Roger Mattes, JR. President – Mattes & Mattes, P.C., Scranton, PA – 5/89 to Present. Litigation Attorney in a General Practice firm with strong emphasis in Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Law, Commercial Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Family law, and Workers’ Compensation. Trial experience in both State and Federal Courts. Realtor – Hinerfeld Realty – Scranton, PA – 12/84 to 01/89. Real Estate Broker with a strong concentration on commercial and industrial transactions, as well as residential sales. Worked on complex financing including conventional mortgages, MIDAS loans, Sale/Leaseback arrangements, SLIBCO loans, owner financing. Industrial, residential and commercial appraisals. EDUCATION: Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA – J.D.- 1991. Pennsylvania Realtors Institute, Harrisburg, PA – G.R.I. – 1986. DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, English Major – B.A. – 1980. Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, PA – 1976. ADMITTED: United States Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Supreme Court: U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District. Court Middle District of Pa., and Eastern District of Pa; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Pa. And Eastern District of Pa; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. LECTURER: Rotary Club of the Abingtons – “Changes in the Bankruptcy Law,” (October, 2005) Middle District of Pa Bankruptcy Bench Bar – “Relief from the Automatic Stay and § 523 Actions,” (May, 2004) National Bar Institute – “Debt Collection from Start to Finish in Pa,” (March, 2003) National Bar Institute. – “Enforcement of Judgments,” (May, 2001) N.E. Pa L.P.N. Association – “Professional Liabilities,” (January, 1999) N.E. Pa Credit Union Assoc. – “Collection in NEPA” (May, 1998) Greater Scranton Jaycees – “Bankruptcy & the Credit Industry,” (April, 1993) PUBLICATIONS: “Partner v. Partner, A Closer Look at Partners