Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney Marion Munley
Marion Munley is a champion of victims’ rights and the civil justice system. She is known for her compassionate approach to representing the catastrophically injured and her tireless devotion to her clients and their families. Marion treats each client like a member of her family. Triple Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial, Civil Practice, and Truck Law, Marion concentrates her practice on commercial truck crashes and product liability cases. Marion has earned an AV-Preeminent designation from Martindale-Hubbell, the industry’s highest ethical and client satisfaction rating. Marion has won many multimillion-dollar recoveries in her cases.
Marion is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and currently serves on the AAJ Board of Governors. She was the first woman to become Chair of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group in 2018 and is a past chair of the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus. Marion is the second woman in Pennsylvania to become Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Among her other professional affiliations are the American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society of Barristers.
She has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list by Best Lawyers since 2012 and was selected as “Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury – Plaintiffs” for the Allentown Metro Area in 2020. Marion has also been selected to the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for the last 15 years and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Representative Cases
$26 million for a truck accident victim who suffered traumatic brain injury
$8 million for the family of a Marine who was killed in a truck crash
$3.97 million in a case stemming from a fatal truck crash
$3.8 million for a man who was seriously injured in a truck accident
$3.25 million in a medical malpractice case
Honors and Awards
Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, Allentown Metro Area, Best Lawyers, 2020
Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs, Allentown Metro Area, Best Lawyers, 2017, 2019
“Best Lawyers in America” as selected by Best Lawyers, 2012-present
US. News and World Report: Best Law Firms
LawDragon 500 Leading Lawyers, 2007, 2019
Pennsylvania Trailblazer, as recognized by the Legal Intelligencer, 2019
Super Lawyer 2004-present, via Thomson-Reuters, a distinction limited to only 5% of the legal community in Pennsylvania
Top 50 Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania, Super Lawyers, 2013-present
Lynette Norton Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, 2016
“Above and Beyond” Award, American Association for Justice, 2018, 2019
Diplomat, National College of Advocacy
AV-Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Irish Legal 100
Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, The National Trial Lawyers
Woman of Excellence Award Winner, as selected by the Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Chosen as a Top 25 Women Business Professionals for 2011, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Recognition in the The Legal Intelligencer’s list of Largest Awards and Settlements in Pennsylvania, 2018 (Stevens v. Canyon Environmental)
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.
Marion’s Education
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, Juris Doctor
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, B.A., cum laude
London School of Economics, London England
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
Marywood University, Honorary Doctorate, Humane Letters
Marion’s Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Marion’s Professional Affiliations
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (representing less than 0.5% of American Lawyers)
International Society of Barristers (2012-present)
American Association for Justice
Board of Governors
First woman to serve as Chair, Trucking Litigation Group, 2017-2018
Past Chair, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus 2016-2017
Vice Chair, Bus Litigation Group
Legal Affairs Committee
National Finance Council
Retirement Committee
Publications Committee
Audit Committee
Board of Trustees, National College of Advocacy
Evergreen
Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Board of Governors
Member, Legislative Policy Committee
Chair, Women’s Caucus, 2012-2013
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2006-Present
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Board Certified Advocate, Civil Trial; second woman in Pennsylvania to earn certification
Board Certified Advocate, Civil Practice
Board Certified Advocate, Truck Law; among the first 40 lawyers in the U.S. to earn certification in this field
Second woman in the nation to earn triple board certification
Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Judicial Counsel of the Third Circuit 2008-2011
National Board of Trial Advocates
Member, Board of Directors
Attorney Information Exchange Group (AIEG) 2019-present
Treasurer, Melvin M. Belli Society
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Commission on Women in the Profession (PBA)
Past Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
American Bar Association
American Bar Association Foundation
Federal Bar Association
New York Bar Association
Lackawanna County Bar Association
Association of Women Lawyers, President , 1998-1999
Luzerne County Bar and Library Association
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
President, 1999-2000
