[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





RECOGNIZING ATTORNEY NEIL O'DONNELL, GREATER WILKES-BARRE FRIENDLY SONS 
                            MAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 21, 2023

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Attorney Neil O'Donnell 
who was named the Man of the Year by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly 
Sons of St. Patrick. He was honored at the group's annual gathering on 
March 17, 2023.
  Neil graduated with honors from Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, 
Pennsylvania, before matriculating at the University of Pittsburgh 
School of Law. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1987 and 
began practicing law that same year.
  Neil spent three years working for the Philadelphia-based law firm of 
Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Mannino. He returned to Northeastern 
Pennsylvania in 1990 and started the O'Donnell Law Offices. Over the 
past 30 years, Neil has grown the O'Donnell Law Offices into one of the 
leading legal practices in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He has cultivated 
an impressive reputation through his commitment to practicing to the 
highest standard.
  In addition to the Pennsylvania Bar, Neil is admitted to the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania and Eastern District of Pennsylvania District 
Courts, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United 
States Supreme Court. For his legal acumen, he has been named to the 
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Top 100, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 
Best Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates Top 100 Lawyer, Rue 
Ratings Best Attorneys of America and National Association of 
Distinguished Counsel. He also received a Martindale Hubble AV 
Preeminent Rating and is a Litigation Counsel of American Fellow. Neil 
has shared his extensive legal experience with his peers as a presenter 
for leading attorney groups like the Pennsylvania Association for 
Justice, Melvin Belli Society and the Brain Injury Association of 
California.
  In addition to his legal practice, Neil has served as the chair of 
the Senatorial Advisory Committee Panel for the Selection of United 
States Attorneys and U.S. Marshals for the Eastern, Western and Middle 
Districts of Pennsylvania. He is the co-chair of the Senatorial 
Advisory Panel for the Selection of the U.S. District Court. This past 
November, Neil was named to the 11-person board for the Governor Josh 
Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis's Transition after their 
election.
  I am honored to join with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons to 
recognize Neil as the Man of the Year. His career has been marked by 
impressive integrity and service to the legal profession, and I am 
proud to celebrate his many achievements and contributions to the field 
of law and our community. I wish him the best.

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