Marion K. Munley
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Scranton, PA
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (80%),
- Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff (10%),
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%)
Board-certified personal injury attorney Marion K. Munley is a partner with Munley Law, which has five offices located across Pennsylvania. Nationally recognized as one of the country's top trial lawyers, Ms. Munley has more than 30 years of experience advocating on behalf of those who suffered an injury or loss as the result of someone else's negligent, careless or unlawful actions.
Focusing primarily on trucking accidents and product liability claims, Ms. Munley has achieved notable success fighting to protect the rights and entitlements of her plaintiff clients while working aggressively to help them achieve the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve. Throughout her career, she has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, earning her membership in the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.
Recognized for her success as well as her impeccable professionalism and exceptional legal skills, Ms. Munley received the "Above and Beyond" award from the American Association for Justice, and The National Trial Lawyers voted her among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania in 2014. She also holds an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell.
In addition, The Pennsylvania Bar Association bestowed her with the Lynette Norton Award in 2016. Best Lawyers voted her Product Liability Lawyer of the Year for the Allentown metro area in 2017 and 2019, and Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year, Allentown Metro Area, in 2020. The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce also presented her its Woman of Excellence Award in 2013.
A cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, Ms. Munley obtained her Juris Doctor from Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law in 1986. She holds her license to practice in both Pennsylvania and New York. Moreover, she is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Southern District of New York as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
Ms. Munley also completed her studies abroad at the London School of Economics and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and she is a current member of the International Society of Barristers. She is also a graduate of the intense Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, and she received an honorary doctorate degree from Marywood University in 2014.
Among her many professional affiliations, Ms. Munley is a Senior Fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America and member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. She is also highly active and has held leadership roles with the American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the American Bar Association.
Over the course of her career, she has written extensively, and conducted numerous lectures and seminars on a variety of legal topics. She also gives back to her local community through her involvement with various civic and charitable organizations.
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Certificates and Credentials
Top Lists
- Top 50: 2020 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2013 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
About Marion Munley
Admitted: 1986, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://munley.com/our-attorneys/marion-munley/
Honors/Awards:
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, LawDragon 500, 2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, The National Trial Lawyers
- Pennsylvania Magazine Super Lawyer 2004-2018, a distinction awarded to only 5% of the legal community in Pennsylvania
- Recipient, Lynette Norton Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2016
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2012
- Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, Allentown Metro Area, via Best Lawyers, 2017, 2019
- Irish Legal 100
- Named Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Magazine, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Woman of Excellence Award, Scranton Chamber of Commerce
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 25 Women Business Professionals, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal
- Top 25 Women Business Professionals for 2011, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal
- Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Advocate
- Certified Mediator, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Board Certified, Association of Plaintiffs Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, Springfield, MO
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Association of Women Lawyers, President , 1998-1999
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Member, American Association for Justice Executive Committee, Trucking Litigation Group Special Projects Chair, Trucking Litigation Group Second Vice Chair, Women’s Caucus Member, Publications Committee Board Member, Bus Litigation Group At Large Governor, Board of Governors
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
- International Society of Barristers member
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Luzerne County Bar and Library Association
- Litigation Counsel of America
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice Board of Governors 1989-Present District Whip 2007-2009 Executive Committee 2009-Present Member, Legislative Policy Committee Chair, Women Trial Lawyers Committee, 2012-2013
- Commission on Women in the Profession
- Lackawanna County Bar Association Association of Women’s Lawyers, President , 1998-1999
- Melvin M. Belli Society
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Podcast, “Building Equity in the Legal Industry from the Inside Out,” Trial Lawyer Nation, May 2018
- Author, “Charting a Course to Justice for Victims of Fertility Treatment Negligence.” The Legal Intelligencer, November 12, 2019, Author, “Charting a Course to Justice for Victims of Fertility Treatment Negligence.”, Legal Intelligencer, Legal, 2019
- Pennsylvania Cable Network commentator, Pennsylvania Superior Court en banc session, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
- Author, “Death of the Jury Trial,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Newsletter Connections Count, 2014
- Author, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Author, “Corporate Settlement Mills and Victim Compensation,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Recognition by the National Law Journal: a truck accident case settlement reached by Daniel and Marion Munley was the 2nd highest settlement in Pennsylvania, and the 25th highest in the U.S. in 2015
- Author, “Interconnectedness and Manufacturer Responsibility in Automated Vehicles,” The Legal Intelligencer Personal Injury Supplement, 2016
- Author, “The Liability of Hospitals and Doctors Printing 3D Medical Devices,” The Legal Intelligencer Medical Malpractice Supplement, 2017
- Author, “Retrieving Electronic Crash Data,” Trial Magazine, February 2018
