[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING ATTORNEY CHARLES BUFALINO FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                WILKES-BARRE LAW AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Attorney 
Charles Bufalino, of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of 
his 50th anniversary of membership in the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library 
Association.
  A graduate of Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, Villanova 
University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Attorney 
Bufalino was admitted to the practice of law in 1956 and he continues 
to be an active practitioner before the Luzerne County Court, all of 
the appellate courts of Pennsylvania and the United States Courts for 
the Third Circuit and the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is 
admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and 
is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
  Attorney Bufalino has been involved in precedent-setting litigation 
involving both First Amendment rights and freedom of the press as well 
as workers' compensation law.
  A First Amendment landmark case was considered by the United States 
Supreme Court and a workers' compensation case was decided earlier this 
year by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
  Attorney Bufalino served as special assistant attorney general, 
Luzerne County solicitor, law clerk to the late Judge Harold Flannery 
and as solicitor to many municipalities.
  The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association was located in the 
county Court House located on Wilkes-Barre's Public Square from 1859 to 
1909 when it was moved to the second floor of the current county Court 
House at 200 N. River Street in Wilkes-Barre.
  The Law Library contains over 20,000 volumes of law books, reports 
and journals. The Law Library also operates the Luzerne Legal Register, 
the law journal of Luzerne County and the official reporter of the 
decisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County. A lawyer 
referral service is also operated out of the law library for people who 
need a lawyer but do not know whom to contact.
  The Law and Library Association also operates a charitable foundation 
that supports charitable and humanitarian projects throughout Luzerne 
County. It is intended to enhance the public's understanding and 
appreciation of the legal system in Luzerne County, ensure access to 
legal information and representation to all members of the Luzerne 
County community and foster good relations between members of the Bar, 
Judiciary and the public.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Attorney Bufalino for a 
half century of membership in the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library 
Association. His devoted service and the service of other distinguished 
legal practitioners have enabled the Association to grow and thrive and 
be a continuous source of support to its members.

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