James Christopher Munley is an award-winning plaintiffs’ lawyer who has dedicated his career to fighting for accident victims and their families. As a board-certified civil trial advocate, Chris is widely regarded as a leading personal injury and truck accident attorney across the United States. Thanks to his diligence and unwavering dedication to his clients, he has multiple multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements to his name.
Chris has been named one of the best lawyers in America since 2012 for his work in truck accident litigation. He has also been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2013 and was recently included in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers guide. Chris has also been named to the Irish Legal 100 and has received an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Also a champion of workers’ rights, Chris was recognized by Best Lawyers in America as the workers’ compensation Lawyer of the Year.
In addition to his contributions in courtrooms and negotiation rooms across the United States, Chris is dedicated to improving local Pennsylvania communities. He serves as the chairman of Lackawanna County’s PNC Field, which is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (a New York Yankees AAA Affiliate), the President of the Scranton Club, and a board member for the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the Girl Scouts of America. In addition, he regularly speaks at senior community centers on relevant safety topics.
Chris is the founder of ATLAS LAWYERS Legal Seminars. This conference series brings together attorneys from across the United States to discuss managing a thriving law firm in the 21st century.
Chris and his wife, Dr. Maria Yager Munley, are the proud parents of two children.
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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, […]
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Attorney Chris Munley Ambassador for Meals on Wheels in Happenings Magazine
Chris Munley represents crucial food service in the community
Chris Munley represents crucial food service in the communityIn addition to being a dedicated lawyer, husband, and father, Attorney Chris Munley shows unwavering support for worthwhile causes in the community.
In the January issue of Happenings Magazine (pg. 99-100), Chris Munley tells us about his involvement with Meals on Wheels. The magazine’s annual contest, “Ties that Bind,” features four local men and their “ties” to various non-profit organizations. In “Ties that Bind,” Munley shares the story behind his purple tie and tells us why he is proud to represent Meals on Wheels, a nonprofit organization that provides those in need with over 800 meals per day, all year round. The program provides nutritious meals for economically disadvantaged adults in our home region. Many of the recipients are elderly people who would not otherwise be able to remain in their own homes. […]
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It’s your money and they want it now!
As seen in the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal.
By J. Christopher Munley
We all have seen the hard-hitting television commercials decrying: “It’s your money and you want it now!” These get-your-cash now ads, while seemingly helpful to those experiencing financial hardship, prey on individuals who have money in structured settlements.
They may seem too good to be true — and in most instances they are. What these ads don’t disclose is that the realized value to you now of this money owed to you in the future will be less than the amounts in the settlement, sometimes up to 40 percent less.
The ads are designed and created by companies that are in the business of purchasing structured settlements, otherwise known as “factoring companies,” and it is their goal to entice structured settlements holders to sell their settlements in exchange for a lump sum payment at the “present value” of the structure. […]
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