Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna County which is located in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. Of Scranton’s 25-year old and over population, 83% have graduated from high school and 18.7% of them have Bachelor’s degrees or higher. Scranton’s many tourist attractions celebrate the city’s industrial center in iron and coal production. Tourist attractions include the Scranton Iron Furnaces, Steamtown National Historic Site, Electric City Trolley Museum and the Lackawanna Coal Mine.

Scranton lawyers practice in most areas of law. One can find a lawyer in Scranton for cases involving DUI/DWI, personal injury, criminal, real estate, employment, elder abuse, corporate and many other fields of law. Clients should take their case to an attorney who practices in the field of law that is applicable to their case.

Recently, a Scranton woman was charged with criminal negligence for placing teenage exchange students in allegedly deplorable housing in Pennsylvaia. Edna Burgette was paid by an exchange service to locate housing for the exchange children. The houses in question were allegedly filthy and covered in animal waste, short on food and also sheltered ex-convicts. Burgette turned herself into authorities and plans on fighting the charges.

Cases such as this one will be tried before the Lackawanna County District Court. Federal cases in Scranton will be tried before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. There are significant differences between these two courts and it is important that your attorney can distinguish between them.

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For more information about the legal system in Scranton, visit the following sites:

• Pennsylvania Courts
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Code
• Lackawanna County Bar Association