Daniel W. Munley is an award-winning personal injury lawyer and a champion of plaintiffs’ rights. For decades, Dan has fought to win over $48 million for injured victims of tragic motor vehicle accidents and their families. While Dan handles a range of complex personal injury cases, he is widely regarded as a national leader in truck accident and rideshare accident litigation.
Through hard work and unrelenting commitment to his clients, he has won numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. Daniel helped secure a record-breaking $26 million settlement for a truck accident case in Northeastern Pennsylvania, an individual plaintiff’s most prominent settlement on record. In 2024, Daniel was instrumental in securing a $20 million case for an injury victim who suffered life-altering injuries in a commercial vehicle accident.
Daniel is among the few attorneys in the United States to be triple board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is certified in Civil Trial Law, Civil Practice Advocacy, and Truck Accident Law. Daniel is also certified by the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He is a charter member and sits on the Executive Board of the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group, where he served as Chair from 2011-2012. In 2020, he received the Robert W. Munley Champion of Justice Award (previously the Chairman’s Award) from the organization. Daniel is a member of the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
In addition to his major tractor-trailer crash victories, Dan regularly presents cutting-edge truck accident trial techniques at conferences nationwide. His presentations have helped hundreds of truck accident attorneys learn how to handle and litigate trucking cases successfully.
Daniel has been named Best Lawyers in America since 2013, and in 2020, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs. He has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers guide annually since 2020. A Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Daniel is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and named a Platinum-Level Client Champion. He was named one of the Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
Dan also works determinedly to improve the greater Scranton community. He served as a board member for the Everhart Museum and coached Little League baseball, basketball, and softball. Dan and his wife, Valerie Munley, are the proud parents of three children. A graduate of the College of Law at the University of Tulsa, Daniel received his undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton.
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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneysyers named 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys: Six Super Lawyers and a Rising Star
We’re pleased to announce that once again the personal injury lawyers at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys have been included in the annual list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
Only 5% of the attorneys in Pennsylvania earn this title. For more than a decade, the Munley lawyers have earned a spot on the Super Lawyers list. This year, we’re thrilled to announce that our own Katie Nealon has been named a Rising Star. Super Lawyers Rising Stars must be under the age of 40 and in practice for less than 10 years. This list is highly selective; only 2.5% of the young lawyers in Pennsylvania make the cut.
- Robert W. Munley, Sr., Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury; Products: Plaintiff
- Marion K. Munley, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, […]
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National Board of Trial Advocacy Re-Certifies Dan Munley
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Daniel Munley has successfully achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.
Along with Attorneys Marion Munley, J. Christopher Munley, and John Mulcahey at the Munley firm, Daniel Munley is part a growing number of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application process and providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified and experienced legal counsel.
The elaborate screening of credentials that all NBTA board certified attorneys must successfully complete includes: demonstration of substantial trial experience, […]
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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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Truck Accident Lawyer Dan Munley Speaks at Annual Symposium
Last week, Dan Munley visited Nashville, TN, to speak about one of the most important aspects of a truck accident case: evidence.
Wednesday, September 28 kicked off the 2016 Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys Annual Symposium. The top truck accident lawyers in the country assembled to share their expertise and help their peers to best serve their clients.
Evidence in a Truck Accident Case
Drawing on more than 19 years of experience, Dan spoke about the preservation and spoliation of evidence. In any injury case, the evidence is important. In a truck accident case, however, prompt investigation and preservation of evidence are crucial to proving liability. Unlike typical auto accidents, evidence in a truck case will often include not only the vehicles involved but also the truck driver’s electronic log books, motor carrier records, and other vital information. […]
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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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Dan Munley speaks at AAJ College on truck crash litigation in Dallas, TX
On Thursday, October 8, Attorney Daniel Munley, partner at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, spoke at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Advanced Trial Advocacy College on Litigating Truck Collision Cases, held in Dallas, TX. Dan’s presentation was titled, “The Mechanics of the Mechanical Case – From Intake Through Trial.”
Attorney Munley is a member and former chairman of the AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group, a group dedicated to providing lawyers with the tools and resources to successfully litigate trucking cases and improve highway safety in the United States. Munley frequently travels around the country to speak on issues and trends surrounding truck accident cases in an effort to increase the collective body of legal knowledge on the subject.
He speaks with considerable first-hand experience on the subject. Munley recently reached a $3.97 million settlement on behalf of the family of a truck driver who was killed in a trucking accident. […]
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Dan Munley Speaks Up for Victims of I 380 Tractor Trailer-Bus Crash as Investigation Continues
Yesterday, Interstate 380 was shut down by a deadly crash between a tractor trailer and a charter bus in Monroe County. According to the state police, the tractor trailer crossed the median and hit the bus head on. Three people, including the bus driver, were killed, and 13 more were taken to area hospitals to be treated for injuries. Nine were taken to Pocono Medical Center, and the rest were treated at Geisinger trauma centers.
According to WNEP, The Academy Viaggidea charter tour bus was carrying a group of Italian tourists on their way to visit Niagara Falls. The driver of the tractor trailer has been identified as Franklin Wyatt from Oklahoma. His truck is registered to XTRA Lease Trucking of St. Louis.
Attorney Dan Munley, former chairman of the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group and current member of its public relations committee, […]
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Marion Munley Named Top 50 Women; Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys listed in 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been named to the 2015 list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, an honor awarded to the top five percent of lawyers in Pennsylvania. In addition, Marion Munley has been named among the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania by PA Super Lawyers.
