[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING WILLIAM ANZALONE, ESQ., RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PERSON OF 
 THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE ITALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LUZERNE COUNTY

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2009

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. 
William Anzalone, Esq., on the occasion of his selection by the Italian 
American Association of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to receive its 
prestigious 2009 ``Person of the Year'' award.
  Mr. Anzalone is a 1969 graduate of Wyoming Area High School. He 
received his undergraduate degree from Temple University where he also 
distinguished himself as a member of the university football team. He 
earned his law degree from Dickinson School of Law. In 1998, he was 
inducted into the Wyoming Area ``Ring of Pride'' and, in 2005, he was 
inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Anzalone owns Anzalone Law Offices in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and 
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is associated in practice with his son, 
Attorney Jamie Joseph Anzalone; his daughter, Attorney Alana Marie 
Anzalone and Attorney Eric William Wassel.
  Attorney Anzalone is the former president and founder of the 
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, an association 
that encompasses 12 counties of northeastern Pennsylvania. He also 
served a two-year term as the president of the Luzerne County Bar 
Association. He was also the founder and first president of the Luzerne 
County Bar Association's charitable foundation. He currently serves on 
the board of governors for the statewide Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers 
Association.
  Attorney Anzalone is a mediator for the United States District Court 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is a certified trial master 
in Luzerne County. He frequently lectures throughout the Commonwealth 
on trial-related matters.
  Attorney Anzalone was recognized as a preeminent lawyer by the 
Martindale Hubble Bar Register and was recognized as a Pennsylvania 
Super Lawyer since its inception in 2004. He was also recognized in 
2007 and 2009 as being among the top 100 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
  Attorney Anzalone is a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of 
UNICO. He chaired their annual Allstate Football games many times and 
currently serves on the board of directors of the Luzerne County 
Catholic Social Services, FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 
Wilkes-Barre Chapter of UNICO and the Luzerne County Bar Association's 
Charitable Foundation. He previously served on the board of directors 
for the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, Lackawanna County Junior 
College, Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Wilkes-Barre Leadership. 
He is a 2006 recipient of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. 
Patrick Swingle Award.
  Married to the former Tina Medico, the couple has three children: 
Attorney Jamie Joseph Anzalone, Attorney Alana Marie Anzalone and Dr. 
William F. Anzalone, director of forensic psychology of Luzerne County.

                          ____________________