Munley Law Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024

Munley Law is pleased to announce it has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® in four practice areas.

Founded in 1959, Munley Law is a national leader in personal injury law. Their personal injury attorneys have been listed in Best Lawyers in America, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, U.S. News, and World Report’s Best Law Firms, and have earned board certifications from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Munley Law received the following Regional Tier 1 rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms® for Northeastern Pennsylvania:

• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
• Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Earlier this year, eight of our personal injury lawyers were named to The 2024 Best Lawyers in America® list. Additionally, Senior Partner Marion Munley was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – […]

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Munley Law Partner Marion Munley Sworn in as Treasurer for the American Association for Justice

Munley Law is pleased to announce that truck accident lawyer Marion Munley was sworn in as the Treasurer for the American Association for Justice (AAJ). 

The American Association of Justice is a 20,000-member organization of plaintiff attorneys dedicated to protecting the rights of trial by jury. The mission of the AAJ is to promote justice and fairness for injured victims, safeguard victims’ rights, and strengthen the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public safety and health. 

Marion has held several positions in the AAJ over the years. She was elected as the AAJ Parliamentarian in 2022 and has served on the Board of Governors and its Executive Committee. In 2018, she was the first woman to become the Chair of the AAJ Trucking Litigations Group and received the organization’s Robert W. Munley Champion of Justice Award in 2020.  […]

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Temple University Names Scholarship After Munley Law Founder Robert W. Munley

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys is proud to announce that Temple University Beasley School of Law has recently created a scholarship named for truck accident lawyer and Munley Law founder Robert W. Munley and his wife Bernadine Munley.

Robert W. Munley (1930-2019) graduated from the Beasley School of Law after serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. During his time at Temple, he was a member of the Temple Law Review. Bernadine Munley, as well as partners Marion Munley and Caroline Munley, also graduated from Temple.

The scholarship fund will benefit students in the trial advocacy program with a preference for those students who come from Lackawanna County or are members of the Women’s Law Caucus.

“On behalf of the Beasley School of Law, it is an honor to name a scholarship for one of the true pioneers in personal injury,” said Rachel Rebouche, […]

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Munley Law Sponsors the Everhart Museum’s Founder’s Gallery

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys is proud to announce that it has sponsored the Everhart Museum’s newest ongoing exhibition in memory of its founder, truck accident lawyer Robert W. Munley.

The “Founder’s Gallery” showcases the life of the Everhart Museum’s founder, Dr. Isaiah F. Everhart, an American physician and naturalist. The gallery traces Dr. Everhart’s life from growing up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, through his career as a surgeon, to settling in Scranton and establishing the museum. The exhibit features his journal entries, objects from the museum’s collection, and photographs from the museum’s archives.

A reception for the new exhibition was held on May 19 in conjunction with the Everhart Museum’s 115th anniversary. 

“My father was a huge supporter of the Everhart Museum,” said Caroline Munley, Managing Partner at Munley Law and the Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Everhart Museum. […]

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Jessica Roe v. ABC Trucking Company and John Smith

Plaintiff, Jessica Roe, brought a claim against ABC Trucking Company and its driver, John Smith, which was recently settled for the sum of $9 Million.

Mrs. Roe claimed that ABC Trucking Company and its driver were negligent when they rearended her car which was stopped in traffic in a construction zone.

Mrs. Roe suffered the following injuries: thoracic aortic transection requiring emergent surgical repair; comminuted/displaced left tibia/fibula fracture requiring surgery with hardware; fracture of the right elbow; multiple rib fractures; right scapula fracture; right pleural effusion and lung contusions; abdominal wall abscess/fistulas with traumatic ulceration and abscess requiring 17 surgeries and wound vacuum; complicated surgery to remove right kidney due to abdominal trauma, multiple abdominal surgeries, multiple infections, and scar tissue; perforated bowel; perforated bladder; colon perforation; malnutrition; staph infections; sepsis; MRSA; hair loss due to long term intravenous antibiotics and medications, multiple procedures/operations and anesthesia; […]

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