Corey D. O'Brien
Phone: 570-963-6800
Fax: 570-963-6812
 
Public Service Experience
  • Commissioner, County of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania (1/08 – Present)
  • Chairman, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Authority (1/08 – Present)
  • Member, Lackawanna County Board of Elections (1/08 – Present)
  • Member, Lackawanna County Juvenile Detention Board of Managers (1/08 – Present)
  • Member, Lackawanna County Pension Board (1/08 – Present)
  • Member, Lackawanna County Prison Board (1/08 – Present)
  • Member, Lackawanna County Salary Board (1/08 – Present)
  • Senior Political Advisor, Mark K. Shriver for Congress (MD-8), Rockville, MD (4/01 – 9/02)
  • Volunteer, Pat Casey for Congress (PA-10), (5/98 – 11/98)
  • Press Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (9/96 – 3/97)
  • Legislative Affairs Volunteer, Clinton-Gore 1996, Washington, DC (9/96 – 11/96)
  • Intern, The White House, Office of Legislative Affairs, Washington, DC (5/96 – 8/96)
  • President, Dunmore Community Center Development Board, Dunmore, PA (1992 – 1997)

Legal Experience
  • Of Counsel, Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia LLP, Washington, DC (8/00 – 6/04; 3/07 - Present)
  • Attorney, Stevens & Lee, P.C., Scranton PA (2/05 – 3/07)
  • Attorney, Patton Boggs, LLP, Washington, DC (6/04 – 2/05)
  • Law Clerk, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Washington, DC (3/00 – 5/00)
  • Law Clerk, Powers & Amster, Upper Marlboro, MD (1/99 – 3/00)
  • Legal Intern, The Honorable William J. Nealon, Scranton, PA (5/98 – 8/98)

Multimedia Experience
  • Host & Executive Producer, The Pulse with Corey O’Brien on FOX56 (8/05 – 2/07)
  • Host & Executive Producer, Corey O’Brien NOW on WILK News Radio (3/06 – 2/07)

Honors
  • 2007 Excellence in Broadcasting Award from Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
  • Best Local Affairs Television Show – The Pulse with Corey O’Brien, Electric City Best of 2006
  • Honoree, Top 20 Professionals under Age 40 in NEPA, NEPA Business Journal (12/06)

Education
  • Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, The Catholic University Columbus School of Law
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Graduate, Dunmore Junior-Senior High School

Court & Bar Memberships
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and District of Columbia
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar and District of Columbia Bar