Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1996
Education: The University of Tulsa College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 - 2006 
Free Consultation Munley Law
227 Penn AveScranton, PA 18503 Phone: 570-669-3953 Email: Daniel W. Munley Visit website
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Daniel W. Munley is an award-winning personal injury lawyer and a champion of plaintiffs’ rights. For decades, Dan has tirelessly fought to win millions for injured victims of tragic accidents and their families. While Dan handles a range of complex personal injury cases, he is widely regarded as a national leader in traumatic brain injury and tractor-trailer accident litigation. Through hard work and unrelenting commitment to his clients, he has won numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. Just recently, Dan strategically negotiated a record-setting $26 million settlement for a truck accident victim.
First Admitted: 1996, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://munley.com/our-attorneys/daniel-munley/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Pennsylvania , 1996
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Luzerne County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Small Business Litigation Group
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lackawanna Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Member, Public Relations Committee, American Association of Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Member, American Association of Justice PAC
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $26 Million settlement stemming from a truck accident that resulted in traumatic brain injuries, 2018
- Malti v. Joseph, PennDOT, the borough of Honesdale, et al.Practice Area:Personal Injury Outcome:$2,050,000 victory for plantiff Description:A woman crossing the street died after being hit by a pickup truck. The family of victim said the change to the one-way street configuration and misplacement of crosswalks led to the accident, 2014
Videos:
- Meet Dan Munley, 2022
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FPG2mlHpwPM
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certification by the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member, Trial Lawyers Care, the largest pro bono effort in the United States fol...
- Board of Directors, Everhart Museum
- Board of Directors, Black and Blue Ball, Muscular Dystrophy Association 2007, 2008, 2009
- Solicitor, Board of Directors, Abington Little League
- Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
- Board Member, Forum Towers
Honors/Awards:
- 2020-2024, Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2024
- Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, the National Trial Lawyers Association, The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Recipient, American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group “Robert W. Munley Award”, American Association for Justice
- Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs, Allentown Metro Area, Best Lawyers, 2020
- Irish Legal 100, Irish Legal 100
- Platinum-Level Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell
- AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognition, French Consulate, NYC, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Trial Lawyers Care for representation of Dening Lohez whose husband died on 9.11.2001 in the Twin Towers
- 2013-present, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2013
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer in PA, National Trial Lawyers Association
Educational Background:
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, Juris Doctor , 1994
- University of Scranton, Bachelor of Science, Dean's List , 1990
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Presenter, Atlas Lawyers Conference, Las Vegas, Presenter, “Fortune Favors the Brave: Litigating Truck Accident Cases During the Pandemic,”, 2022
- "Truck Driver’s cell phone: How do you get it and use it in your case”, Presenter, "Truck Driver’s cell phone: How do you get it and use it in your case”, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, 2021
- “Hidden Motor Carriers: What Documents & Discovery Do I Need,”, “Hidden Motor Carriers: What Documents & Discovery Do I Need,”, 2023 Trucking Seminar, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, 2023
- Presenter, AAJ, Las Vegas, NV, “Cross-Examining Defense Experts” , “Cross-Examining Defense Experts” , American Association for Justice
- Presenter, St. Louis, MO, “Violations as a Path to Justice”
- Presenter, Atlanta, GA, “Spoliation of the Log Books – How Trucking Companies Try to Hide the Truth”
- Lecturer, University of Scranton, Nursing Home Litigation
- Presenter, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America Super Summit, St. Louis, MO, “Discovery in a Trucking Litigation Case”
- Presenter, Nashville, Tennessee and Lexington, KY, “Early Discovery in Interstate Trucking Litigation Cases”
- Speaker, Kentucky Justice Association, “How To Litigate That Big Truck Case”
- Presenter, AAJ, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, “Why a Truck Collision Case Must Be Handled Differently Than an Auto Collision Case”
- Presenter, AAJ, Seattle, WA, “Discovery in a Tractor-Trailer Case”
Office location for Daniel W. Munley
227 Penn Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
Selections
16 Years Super Lawyers
2 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2005 - 2006
