Giordano named arbitrator and mediator

The Honorable Emil Giordano (retired), a member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and co-chair of its Litigation Practice Group, has been selected to serve as an arbitrator and mediator to the Judicial Roster, Real Estate, and Pennsylvania at Large ADR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

He served as a presiding judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Third Judicial District, from 2004 through 2018. He was Northampton County’s first administrative judge of the Orphans’ County Division, overseeing estates and trusts of the county, and was named to the Statewide Orphans Court Task Force, an organization charged with implementing changes to Orphans Court. He was also the first judge in Pennsylvania to institute guardianship certification requirements for the protection of senior citizens.

Local man in College Career Night event

Jared Burcin from Bethlehem, a supply chain management major and a member of the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania baseball team, was one of 30 Bloomsburg University student athletes who participated in the Jan. 8 second annual Baseball Career Night at Jamison Elementary School, Jamison.

The event enabled current BU baseball players to network with university alumni and other team affiliated mentors as they prepare for professional careers. The students participated in alumni-led networking exercises, panel discussions and resume reviews.