As of this year, all of our attorneys have been named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
- Robert W. Munley, Sr., Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff
- Marion K. Munley, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Daniel W. Munley, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff
- Christopher Munley, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff
- Julia K. Munley, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation
- John M. […]
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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Reaches $3.97 Million Settlement in Tractor Trailer Case
(May 2015 – Scranton, PA) – Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys today announced a $3.97 million settlement in a case stemming from a tractor trailer accident in January, 2011. Plaintiff, Allison Kowalski, whose husband, Mark Kowalski, was killed, was represented by Attorneys Daniel Munley and Marion Munley of the Munley firm.
Mr. Kowalski, from New York state, was traveling east on I-80 in Columbia County, PA, when he encountered defendant Patrick Webb, a Texas truck driver who was also traveling eastbound on I-80. Webb was driving for PBM, a Texas trucking company. The trailer he was hauling was leased to PBM by Republic National Industries of Texas.
Webb lost control of his rig on the snow-covered highway, and his tractor slid off of the road and into the median. Kowalski, who was traveling behind Webb, was unable to avoid a collision with Webb’s trailer which was blocking the eastbound lanes of traffic. […]
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NYC’s “mean streets” just got a little nicer: 2014 saw the fewest pedestrian deaths in a century
Pedestrian deaths in NYC were at an all-time low in 2014. That year, the city saw the fewest fatal pedestrian accidents (132) since they started keeping track one hundred years ago.
Overall traffic fatalities fell from 293 to 248.
Such a drop seems incredible, particularly for a city with as much vehicle and pedestrian traffic as New York. So, how did they accomplish this? It is due in part to a mission implemented by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD called “Vision Zero,” an ambitious plan aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities in New York. The plan involved lowering the speed limit and stepping up law enforcement. The city reduced speed limits from 30mph to 25mph, and increased the number of tickets issued for failing to yield to pedestrians by 126%. The Taxi and Limousine Commission also issued thousands more for safety-related violations. […]
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$2,050,000 settlement reached in Wayne County pedestrian accident case
Engineers concluded the intersection was unnecessarily dangerous for pedestrians
On average, a pedestrian was killed every 2 hours and injured every 7 minutes in traffic crashes in 2012, the most recent year for which data was available. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 4,743 pedestrians died in traffic crashes in 2012 and an estimated 76,000 pedestrians were injured. The NHTSA reported that fatalities among pedestrians increased for the third consecutive year (6.4% over 2011).
On August 27, a $2,050,000 settlement was reached in a wrongful death case scheduled to go to trial in Wayne County, Pa. The accident involved the death of 60-year-old Ruthann Malti who was struck and killed by a Ford pickup truck on the corner of 7th and Church Streets in downtown Honesdale, Pa.
A case was filed on behalf of the Estate of Ruthann Malti by attorneys Daniel Munley and Julia Munley of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, […]
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Dan Munley Wins $850,000 Settlement in Truck Accident Case
An accident on I-81 in Luzerne County resulted in a Massachusetts-based trucking company and its driver agreeing to pay an $850,000 settlement. The recipient of the award, Robert Reed of Irving, Texas was injured on his motorcycle.
An overturned garbage truck created a mile-and-a-half traffic backup. Mr. Reed was stuck in the traffic jam when a 53-foot rig, owned by Truckadyne Transportation Inc., slammed into him and several other vehicles. Although the traffic jam was clearly visible and other tractor trailer drivers had been sending alerts over their CB radios, the Truckadyne driver ignored the warnings and crashed into Mr. Reed’s motorcycle.
Mr. Reed, who was thrust into the air by the impact, suffered numerous fractures including a pelvis, hip, foot and ribs, as well as internal bleeding. One of his thumbs was torn off and needed to be surgically reattached. Mr. Reed missed more than eight months of work, […]
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Allstate’s $950,000 Blunder
Allstate required to pay out nearly a million dollars after delaying insurance coverage of fatal car crash
Attorney Daniel W. Munley, a partner in the law firm of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, negotiated a $950,000.00 settlement on behalf of the family of a teenager killed in an automobile crash in 2001.
The defendant, who received his driver’s license just weeks before, was driving his mother’s Camaro at an excessive speed when he crossed double yellow lines to pass another vehicle and lost control of his automobile. The plaintiff’s son was thrown from the vehicle and suffered a fatal wound.
The defendant’s insurance company, Allstate, failed to pay its obvious driver’s liability and delayed the case for a number of years. Attorney Munley offered Allstate numerous opportunities to act in good faith, essentially requiring them to pay out the policy limit of $25,000.00. After a time extension and several attempts to contact Allstate, […]
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Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Ranked Among 2013 ‘Best Law Firms’ by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®
The Pennsylvania law firm of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, has received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (Allentown) in the newly released 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings from U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.®
The firm has also received a Tier 2 ranking in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants (Allentown) in the third edition of the rankings, which can be found online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
In addition to the firm’s practice area rankings, four lawyers from Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys, […]
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Dan Munley in St Louis for Presentation
Dan Munley, a partner in Munley, Munley & Cartwright, will be speaking the Association of Interstate Trucking Attorneys in St. Louis, MO today. He will present Spoilage in Tractor Trailer Case.
Dan, a member of the Executive Board of the American Association for Justice’s Interstate Trucking Group, was invited to speak because of his growing reputation as a stand-out in commercial vehicle litigation.
He will also present Discovery in a Tractor Trailer Case to the Kentucky Justice Association next month.
Dan is a Civil Trial Specialist, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates; he is also an active member of the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He has been recognized as a Million Dollar Advocate, a Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. […]
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