Practice Areas
Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates

Admitted: 1971, Pennsylvania; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Law School: Villanova University, J.D.

Member: Monroe County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations

Military Service: Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1971-1976

Biography: Assistant County Solicitor, Monroe County, 1977-1982

Attorney at Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, P.C., located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania serving Monroe County and surrounding areas including Northampton County, Lehigh County, Carbon County, Pike County, Wayne County, Lackawanna County and Luzerne County.

Practice Areas
Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Homicide; Misdemeanors; White Collar Crime; Juvenile Law; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Civil Rights; Litigation

Admitted: 1976, Pennsylvania; 1977, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2015, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2016

Law School: Villanova University, J.D.

Member: Monroe County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors 2005-2009; Vice President-Middle District, 2009-11; President-Elect 2011-12; President 2013-2015, Immediate Past President 2015).

Biography: Staff Member, 1974-1975, and Case and Comment Editor, 1975-1976, Villanova Law Review. Author: Casenote, 20 Villanova Law Review 520, 1974-1975. Public Defender, Monroe County, 1979-1980. Listed, Pennsylvania Superlawyer, 2007, 2009-2022. Named in 2012 to Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers by National Trial Lawyers’ Association. Named Pocono’s Best Criminal Defense Lawyer for 2013 by Greatest Around the Poconos. Named to the “10 Best” list by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.

Board Certification and Peer Recognition

Not every lawyer is Board Certified. You expect your doctor to be a board certified specialist. Why not your lawyer? The National Board of Trial Advocacy certifies trial lawyers in Pennsylvania. Only lawyers who have the necessary experience, recognition by peers and judges, and the ability to pass a written examination achieve the certification recognized by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Attorney Swetz is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Approved Agency. He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for over 15 years. An AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell is the highest possible rating a lawyer may obtain for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. He has been named a Pennsylvania Superlawyer in 2007, 2009-2022. Superlawyers honors outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Pennsylvania Superlawyer list is published each June in Superlawyer and Philadelphia Magazines.

Practice Areas
Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law

Admitted: 1978, Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. Tax Court

Education: Temple University, J.D., cum laude;  Juniata College, B.S.

Member: Monroe County, Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Municipal Law and Real Estate Law) and American (Member, Law Practice Management Section) Bar Associations; PSATS Township Solicitors Association.

Biography: For over 40 years Attorney McManus has been privileged to represent clients in a multitude of real estate, business and commercial  matters and transactions. He also serves as counsel for a federal credit union; has represented commercial lending departments of several financial institutions; serves as a solicitor to numerous townships, planning commissions and authorities; been an approved attorney for several title insurance companies, and has served as a Monroe County Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliator from 2011 to the present.  As a result, he brings a unique and diverse set of skills and experience to each client’s matter.  

Recognition and Involvement:  Tim was the 2017 President of the Monroe County Bar Association and a member of  its Board of Directors; served on the Board of Directors and as Chairperson of both the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Laurel Manor Nursing Home; served on the Board of Directors  of several other non-profit organization; been the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year and Clara Barton Honor awards from the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross; and been a member of Phi Alpha Delta.

Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Traffic/Motor Vehicles; Expungement; Civil Litigation

Admitted: 2007, Pennsylvania; 2013, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Law School: Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2007)

Undergraduate Studies: Pennsylvania State University – University Park; Schreyer Honors College Graduate (B.A., 2004)

Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Monroe County Bar Association, Immediate Past President; Monroe County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Past President; Pennsylvania Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors; The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40; American Society of Legal Advocates, Top 40 Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers Under 40; Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2017; Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2018-2021.

Biography: Attorney Brian C. Jordan is a Monroe County Native and graduate of East Stroudsburg Area School District. He was a member of the Pre-Law Society while in college at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park, where he ultimately graduated from Schreyer Honors College and the College of Communications with High Distinction. He continued his education in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at the Widener University School of Law where he was Vice President of the Trial Advocacy Honor Society, Coordinator of the Student Mentor Program, and recipient of the Dean’s Award upon his graduation in 2007. During his law school studies, Brian worked at the law office of Cohen & Cohen and also interned at the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, and the Dauphin County Office of the Public Defender.

