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For
over a century, the Mattes Family has been continuously
practicing law in Scranton and throughout Northeastern
Pennsylvania . As we embark into our second century,
Mattes & Mattes, P.C. looks forward to serving the needs
of its clients and the community for many years to come.
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| Philip
V. Mattes, (1887-1979) |
A Yale graduate was admitted to
practice law in 1912. He went onto lead a
distinguished career as County Solicitor for
Lackawanna County for many years, as well as the
Solicitor for the City of Scranton . During the
pinnacle of his career he argued the case of
Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mayhon, before the United
States Supreme Court and Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes. This case today is still taught in law
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| Roger
Mattes (1927-2005) |
As a highly trained economist,
(University of Pennsylvania , Wharton School of
Business, University of Pennsylvania Law School), he
used his expertise to develop a unique approach to
debtor/creditor law. At a time when specialties in
the law were unheard of, he embarked to carve out a
niche for himself in the field of collections and
commercial litigation. His knowledge of business
impressed the local judges who appointed him as
receiver to numerous distressed businesses, many of
which he was able to work out their financial
problems, much to the delight of their creditors. In
an era when the “Tender Years Doctrine’ was the
ruling law, he was a champion of fathers rights. He
was a fierce litigator who earned record breaking
awards on numerous personal injury cases, insurance
disputes, fire loss cases, and construction
disputes.
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| Philip
V. Mattes, III, (1952-1995) |
A graduate of the John Marshall School of Law in
Chicago , IL , he made a name for himself early in his
career. As a young lawyer he battled the insurance industry
in his own case of gender discrimination for charging him
higher premium rates than his female counterparts. The case
worked its way up the U.S. Supreme Court and resulted in
widespread reforms in the insurance industry. He was elected
to the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar
Association prior to his untimely death in 1995.
Located
in Scranton , Pennsylvania , the County Seat of Lackawanna
County, Mattes & Mattes, P.C. serves the seven (7)
county regions that make up Northeastern Pennsylvania . They
are: Lackawanna ( Scranton ). Luzerne ( Wilkes-Barre ),
Monroe (Stroudsburg), Pike ( Milford ), Susquehanna
(Montrose), Wayne (Honesdale), and Wyoming (Tunkhannock). We
are also known to service other counties within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , depending on the size of the
case, complexity of the issues, collectibility, etc. For
directions to our office, from anywhere click on the CONTACT
US link above.
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