Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most prominent and respected truck accident lawyers, Marion Munley is known for her compassionate approach to representing the catastrophically injured and her tireless devotion to her clients and their families. Through her advocacy, she has won many multimillion-dollar recoveries for her clients including one of the largest trucking accident settlements in history. Marion is Triple Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial, Civil Practice, and Truck Law. Since 2023, Marion has been named a Top 10 Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers.
Serving injured individuals who need help navigating the legal system requires empathy and passion, characteristics that inform her daily practice. Marion treats each client like a member of her family. Today, Marion keeps photos of her clients on her office door to remind her that her victories are not merely symbolic—they represent real outcomes that can potentially change lives.
A leader in the legal community, Marion is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and is currently the AAJ Secretary. 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 has also served as President of the Melvin M. Belli Society.
Marion is the second woman in Pennsylvania to become Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is the first woman in Pennsylvania to become Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the NBTA. Among her other professional affiliations are the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Society of Barristers, and the Summit Council, an exclusive group of today’s top civil justice attorneys committed to the highest levels of trial advocacy, to obtaining justice for individuals and families who have been hurt by corporate wrongdoing, and to the protection of the civil justice system.
During her career, Marion has received some of the highest honors a lawyer can receive. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012, Marion has been named the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Marion holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and she has been consistently recognized as one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania” in Super Lawyers Magazine.
A graduate of Temple University School of Law, Marion received her undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton. When she’s not at work, Marion enjoys time with her husband, former U.S. Representative Matthew Cartwright, their two sons, Jack and Matt, and their dog, Yankee Doodle Dandy. She golfs, travels often, and is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Notable Settlements & Verdicts
Speaking Engagements
Telematics In a Truck
Ethical Considerations When Working with Co-Counsel and Referring Attorneys
Power of Persuasion
Pennsylvania Practice Program: Auto and Trucking Cases.
Trucking A- Z
What You Want to Look For in Trial to Use in Closing
Rule of 3
Keys to Persuasion
Pivoting to a Different Trial Strategy: A Case Study.
The Rule of 3: Industry Standard or Make Believe
Lessons in Persuasion
Women in Leadership: Empowering One Another
Persuading Butchers, Bakers, and Candlestick Makers: Using Liability and Lay Witnesses to Prove Damages
Jury Trials in a Pandemic (Opening Statement)
Advocacy Track : Demonstrative Evidence: Using Visual Storytelling to Prove Damages.
Truck Crash Cases A-Z
Docs on Video: Making the Most of Medical Testimony
Persuasion in Tractor Trailer Cases
Discovery Issues in Trucking Cases
Using the defendants’ words and documents to win your truck case
Using the Defendants’ Words Against Them to Develop Your Trial Story
Latest in Crash Technology and Social Media
Making Sure the Case Keeps Moving
Jury Trials in a Pandemic (Focus on Opening Statements)
Trial sequencing: What do we need to consider to tell the right story?
The Daubert Decision: Where Do We Go From Here?
Setting Up Your Trial Story In a Truck Case
Ethical Considerations of Co-Counseling and Other Recent Ethical Issues
Setting Up Your Trial Story with Key Admissions from the Safety Director and Corporate Representative
Using the 30(b)(6) of the Safety Director to Set up Your Trial Story
Truck Crash Cases: What You Absolutely Need to Know to Persuade the Jury
Teeing Up for Trial: The Last 60 Days Before Trial
Ethical Considerations of Co-Counseling and Other Recent Ethical Issues
Who besides the client and experts do you call as damages witnesses?
Preparing the client for his/her day in Court; what to do; what not to do
The Latest in Crash Reconstruction Technology
Key Written Discovery in the Truck Crash Case
Utilizing Your Experts in Preparing for and Attending the Defense Depositions
Framing the Tough Liability Truck Crash Case
Exaggerated Liability: Punitive Damages in Truck Cases
Infotainment Centers: Obtaining the Information You Need
Trucking Litigation A-to-Z
Trucking Litigation A-to-Z
A Practical Guide to Handling a Trucking Case
Using Electronic Data Recorders
Truck Accident Cases from A to Z
Ethical Considerations of Co-Counseling
Tractor Trailer Cases are Different: From Investigation to Trial
Tried and True Trucking Trial Tactics
Training: Proper Visual Search and Hazard Perception
Building the Punitive Damage Case
Cross-Examination of Key Defense Witnesses in the Tractor-Trailer Case
Collision Investigation and Reconstruction in Motor Vehicle Cases
The Shell Game, The Deep Dive, The Payoff: Uncovering All the Parties and Finding Hours of-Service and Other Violations to Pursue Punitive Damages
Demonstrative Evidence: Using Visual Storytelling to prove Damages
Case Selection: Mistakes to Avoid
The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records
Why Bus Accident Cases are Different from Car Accident Cases
Video Depositions – How, When, and Why to Use Them
Preparing for Major Truck Injury Cases
Corporate Representative Deposition in Truck Cases
Investigating Truck Crashes
Investigating Evidence Exhibits in Truck Cases
Leadership in the Law
Second Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases
Discovery in Trucking Cases
The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker: Persuading the Jury in Tractor Trailer Cases
Review & Update: All the Latest Regarding Federal regulations
Litigating truck collision cases
Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation, and Settling Personal Injury Cases
Unique Discovery Issues in Trucking Cases – Not your Daddy’s Deposition
Publications & Related Work
"Punitive Damages in Truck Crash Cases: What the Courts Are Finding Persuasive"
"Rule of 3: Industry Standard or Make Believe"
"Chapter 9: Commercial Motor Vehicles."
“Building Equity in the Legal Industry from the Inside Out”
"Charting a Course to Justice for Victims of Fertility Treatment Negligence"
"Retrieving Electronic Crash Data"
“The Liability of Hospitals and Doctors Printing 3D Medical Devices”
“Interconnectedness and Manufacturer Responsibility in Automated Vehicles”
“Corporate Settlement Mills and Victim Compensation”
“The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records”
“Death of the Jury Trial”
“Why A-Rod Made Me Love the Constitution More”
“Power-Up Your Discovery In Trucking Cases”
Pennsylvania Superior Court en banc session
The Law and You
Community Involvement
Scranton Area Foundation
Marywood University
Trial Lawyers Care
Hope Clinic
Professional Organizations
Litigation Counsel of America
International Society of Barristers
American Association for Justice
AAJ Treasurer, 2023-24
Parliamentarian, 2022-23
Board of Governors
Executive Committee
American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group
American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus
Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Pennsylvania Association for Justice Executive Committee
Pennsylvania Association for Justice Executive Committee Women's Caucus
American Board of Trial Advocates
The Summit Council
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
The Judicial Counsel of the Third Circuit
Attorney Information Exchange Group
Melvin M. Belli Society