After graduation, he began his law career as an attorney in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with the Dauphin County Office of the Public Defender where he handled all levels of cases from traffic offenses through homicide charges, from the inception of the case through jury trial and the appeals process. Brian co-facilitated the Dauphin County Mental Health Court Program and maintained a full case load where he focused on the best outcomes for each and every one his clients.

In 2012, Brian and his family returned to the local area and he entered private practice with Cramer, Swetz & McManus, P.C., focusing on private criminal defense and civil litigation. In 2014, Brian became a shareholder of the firm and the firm was re-named Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C.

Brian continues to focus on all aspects of criminal defense in both state and federal court, at all stages ranging from the initial investigation of any matter through trial and the appeals process. Brian also handles all aspects of DUI defense as well as any traffic and motor vehicle issues. Brian handles civil litigation matters in both state and federal court, including but not limited to personal injury, employment and contract disputes, landlord/tenant issues, and family law matters.

As a trial attorney committed to each one of his clients, Brian has obtained acquittals in criminal jury and judge trials, as well as dismissals of all charges prior to trial through litigation and negotiation efforts. He has obtained significant plea bargains and sentences that have avoided incarceration and lengthy probation despite the requests of police, prosecutors, or probation officers. He has been successful in intervening prior to the filing of criminal charges to persuade police to re-examine their case and not proceed with any further action. In civil matters, Brian has helped clients navigate the court system to obtain the best possible resolution to a legal situation.

No matter what the situation, Brian will work tirelessly with dedicated personal attention towards each and every client to ensure that the best possible outcome is obtained in each and every case.

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning & Administration

Admitted: 1993 Pennsylvania; 1993 U.S. District Court, Western District of PA; 1995 U. S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1996 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA

Law School: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. 1993

Undergraduate: Lafayette College, A.B. 1986

Member: Monroe County (past President) and Pennsylvania (Member House of Delegates) Bar Associations

Biography: Andy was born and raised in Warren County, New Jersey.  Following graduation from Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, he continued his education in Pennsylvania at Lafayette College where he studied history. After working in the field of Historic Preservation for several years he entered the legal profession. Both during and after his legal education, Andy worked at the law firm of Weisel, Xides & Foerster in Pittsburgh, concentrating in Real Estate and Estate Planning and Administration. In 1995 he returned to Northeastern Pennsylvania and for eleven years was a partner in the law firm of Billick & Wolf in Stroudsburg, concentrating again in those same practice areas as well as in Civil Litigation. In 2006 Andy became Corporate Counsel, then General Counsel for a large company located in Monroe County, PA.  He returned to the private practice of law with Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C. in 2018 and looks forward to representing the best interests of his clients.

Attorney Gary J. Saylor, II, is a Monroe County native and a graduate of Stroudsburg Area School District. He attended undergraduate college at Delaware Valley University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy and Environmental Science. Attorney Saylor pursued a Law Degree from Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, North Carolina. During law school, Gary participated in the mock trial team and the Charlotte School of Law clinic, where he helped clients establish new businesses and non-profit organizations. In 2014, Gary graduated from Charlotte School of Law and successfully sat for the February 2015 Pennsylvania Bar Exam.

In 2015, after becoming a licensed Pennsylvania attorney, Gary and his family returned to the area. After working for a law firm in Easton, PA, Gary operated a private practice from 2016 through 2018 where he gained valuable experience in the areas of criminal, family, and landlord tenant law.  In 2019, Gary joined the firm Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C. In 2023, Attorney Gary J. Saylor II became a shareholder of the firm. In 2024 the name was changed to Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, P.C.

Gary continues to focus and practice in all areas of family law by handling divorce, custody, support, and protection from abuse cases. Gary also represents clients in criminal and traffic matters at all stages of the criminal process from investigation through trials. Gary regularly handles civil matters in state court, in the areas of civil enforcement actions and landlord/tenant matters.

Gary is committed to each client he represents and handles each case as if it were his own and prides himself on staying in touch with clients. Whatever the situation, Gary aims to provide each client with the attention and effort they deserve. Each case is handled with care to provide the best outcome possible.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Traffic/Motor Vehicles; Expungement; Civil Litigation

Admitted: 2019, Pennsylvania

Education: Widener University Delaware Law School, 2017; East Stroudsburg University 2012; Northampton Community College 2009

Member: Monroe County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Biography: Attorney Gerald Brunell was born in Allentown and raised in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. He attended East Stroudsburg University where he majored in Philosophy with minors in Economics and German. During his undergraduate studies, Attorney Brunell founded and was president of the ESU Philosophy Club, and presented papers on the subjects of German Existentialism and Transhumanism at the Moravian College Undergraduate Philosophy Conference.

