Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Ranked as One of the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms for 2017

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys once again ranked for personal injury, product liability, and workers’ compensation in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms for 2017.

When you need legal help, you want to know that you and your family are in the best possible hands. So how do you know which firm is “best”? The legal guide Best Lawyers and U.S. News and World Report publish annual rankings to help you do just that. For the last seven years, the two publications have teamed up to evaluate lawyers and law firms from all over the United States.

What Makes a “Best Law Firm”

Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes peer and client reviews. Firms included in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. […]

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Three Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Partners Named to Irish Legal 100

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys partners Christopher Munley and Daniel Munley join their father and firm founder Robert W. Munley as members of the 2016 Irish Legal 100.

The Irish Legal 100 is a list of the top 100 American lawyers of Irish descent, published each year by the Irish Voice newspaper. Recipients of this honor will attend a reception at the residence of the Irish Ambassador to the United States, Anne Anderson, in Washington, D.C.

A Legal Legacy with Irish Roots

This is Robert W. Munley’s second year in a row as an Irish Legal 100 honoree. He founded the Scranton-based firm Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys in 1959. Throughout a distinguished 57-year career with an unwavering focus on plaintiffs’ rights, Munley has blazed new trails for Pennsylvania attorneys.  Munley established precedents that define the practice of personal injury law today, […]

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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneysyers Named Best Lawyers in America, Marion Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneysyer of the Year

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys attorneys recognized for excellence by Best Lawyers

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys is pleased to announce that the legal guide Best Lawyers has named five of the Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys partners to the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

In addition, Best Lawyers designated Marion Munley “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation in the Allentown Metro Area.

Only a single attorney earns the title of “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and metropolitan area. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, […]

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Marion Munley Elected Vice Chair of Trucking Litigation Group

 Marion Munley now holds two more leadership positions in the American Association for Justice. Munley’s peers elected her Chair-Elect of the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus and Vice-Chair of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group at the AAJ annual meeting. The meeting took place in Los Angeles, CA, at the end of July.

The Trucking Litigation Group provides its members with tools and resources to successfully litigate trucking cases, and to remain abreast of important developments in trucking laws. Munley has been an advocate for victims of heavy trucking accidents for thirty years. She has held multiple leadership positions within the Trucking Litigation Group. Additionally, Munley frequently travels around the United States to educate other attorneys on the unique challenges associated with truck accident cases. In 2015, Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys attorneys Marion and Daniel Munley reached the second-highest settlement in Pennsylvania, on behalf of one of their truck accident clients. […]

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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Reaches $1.9 Million Truck Accident Settlement

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys recently announced a $1.9 million settlement in a case stemming from a tractor trailer accident in 2013. Attorneys Marion Munley, Bob Munley, and Caroline Munley represented plaintiffs Michael Holder, Jr. and Heather Williams whose father Michael Karl Holder was killed in the accident.

On April 10, 2013, at approximately 3:00 a.m., defendant Wilfredo Suarez was driving west on Interstate 80 when at least one tire on his trailer blew out. An electrical system malfunction, due to poor maintenance, caused all of the trailer’s lights to fail. Suarez turned the vehicle around and began traveling east on I-80 at a rate of 12-18 miles per hour, with flat tires and no lights, posing a serious risk to other drivers.

Michael Karl Holder was traveling east on I-80 in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, PA, […]

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