PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Attorney Anderson has handled numerous labor arbitrations for clients and has successfully arbitrated or settled the discipline and termination of employees. He has been involved in a myriad of contract negotiations and has performed independent sexual harassment investigations for various clients. He has also advised clients regarding employee-related issues and has successfully defended clients against all manner of employment discrimination claims and unfair labor practice charges. He has appeared before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board, and the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission on behalf of his clients. He has also litigated matters in both state and federal courts, and the appellate court system.
Attorney Anderson is active in both the Lackawanna and Luzerne County Bar Associations’ Young Lawyers Divisions (YLD), and was the Luzerne County YLD Treasurer from 2012 to 2013. He has also been active in the Pennsylvania Bar Association YLD since 2010 and was the Chair of PBA YLD from 2014 to 2015. He is on the Executive Council of the PBA’s Labor and Employment Law Section and Chair of the Section from 2017 to 2018, Chair of the PBA’s Community and Public Relations Committee, and was a member of the PBA’s Board of Governors from 2013 to 2016.
In addition, Attorney Lars Anderson is very active in the community and was a member of the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 2012-13. He is a member of the Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club and sits on the board of directors of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. He is also a member of the Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston where he previously served as Chair of the Personnel Committee and was a member of Parish Council. He lives in Wilkes-Barre with his wife and two children.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, 2010-Present
Principal, member of Business Team with emphasis on labor and employment law, zoning and commercial litigation
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Carmen D. Minora of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 2008-2010
EDUCATION
New England School of Law, Boston, Juris Doctor, May 2008
Dean’s List, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008; New England Scholar, 2005-2006
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Study Abroad Program in International Law, Summer 2006
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dual Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech Communication, May 2004
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & RECOGNITIONS
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014-Present
Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal Top 20 Under 40, 2014
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 2010-Present
YLD Zone 5 Co-Chair, 2010-2011
YLD At Large Chair, 2011
YLD Secretary, 2011-2013
YLD Chair-Elect, 2013-2014
YLD Chair, 2014 to 2015
YLD Immediate Past Chair, 2015-2016
Board of Governors, 2013-2016
Community & Public Relations Committee, Chair, 2015-Present; Vice Chair, 2012-2014
Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Council, 2012-Present; Secretary 2015-2016, Vice Chair 2016-2017, Chair 2017-2018
Member, Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association
Young Lawyers Division Treasurer, 2012-2013
Member, Lackawanna County Bar Association
Young Lawyers Division Executive Board, 2009-2011
Admitted to Practice:
United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Church of Christ Uniting
Chair of Personnel Committee and Member of Parish Council, 2014 & 2015
Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 2012-2013
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2013-Present
Wilkes-Barre YMCA Board of Directors, 2013-2016
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club, President 2017-2018