After graduation, Attorney Brunell was accepted to Widener University Delaware Law School. During his time in law school, Attorney Brunell was the Vice President of Program Development for the Constitutional Law Society, which held debates between professors about current Supreme Court Cases. He also interned at a local law firm, was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Mia Robert-Perez in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division, and also a judicial Clerk for the Honorable Chief Magistrate Judge Mary Thynge in Federal Court. 

After law school, Attorney Brunell served as a law clerk to the Honroable Judge Jonathan Mark in the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. He then joined the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office, where he represented clients from case inception to jury verdict.  Serving the community as a criminal defense lawyer was a life-long goal, and he treats every case as the most important case.

Attorney Brunell joined Cramer, Swetz, McManus, & Jordan P.C. in September, 2021 where he focuses on Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, Traffic/Motor Vehicles, Expungement, and Civil Litigation.

Attorney Brunell is a first generation attorney who comes from a working class background and has always maintained values instilled in him by his father:  hard work, compassion for the underdog, and always protecting those who cannot protect themselves. He takes pride in his path to becoming an attorney and has not forgotten his roots.  When not advocating for his clients, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two cats. His hobbies include a fascination with Roman and Catholic Church History, constructing and painting models, and playing guitar.

Attorney Joseph M. Plavin attended Jim Thorpe Area School District before earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science from East Stroudsburg University. Attorney Plavin earned his Law Degree from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. While enrolled, Joseph was involved with the Federal Low-Income Tax Clinic, where he provided supervised legal services to those in need. During the summer of 2021, Joseph served as a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge Maria McLaughlin of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

After his graduation from Hofstra and admission to the Pennsylvania Bar, Joseph served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Stephen Higgins of the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. It was here that he gained valuable insight on the court procedures and legal practices of Monroe County.

In 2023, he joined the firm of Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C, putting to use in private practice the skills he has learned thus far in his legal career. Through skilled writing, research, communication, and legal strategy, Attorney Plavin strives to find efficient and meaningful ways to assist his clients towards a favorable outcome.

Outside of his diligent work on behalf of his clients, Joe also gives back to his community, serving as a volunteer firefighter/EMT with his local fire department for the last decade. In his free time, he enjoys playing ice hockey, snowboarding and spending time with his family.

Gerald J. Kanyok, Jr.

gjkanyok@csmjslawyer.com

570-421-5568

Attorney Gerald J. Kanyok, Jr., is a native of Wyoming County and a graduate of the Tunkhannock Area School District in the Endless Mountains. He credits a business law class for sparking his interest in the legal field. He earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a bachelor of administration degree in finance from Wilkes University, where he co-founded the mock trial board, participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, and completed an inter-session study abroad program. He then pursued his Juris Doctor at Widener University Commonwealth Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, focusing on tax and business law. During law school, he continued his involvement in the VITA program and volunteered at the Harrisburg Area Pro Bono clinic. In 2020, he earned his Juris Doctor and passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam in 2023. Gerald is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Monroe County Bar Association.

In July 2023, Attorney Kanyok joined the 43rd Judicial District Monroe County Court of Common Pleas as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge C. Daniel Higgins, Jr. During this time, he gained valuable experience in the daily activities, policies, and procedures of the Monroe County Court system. Similarly, he had the opportunity to interact with virtually every area of the law, gaining valuable insight into many areas. He also volunteered and is currently the legal advisor to the Notre Dame High School mock trial team.

In September 2024, Gerald joined Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, where he will focus on tax, real estate, wills, trusts, estates, and business law.

As a first-generation attorney from a small, hard-working rural community, Gerald is committed to helping others and upholding strong values. He enjoys volunteering in his home community, working on some type of car project or electronic gadget, as well as CrossFit and Olympic Weight Training. He is also a CF-L1 CrossFit instructor.

Attorney Kanyok is dedicated to meeting the firm's high standards, taking his clients' trust to heart, and helping them achieve their goals. He understands the stress of the legal process and is committed to ensuring his clients have the best outcome and are comfortable throughout the process. Gerald believes in making a difference in his clients' lives and contributing to a better community.