- Panelist, “Case Selection: Mistakes to Avoid,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Leadership Summit, AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Author, Pennsylvania Rules of the Road, 2018-2019 ed., Volume 13, Chapter 9: Commercial Motor Vehicles. Thompson West, 2018
- Recognition in the Legal Intelligencer’s list of Largest Awards and Settlements in Pennsylvania, 2018 (Stevens v. Canyon Environmental)
- Course advisor, 2019 AAJ San Diego Convention
- Frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Lorman Educational Service on topics of Trial Strategy and Tactics
- Presenter, “Video Depositions – How, When, and Why to Use Them,” at the American Association for Justice Convention in Palm Springs, CA, February 25, 2015
- Presenter, “Why Bus Accident Cases are Different from Car Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice Convention in Montreal, Canada, June 13, 2015
- Presenter, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference, August 7, 2015
- Presenter, “Cross-Examination of Key Defense Witnesses in the Tractor-Trailer Case,” Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar, July 21, 2017
- Presenter, “Demonstrative Evidence: Using Visual Storytelling to prove Damages,” AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Presenter, “The Shell Game, The Deep Dive, The Payoff: Uncovering All the Parties and Finding Hours of-Service and Other Violations to Pursue Punitive Damages.” Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Columbus, OH, May 6, 2016
- Presenter, “Collision Investigation and Reconstruction in Motor Vehicle Cases,” Keeping the Roads Safe CLE, American Association for Justice Winter Convention, February 12, 2017
- Presenter, “Persuasion Through Cross-Examination: Finding the One Thing, How to Avoid Chasing Two Rabbits.” Western Trial Lawyers Association Maui Seminar, June 12-15, 2017
- Speaker, “A Practical Guide to Handling a Trucking Case,” Pennsylvania Association for Justice Annual Auto Law Seminar. Harrisburg, May 4, 2018; Philadelphia, May 24, 2018
- Presenter, “Building the Punitive Damage Case,” Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July 22, 2017
- Presenter, “Training: Proper Visual Search and Hazard Perception,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2017 Annual Symposium, Nashville, TN, September 18 2017
- Presenter, “Training: Proper Visual Search and Hazard Perception,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2017 Annual Symposium, Nashville, TN, September 18 2017
- Speaker/Co-Chair, “Tried and True Trucking Trial Tactics,” AAJ Trucking Litigation Group Members Only Seminar, Palm Beach, FL, December 8, 2017
- Presenter, “Tractor Trailer Cases are Different: From Investigation to Trial,” Louisiana Association for Justice CLE Conference, New Orleans, LA, December 14, 2017
- Panelist, Ethical Considerations of Co-Counseling, American Association for Justice Winter Convention, February 4, 2018
- Presenter, “Truck Accident Cases from A to Z,” Atlas Lawyers Seminar, Miami FL, Feb 21-23, 2018
- Speaker, “Using Electronic Data Recorders,” 360 Advocacy Auto Crash Litigation 5.0, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 2018
- Presenter, “Review & Update: All the Latest Regarding Federal regulations,” American Association for justice Litigating Trucking Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2009
- Marion authored Chapter 9 in this volume: Commercial Motor Vehicles, Author, Pennsylvania Rules of the Road, 2018-2019 ed. (Vol. 13, West's® Pennsylvania Practice) Chapter 9, Legal, Transportation, 2018
- Presenter and Moderator, “Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation, and Settling Personal Injury Cases,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2009
- Presenter, “Unique Discovery Issues in Trucking Cases – Not your Daddy’s Deposition,” American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- Presenter and Moderator, “Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation, and Settling Personal Injury Cases,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2009
- Presenter, “Unique Discovery Issues in Trucking Cases – Not your Daddy’s Deposition,” American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- Presenter, “The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker: Persuading the Jury in Tractor Trailer Cases,” American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 10, 2010
- Presenter, “Discovery in Trucking Cases,” American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, October 8, 2010
- Panelist, “Leadership in the Law,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, Scranton, PA June 29, 2011
- Presenter, New Jersey Association for Justice, “Investigating Evidence Exhibits in Truck Cases,” Atlantic City, NJ 2012
- Presenter, Kentucky Association for Justice, “Corporate Representative Deposition in Truck Cases,” Covington, KY 2013
- Presenter, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, “Investigating Truck Crashes,” 2013
- Presenter, “Preparing for Major Truck Injury Cases,” Melvin M. Belli Seminar, MD July 25, 2014
- Frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Lorman Educational Service on topics of Trial Strategy and Tactics
- Author of “Power-Up Your Discovery In Trucking Cases” for Trial magazine, the official publication of the American Associations for Justice.
- Author, “Why A-Rod Made Me Love the Constitution More,” American Association of Justice Journal of Interstate Trucking, 2014
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Stevens v. Canyon Environmental Settlement: $8 Million Truck accident, 2018
- Seamans v. Universal Technical Institute Practice Area:Personal Injury Outcome:$200,500 victory for plantiff Description:Sandra Seamans was injured after an auto accident on I-81 southbound. Mrs. Seamans’ automobile was rear-ended, causing her to suffer from chronic neck and back pain., 2014
- Struzzeri v. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Practice Area:Personal Injury Outcome:$1.5 million victory for victim's family Description:The widow of Simon Struzzeri had claimed that Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was responsible for the death of her husband after a nurse had administered a medication after ignoring the orders of the surgeon. Once given the medication, Mr. Struzzeri, who was recovering from minor surgery, had suffered a dramatic drop in blood pressure, causing emergency medical measures to be taken. Two hours later, Mr. Struzzeri was pronounced dead., 2014
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Graduate and Staff Member, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
- First woman to become Chair of the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group. , 2018
- Faculty member, First Trial Advocacy College: “Litigating truck collision cases,” American Association for Justice, Atlanta, GA 2009
- Faculty Member, Second Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases, American Association for Justice, Kansas City 2011
- Diplomat, National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C. 2007
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Educational Background:
- London School of Economics, London, England, 1981
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, Juris Doctor, 1986
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, B.A., cum laude, 1983
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1980
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Last Updated: 8/21/2020