Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen, P.C.
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Phone: Address: 255 E. Grove St. 2nd Floor, 18411 Coordinates: 41.497157,-75.697838 Education: Scranton Preparatory High School - 1997, Boston College Undergraduate - B.A. Economics and Political Science 2001 Achievements: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2020 - 2022 Equal Access to Justice Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2006-2021 Pennsylvania, Rising Star, 2019 -2020 Pro Bono Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2021 Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010-2022 Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015; Equal Access to Justice Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2006-2021 Pennsylvania, Rising Star, 2019 -2020 Pro Bono Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2021 Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010-2022 Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015; Pennsylvania, Rising Star, 2019 -2020 Pro Bono Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2021 Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010-2022 Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015; Pro Bono Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2021 Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010-2022 Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015; Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2010-2022 Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015; Attorney Peggy Gavin Award, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2015 Bio: Edwin A. Abrahamsen, is an attorney at Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. Abrahamsen has over 18 years of experience and concentrates his practice on personal injury, workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability law. He represents clients throughout Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike and Wyoming counties. Mr. Abrahamsen is dedicated to preserving the rights of clients who have sustained or lost a family member to a catastrophic injury. He has experience with personal injury cases involving slip and falls, truck accidents, workplace accidents and other issues. Several times over the course of his career, Mr. Abrahamsen has obtained major sums for his clients through successful verdicts and settlements. His accomplishments have earned him membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, exclusive organizations comprised of only a small percentage of attorneys. In addition to this law practice, Mr. Abrahamsen is an engaged member of his legal community. He belongs to the Lackawanna Bar Association, the Pike County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Lackawanna County Bar Association Board of Directors and the Northeastern PA Trial Lawyers Association. Committed to pro bono work and serving his community, Mr. Abrahamsen is the recipient of several pro bono awards from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He serves on the boards of several community organizations and volunteers with Friends of the Poor of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Abrahamsen received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and earned his law degree from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law. He holds licenses to practice law before all Pennsylvania state courts, the U.S. district courts for the middle and eastern districts of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Practice Areas Chip has been practicing for over 18 years, fighting every day to make sure that his clients are given the protection and the attention that they deserve, whether they have been hurt at work, injured by a negligent truck driver, or harmed by the negligence of a landowner. Through his practice, Chip has traveled across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and practiced in many courts in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He has helped clients through various personal injury and Workers’ Compensation matters and continues to work hard representing clients who have been injured in truck accidents, accidents with gas and water trucks, slip and fall accidents, catastrophic work accidents, and many other personal injury matters. He also assists clients in obtaining Social Security Disability benefits. Bar Admissions Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2004 United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2004 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2005 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Education Dickinson School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2004 Boston College, B.A., 2001 Professional Memberships Lackawanna County Bar Association Pike County Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association) Leadership Past President, Lackawanna County Young Lawyers Division Past Vice President, BNI – Endless Mountains Chapter Presentations and Speaking Engagements 2013 – Interplay between Workers’ Compensation and Auto Accidents & Recovery, Pike County Bar Association 2013 – Young Lawyers Induction Ceremony, Lackawanna Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division 2013 – Bridge the Gap, Lackawanna Bar Association 2013 – Civil Law Update, Bench Bar Conference 2012 – Bridge the Gap, Lackawanna Bar Association Publications Civil Law Update, Lackawanna County Annual Bench Bar, 2012 Community Involvement Board Member – Lackawanna Bar Association Member of Board of Directors – Friends of the Poor, Scranton Past President, Board of Directors – Friends of the Poor, Scranton Past Board Member – The Bread Basket of Lackawanna County Past Board of Advisors – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lackawanna County Past Big Brother Volunteer Recent Awards Attorney Peggy Gavin Award - Lackawanna Bar Association - 2015 Multi-Million Dollar Advocate - Million Dollar Advocates Forum - 2010-2022 Equal Access to Justice Award - Lackawanna Bar Association - 2006-2007, 2009-2021 Pro Bono Award - Pennsylvania Bar Association - 2006-2007, 2009-2021 Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers - 2020-2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - 2021-2023