[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF ROBERT BISHOP, ESQ., RECIPIENT OF THE LACKAWANNA PRO 
                     BONO'S ROBERT W. MUNLEY AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Robert Bishop, 
Esq., who will be awarded the 2015 Lackawanna Pro Bono's Attorney 
Robert W. Munley Award. Lackawanna Pro Bono is a non-profit 
organization established in 1997 to increase the availability of free 
legal representation for low-income individuals and families throughout 
Lackawanna County.
  Robert has been principal of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC, since 
1985. His practice specializes in estate planning and administration, 
as well as elder law matters, real estate transactions, business 
transactions, and corporate matters for clients in Luzerne, Lackawanna 
and surrounding counties. He is a graduate of Penn State University and 
Temple University School of Law.
  In addition to volunteering his expertise to the Lackawanna Pro Bono, 
Robert is very active in the Northeastern Pennsylvania community. He is 
president of the Amos Lodge of B'nai B'rith, vice president of the 
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, secretary of the Jewish Home of 
Eastern Pennsylvania, past president of Glen Oak Country Club, past 
president and board member of Temple Israel of Scranton, past president 
of the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania, past president and board 
member of Jewish Family Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, past 
president and life member of Scranton Counseling Center, past president 
and advisory board member of the Salvation Army Citadel in Scranton, 
past president and board member of the Estate Planning Council of 
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and a board member of the Schwartz/Mack 
Foundation. Robert serves on the boards of the ARC Foundation and the 
Amos Towers Housing Foundation and the advisory boards of the Scranton 
Area Foundation, the Kania School of Management at the University of 
Scranton, and M&T Bank. He is an emeritus member of the Penn State 
Worthington advisory board, and serves on the board of the Jewish 
Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
  It is an honor to recognize Robert Bishop for the great service he 
has done for his community, and I extend my congratulations on being 
awarded the Lackawanna Pro Bono's Robert W. Munley Award. I commend 
Robert for all the effort he has put into making northeastern 
Pennsylvania a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

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