ROBERT W.
MUNLEY
One of Pennsylvania's best known and
most respected lawyers, Robert W. Munley founded the firm in 1959. A native of
Scranton, he attended the
University of Scranton and graduated from
Temple
University School of Law.
He is a veteran of the Korean War.
He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in
1959 and in 1999 celebrates his fortieth year of practicing law.
He served on the Board of Governors of the American Trial Lawyers Association
and is a past President of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers as well as the
Lackawanna County Bar Association. He is accredited as a Certified Civil Trial
Attorney and is listed in the book
The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Munley is also listed
in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Currently, Mr. Munley serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Landmark
College, Putney, Vermont, as a Member of the
American Board of
Trial Advocates, as a Board Member of the Everhart Museum, Scranton,
Pennsylvania, as the Historian of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit, as a Diplomat of the
National Board of Trial Advocacy, as a
member of the
Roscoe Pound Foundation, and as a Fellow of the International Society
of Barristers.
He is married and the father of six children, all of whom are attorneys.
REPORTED CASES
Majdic v. Cincinnati Machine Co., 537 A.2d 334 (Pa. Super. 1988);
Mecca v. Lukasik, 530 A.2d 1334 (Pa. Super. 1987);
Robbins v. Yamaha, 98 F.R.D. 36 (1983) (MD Pa 1983);
O'Malley v. Peerless Petroleum, 423 A.2d 1251 (Pa. Super. 1980).
PRESENTATIONS -
Lackawanna Bar Association, Problems in Product Liability Cases/Experts, May,
1998
- Lackawanna Bar Association, Rules of Civil Procedure, January, 1998
- Lackawanna Bar Association, Slip and Fall Cases/Invitees, September, 1997
- Lackawanna Bar Association, Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury
Cases/Loss of Future Income, March, 1997
- Lackawanna Bar Association, Common Evidentiary Issues in Personnel Injury
Cases/Similar Accidents and Subsequent Repairs, January 1997
- Lackawanna Bar Association, Pennsylvania Automobile Act, October, 1996
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Uniontown, PA, Attitude of Jurors,
1996
- Widener University & Kings College, The Law of Legal Advertising, 1993
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Summer Convention, The Law of Legal
Advertising, 1993
- National Litigation Conference, Vail, Colorado, Big Truck Litigation, 1991
- Dickinson School of Law, Trial Tactics, 1991
- ATLA, New Orleans, Preparing Head Injury Cases, 1990
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Orlando, Florida, Handling Brain
Damage Cases, 1990
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Orlando, Florida, Head Injury
Litigation, 1990
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Washington County, Pennsylvania Bar
Association, The Bill of Rights Help Needed, 1989
-Tennessee Trial Lawyers Chattanooga, Tennessee, Problem with Discovery, 1989
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
Judicial Dinner, Is the Common Law a Foreign Import?, 1988
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Techniques in
Closing Civil Cases, 1981
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Automobile
Liability, 1981
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, Successor
Corporate Liability, 1980
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Acapulco, Criminal Cases, Change in
Strategies, 1979
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Palm Beach Florida, New Trends in
Criminal Law, 1977
- Frequent Lecturer, Iroquois Indians
ORGANIZATIONS
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Attended the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting in
Philadelphia July 2005.
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Attended the American Trial Lawyers Association meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 2005.
AWARDS
- Lackawanna Bar Association Benct Bar Conference November 2003 - Problems
in Tort Reform
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers July 2003 - Tort Law History
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Lackawanna Bar Association, President's Award in honor of outstanding
contributions to the Association, the legal profession and community, 1993.
- Lackawanna Bar Association, in recognition of valued service and contributions
to the Lackawanna Bar and its members as Chairman of the T. Linus Hoban Lecture
Series Committee, 1992.
- University of Scranton, National Alumni Society Frank J. O'Hara Award in
recognition of distinguished achievement in law, 1987.
- International Society of Barristers in recognition of outstanding personal and
professional qualities and distinguished attainments as an Advocate, 1986.
- Lackawanna Bar Association, in recognition of outstanding and dedicated
service as President of the Bar, 1985.
- Scranton Public Theatre, Distinguished Citizen Award for the Humanities, in
recognition of consistent dedication to the enrichment of the basic human values
and interests of all people,1985.
- Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Award, 1981
- University of Scranton, President and Trustees acknowledge with gratitude the
service as Annual Fund President's Club Chair, 1973.
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In 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007, Atty. Munley was named a "SuperLawyer"
by the publisher of Philadelphia Magazine (top 5% of all Pennsylvania
lawyers, determined by a survey of 23,000 lawyers in the state).
At Munley,
Munley & Cartwright, our goal is to provide exceptional legal services to our
clients. We strive to achieve the highest standard of excellence for the
protection of individual rights through team work and the use of our
considerable resources and experience. For a free consultation regarding
your legal concerns, please submit the below, or call us at:
1-800-318-LAW1
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