When You Hire Me, You Hire a Team
When you hire me, you also hire a team of experienced attorneys and staff. As an owner and partner at Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, P.C. in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, I maintain a dedicated criminal defense and DUI practice. I offer extensive experience as well as immediate availability and resources to my clients, and have been consistently recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer during my 20 years of criminal defense practice. Additionally, our law firm has represented persons charged with serious criminal offenses in both state and federal courts for over 45 years under the leadership of Attorney James Swetz (of counsel). Attorneys Swetz, Gary Saylor, Michael Rooney, Verina Meawad, and our support staff of assistants and paralegals work alongside me to ensure that our clients receive not only hands-on personal attention, but a team that is focused on results. Learn more about our team below.
James A. Swetz
Of Counsel
Of Counsel to the firm, Attorney James Swetz has defended individuals charged with serious criminal offenses in state and federal courts for more than 45 years.
Gary J. Saylor, II
Partner
A named partner at Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, Attorney Gary J. Saylor, II concentrates his practice on family law.
Michael P. Rooney
Criminal Defense Attorney
A former Monroe County Assistant District Attorney, Attorney Michael P. Rooney brings substantial trial experience to his criminal defense and DUI practice.
Verina Meawad
Criminal Defense Attorney
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Attorney Verina Meawad focuses on criminal defense, DUI, and traffic matters and is fluent in Arabic.
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James A. Swetz
Of Counsel
Of Counsel to Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, James A. Swetz has built a distinguished trial career marked by professional leadership and sustained peer recognition.
A graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he served on the Villanova Law Review, he began his career as a Public Defender in Monroe County before becoming one of the region's most recognized criminal trial lawyers. He was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2007 and continuously from 2009 through 2025, and one of Pennsylvania's Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2012.
Attorney Swetz is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has held an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 15 years — the highest available rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
- Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Drug Crimes; Homicide; White Collar Crime; Appeals
- Admitted: Pennsylvania (1976); U.S. District & Appellate Courts; Florida (1991)
- Law School: Villanova University, J.D.
Gary J. Saylor, II
Partner
A named partner at Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor and a Monroe County native, Attorney Gary J. Saylor, II concentrates his practice on family law — divorce, custody, support, and protection-from-abuse matters — while also handling criminal, traffic, and civil cases. For family-law matters in Monroe County, Attorney Saylor practices as the Law Office of Gary J. Saylor, II.
He earned his law degree from Charlotte School of Law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2015. After several years in private practice, he joined the firm in 2019 and became a shareholder in 2023. He is a past President of the Monroe County Bar Association and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates.
- Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Custody; Support; Criminal; Civil
- Admitted: Pennsylvania (2015)
- Law School: Charlotte School of Law, J.D.
Michael P. Rooney
Criminal Defense Attorney
A former Monroe County Assistant District Attorney, Attorney Michael P. Rooney brings substantial trial and litigation experience to his criminal defense and DUI practice.
He earned his J.D. from Widener Commonwealth Law School — where he received the Pro-Bono Award and served on the Trial Advocacy Honor Society — after graduating from The University of Scranton. As an Assistant District Attorney he headed the office's Juvenile Court Division and tried numerous cases for the Commonwealth. He now applies that prosecutorial insight to defending clients through every stage of the criminal process, and serves as President of the Monroe County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division.
- Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Traffic/Motor Vehicles; Expungement
- Admitted: Pennsylvania
- Law School: Widener Commonwealth Law School, J.D.
Verina Meawad
Criminal Defense Attorney
Licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Attorney Verina Meawad focuses her practice on criminal defense, DUI, and traffic matters, with extensive courtroom experience in felony and misdemeanor cases and jury trials.
She earned her J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, where she served as Vice President of the Criminal Law Society, and began her career clerking for a Superior Court Judge in New Jersey. She graduated cum laude from Rutgers University–New Brunswick in Psychology and Criminology. Attorney Meawad also serves with the Monroe County Public Defender's Office and is fluent in Arabic.
- Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Traffic/Motor Vehicles; Expungement
- Admitted: Pennsylvania; New Jersey
- Law School: University of Dayton School of Law, J.D.
- Languages: English; Arabic