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About Marion Munley
Litigation
- 100%
Year Joined Firm
- 1988
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2003
- Pennsylvania, 1986
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2014
Specialties and Certifications
- Civil Trial, National board of Trial Advocacy, 1996
- Member, Circle, Certified Mediator, US District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Board of Governors)
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000 (President)
- Association of Women Lawyers, 1989 - 1999 (President)
- Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account Board (Former Treasurer)
- Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account Board (Member)
- Lackawanna County Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Association for Justice, Trucking Litigation Group (Chair-Elect)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate)
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers (Member)
- New York Bar Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Commission on Women in the Profession (PBA), Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Mentoring Committee, Co-Chair)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2007 - 2009 (District Whip )
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2009 - Present (Executive Committee, Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Legislative Policy Committee, Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2012 - 2013 (Women Trial Lawyers Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice (Trucking Litigation Group, Executive Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus (Chair)
- American Association for Justice (Publications Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice (Bus Litigation Group, Board Member)
- American Association for Justice, Legal Affairs Committee (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Board of Governors, At Large Governor)
- American Association for Justice, National College of Advocacy, Board of Trustees (Member)
- International Society of Barristers, 2012 - Present (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2006 - Present (Member)
- Third Circuit, Judicial Counsel, Lawyers Advisory Committee , 2008 - 2011
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctorate - London School of Economics, London, England
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
B.A.
Honors: cum laude - Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Past Positions
- Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Law Clerk, -
Pro Bono Activities
- Melvin M. Belli Society, Board Member
- Luzerne County Bar and Library Association, Member
- Hope Clinic, Volunteer, 2006 - Present
- Peckville Business and Professional Women, Past President, 1995 - 1996
- Lake George Land Conservancy, Board of Directors, Member, 2006 - 2011
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Member, 2013 - Present
- Marywood University, Board of Trustees, Member, 2008 - Present
- Marywood University, Chairman, 2011 - 2014
- Marywood University, Academic Affairs Committee, Member
- Trial Lawyers Care, Member
Classes and Seminars
- Faculty Member, Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation and Settling a Personal Injury Case, Pennsylvania Bar Insitute, March 30, 2005
- Legal Ethics, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
- Fundamentals of Pennsylvania Auto Insurance, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
- 13th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1995
- Pennsylvania Automobile Insurance Act/Under and Uninsured Motorists, 1996
- 14th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
- Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases/Damages in Death Cases, 1997
- 15th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
- Automobile Insurance Issues, Lackawanna County Bench/Bar, 1997
- 16th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
- Establishing a Gratifying Practice, Lackawanna Bar Association, 1998
- Lecturer, Lackawanna Bar Association
- Lecturer, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Rules of Civil Procedure/Trial, 1998
- Selecting, Preparing and Presenting the Expert Witness, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2001
- Trial Tactics - Opening Statements, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2002
- "Trial Strategies", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
- Weekend with the Stars, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, 1991
- Litigation Collision Courses, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, 1991
- Emerging Trends in Litigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Philadelphia, PA, 1991
- Proof and Argument on Damages, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, San Francisco, CA, 1991
- The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, New York, NY, 1994
- Taking Control in the Courtroom, Act of Communication, Palm Springs, CA, 1995
- Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1995
- Trial Advocacy Course, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Washington, DC, 1989
- Developments in Tort Law, Dickinson School of Law, 1989
- Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer, 1999
- Presenter, “Training: Proper Visual Search and Hazard Perception,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2017 Annual Symposium, Nashville, TN, September 18 2017
- Presenter, “Building the Punitive Damage Case,” Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July 22, 2017
- Presenter, “Cross-Examination of Key Defense Witnesses in the Tractor-Trailer Case,” Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar, July 21, 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
- Presenter, “Collision Investigation and Reconstruction in Motor Vehicle Cases,” Keeping the Roads Safe CLE, American Association for Justice Winter Convention, February 12, 2017
- 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, “Demonstrative Evidence: Using Visual Storytelling to prove Damages,” AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Panelist, “Case Selection: Mistakes to Avoid,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Leadership Summit, AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Presenter, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference, August 7, 2015
- Presenter, “Why Bus Accident Cases are Different from Car Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice Convention in Montreal, Canada, June 13, 2015
- 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, “Preparing for Major Truck Injury Cases,” Melvin M. Belli Seminar, MD July 25, 2014
- 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, New Jersey Association for Justice, “Investigating Evidence Exhibits in Truck Cases,” Atlantic City, NJ 2012
- Panelist, “Leadership in the Law,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, Scranton, PA June 29, 2011
- Presenter, “Discovery in Trucking Cases,” American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, October 8, 2010
- 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, “Review & Update: All the Latest Regarding Federal regulations,” American Association for justice Litigating Trucking Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 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
- Lorman Educational Service, Lecturer
- Faculty Member, Second Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases, American Association for Justice, Kansas City 2011
- Faculty member, First Trial Advocacy College: “Litigating truck collision cases,” American Association for Justice, Atlanta, GA 2009
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Staff Member, 2004 - Present
- National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C., Diplomat, 2007 - Present
- Speaker, West Side Senior Center, “Preparations for Surgery"
- Speaker, Abington Senior Center, “What to Expect When a Loved One Enters a Nursing Home”
- Speaker, Scranton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network Luncheon on the “Glass Ceiling”
- Speaker in “Identity Theft” for Roundwoods Senior Citizen Group, Edwardsville Senior Center, Kingston Senior Citizens Group, Freeland Senior Center, Mid Valley Senior Center, Carbondale Senior Center, and North Pocono Senior Center
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Marion Munley
Included on the 2023 Pennsylvania list
Past Lists
- 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow, National College of Advocacy, 1995 - Present
- Young Careerist Citation of Honor, National Professional Business Women's Club, 1990
- Appreciation Award, LAWPAC, 1990
- Appreciation Award, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1994
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates
- Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, via Best Lawyers, 2017
- Recipient, Lynette Norton Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2016
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, The National Trial Lawyers
- Named Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Magazine, 2013
- Named Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Magazine, 2015-2017
- Named “Best Lawyers in America” as selected by peers 2012-2018
- Featured in Best Lawyers Spring Business Edition: Women in the Law, 2016
- Featured in Best Lawyers Spring Business Edition: Women in the Law, 2017
- Pennsylvania Magazine Super Lawyer 2004-2016
- Woman of Excellence Award Winner, as selected by the Scranton Chamber of Commerce
- Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow
- Top 25 Women Business Professionals, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal, 2011 - Present
Office Information
Address
227 Penn Ave. Scranton, PA 18503
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
M-F: 8:00 - 5:00
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Author, “The Liability of Hospitals and Doctors Printing 3D Medical Devices,” The Legal Intelligencer Medical Malpractice Supplement, 2017
- Author, “Interconnectedness and Manufacturer Responsibility in Automated Vehicles,” The Legal Intelligencer Personal Injury Supplement, 2016
- Author, “Corporate Settlement Mills and Victim Compensation,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Author, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Author, “Death of the Jury Trial,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Newsletter Connections Count, 2014
- Author, “Why A-Rod Made Me Love the Constitution More,” American Association of Justice Journal of Interstate Trucking, 2014
- Author of “Power-Up Your Discovery In Trucking Cases” for Trial magazine, the official publication of the American Associations for Justice
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