Donald C. Ligorio, Esquire

Don joined the firm in 2023 with 31 years of experience handling Worker’s Compensation claims. As someone who once defended employers and now files claims for employees who are injured, he has the experience needed to help you go forward with your life after a work injury.

Practice Areas: Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle and Truck Accidents, Slip and Falls, Medical Malpractice, and Disability Claims.

Admitted to the Bar: 1992, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. United States Supreme Court.

Law School: University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 1992, Magna Cum Laude. University of Dayton Law Review.

College: University of Scranton, B.A., History and Political Science, 1989.

Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association; Member of Workers’ Compensation Committee, Lackawanna Bar Association; Member of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Committee; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Community Involvement: Lackawanna Pro Bono Inc, Volunteer.

Honors: Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, recognized by PA Supreme Court; recertified 2023; Recognized as a Superlawyer, Philadelphia Magazine since 2007, rated AV “Preeminent”  in Workers’ Compensation, Martindale Hubbell; Recipient, Equal Access to Justice Award, Lackawanna County for pro bono work.

Biography: Law Clerk, Dilworth Paxson Kalish and Kaufman, 1991; Principal, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, 1992-2023.

Reported Cases: Furnari v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board, (Temple Inland) 90 A.3d 53, Commonwealth Court of Pa 2014; Valenta v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board, Valenta v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Abington Manor Nursing Home and Rehab and Liberty Insurance) 176 A.3d 374, Common Wealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2017.