions of the Controller's Office. Luzerne County Domestic Relations Support Master, Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Presided over quasi judicial hearings deliberating awards of child support, spousal support and alimony. 

1981-1982

Law Offices of Dougherty and Confair - Associate, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 

1980-1981 

Emphasis on civil defense litigation, Workers' Compensation and domestic law.  Law Clerk, The Honorable Patrick J. Toole, Jr., Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

Member, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations 

Member, Lackawanna County Bar Associations 

Member, Federal Bar Association (Middle District of Pennsylvania) 

Member, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association 

Member; Board of Directors, Lackawanna County Bar Association 

1996-2001 Secretary, Board of Directors, Lackawanna County Bar Association 

2000-2002 Senior Director, Lackawanna Bar Association. 

COMMUNITY AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS 

2018 Boys and Girls Scouts Distinguished Citizen's Award of Northeast PA 

Clearbrook Inc., (2016 - 2018) Board of Director 

(2016-2018) Keystone College, LaPlume, PA (2016- 2018) Board of Trustees

United Way of Lackawanna/Wayne County - Annual Campaign - Co-Chairperson of Annual 2014 campaign 

Principal and founder - Woman Matters, Inc. - Non-Profit Corporation which raises awareness for the Global, Social, Economic and Legal Rights of Women Worldwide 

Scranton Preparatory School: Board of Trustees Member 2008 - 2015 

Chairperson of Board of Trustees 2013 - 2015 

Catholic Social Services, Lackawanna/ Wayne County Board of Directors Chairperson of Board of Directors 2010-2012 

Lackawanna County Federation of Democratic Women - Member and recipient of Woman of the Year Award - 2014 

Board of Directors of Women's Resource Center of Lackawanna County - (2015-2018) 

College Misericordia Board of Trustees, (1985-2003) - Member of Board of Trustees 

College Misericordia Alumni Association National President (1981-1985) 

St. Joseph's Biddy Girls Basketball League (1989-2004) - Founder, Executive Director and Coach 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 

2021 Lackawanna/Susquehanna Drug & Alcohol Office Person of the Year 

2021- LACKAWANNA PRO-BONO INC. 

2013, 2014, 2015 Top Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania - Legal Network 

2012 Attorney Samuel Falk - Equal Access to Justice Award from the Lackawanna Bar Association 

2012 Pro Bono Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association 

2012 Child Advocate Award from the Children's Advocacy Center KJOC 

Attorney Robert W. Munley/ Distinguished Service AWARD 

2014 Lackawanna County Federation of Democratic Women - Woman of the Year 

Top 25 Women in Business - 2014, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal 

2012 Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association 

2009 Boys and Girls Club of America - "Co-Champion of Youth Award” 

PERSONAL 

Married to:  Joseph G. Price, Esquire 

A Principal at the Law Firm of Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, L.L.P. 

Parents of four children, Judith Price, Colleen Price Kearney, Esq., Joseph G. Price, IV, Esq., James A. Price, Esq. and grandparent of eight children.