[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17405-17406]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING NED AND MARY ANN ABRAHAMSEN ON RECEIVING THE ATTORNEY ROBERT 
     W. MUNLEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM LACKAWANNA PRO BONO

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. and 
Mrs. Ned and Mary Ann Abrahamsen on receiving the Attorney Robert W. 
Munley Distinguished Service Award from Lackawanna Pro Bono.
  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.
  Over the past thirteen years they have organized local attorneys to 
volunteer their time to provide representation in over 2,000 cases, and 
in the process have helped nearly 5,000 residents of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania.
  Lackawanna Pro Bono will host its second annual Fundraising Gala on 
October 21, 2010 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. For the second

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year, Lackawanna Pro Bono will honor a select number of individuals and 
organizations who have demonstrated excellent service to the community 
with its Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award.
  This year's group of deserving recipients includes Mr. and Mrs. Ned 
and Mary Ann Abrahamsen of Scranton.
  Edwin ``Ned'' Abrahamsen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 
1951. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1973, and 
received his Juris Doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law in 1976.
  Mary Ann Conaboy Abrahamsen was born in Scranton in 1951. She 
graduated from Marywood College in 1973 before also receiving her Juris 
Doctorate from Dickinson School of Law in 1976.
  Together, they are partners at Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen in 
Scranton. Mr. Abrahamsen specializes in personal injury cases, while 
Mary Ann specializes in family law, particularly in the areas of real 
estate, wills trusts and estates, and divorce. Their firm has received 
the Equal Access to Justice Award from the Lackawanna Bar Association 
and Lackawanna Pro Bono, as well as the Pro Bono Award from their 
Pennsylvania Bar Association.
  Throughout their professional careers, Mr. and Mrs. Abrahamsen have 
continuously donated their time and efforts throughout the community.
  Mr. Abrahamsen has served as Solicitor of the Scranton School 
District and School Building Authority and the Old Forge School 
District, and currently serves as Solicitor of Blakely Borough. He is 
also Chairman of the Financial Committee of St. Joseph's Church in 
Scranton.
  Mrs. Abrahamsen has served as President of the Parents Club at 
Scranton Preparatory School, Chairman of the Board at Scranton Prep, 
President of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Poor, and as 
Secretary of the Lackawanna Bar Association.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Mr. and Mrs. Abrahamsen. 
Together they have demonstrated a remarkable commitment to community 
service in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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