Marion Munley
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice
227 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503
About Marion Munley
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Worker's Compensation
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJuris Doctorate
- London School of Economics, London, England
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- University of Scranton, Scranton, PennsylvaniaB.A.
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
Representative Cases
- Paylor v. Hartford Ins. Co., 536 PA. 583, 640 A.2d 1234 (1994)
- Shumosky v. Lutheran Welfare Services, 784 A.2d 196 (PA. Super. 2001)
Classes and Seminars
- Faculty Member, Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation and Settling a Personal Injury Case, Pennsylvania Bar Insitute, March 30, 2005
- Legal Ethics, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
- Fundamentals of Pennsylvania Auto Insurance, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
- 13th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1995
- Pennsylvania Automobile Insurance Act/Under and Uninsured Motorists, 1996
- 14th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
- Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases/Damages in Death Cases, 1997
- 15th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
- Automobile Insurance Issues, Lackawanna County Bench/Bar, 1997
- 16th Annual Auto Insurance Seminar, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
- Establishing a Gratifying Practice, Lackawanna Bar Association, 1998
- Lecturer, Lackawanna Bar Association
- Lecturer, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Rules of Civil Procedure/Trial, 1998
- Selecting, Preparing and Presenting the Expert Witness, Lackawanna Bar Association, 2001
- Trial Tactics - Opening Statements, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2002
- "Trial Strategies", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
- Weekend with the Stars, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, 1991
- Litigation Collision Courses, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, 1991
- Emerging Trends in Litigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Philadelphia, PA, 1991
- Proof and Argument on Damages, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, San Francisco, CA, 1991
- The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, New York, NY, 1994
- Taking Control in the Courtroom, Act of Communication, Palm Springs, CA, 1995
- Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1995
- Trial Advocacy Course, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Washington, DC, 1989
- Developments in Tort Law, Dickinson School of Law, 1989
- Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer, 1999
- Presenter, “Training: Proper Visual Search and Hazard Perception,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2017 Annual Symposium, Nashville, TN, September 18 2017
- Presenter, “Building the Punitive Damage Case,” Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July 22, 2017
- Presenter, “Cross-Examination of Key Defense Witnesses in the Tractor-Trailer Case,” Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar, July 21, 2017
- Presenter, “Persuasion Through Cross-Examination: Finding the One Thing, How to Avoid Chasing Two Rabbits.” Western Trial Lawyers Association Maui Seminar, June 12-15, 2017
- Presenter, “Collision Investigation and Reconstruction in Motor Vehicle Cases,” Keeping the Roads Safe CLE, American Association for Justice Winter Convention, February 12, 2017
- Presenter, “The Shell Game, The Deep Dive, The Payoff: Uncovering All the Parties and Finding Hours of-Service and Other Violations to Pursue Punitive Damages.” Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Columbus, OH, May 6, 2016
- Presenter, “Demonstrative Evidence: Using Visual Storytelling to prove Damages,” AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Panelist, “Case Selection: Mistakes to Avoid,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Leadership Summit, AAJ Winter Convention, February 26, 2016
- Presenter, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference, August 7, 2015
- Presenter, “Why Bus Accident Cases are Different from Car Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice Convention in Montreal, Canada, June 13, 2015
- Presenter, “Video Depositions – How, When, and Why to Use Them,” at the American Association for Justice Convention in Palm Springs, CA, February 25, 2015
- Presenter, “Preparing for Major Truck Injury Cases,” Melvin M. Belli Seminar, MD July 25, 2014
- Presenter, Kentucky Association for Justice, “Corporate Representative Deposition in Truck Cases,” Covington, KY 2013
- Presenter, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, “Investigating Truck Crashes,” 2013
- Presenter, New Jersey Association for Justice, “Investigating Evidence Exhibits in Truck Cases,” Atlantic City, NJ 2012
- Panelist, “Leadership in the Law,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, Scranton, PA June 29, 2011
- Presenter, “Discovery in Trucking Cases,” American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, October 8, 2010
- Presenter, “The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker: Persuading the Jury in Tractor Trailer Cases,” American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 10, 2010
- Presenter, “Review & Update: All the Latest Regarding Federal regulations,” American Association for justice Litigating Trucking Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 2009
- Presenter and Moderator, “Selecting, Investigating, Evaluation, and Settling Personal Injury Cases,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2009
- Presenter, “Unique Discovery Issues in Trucking Cases – Not your Daddy’s Deposition,” American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Seminar, San Francisco, CA, 2009
- Lorman Educational Service, Lecturer
- Faculty Member, Second Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases, American Association for Justice, Kansas City 2011
- Faculty member, First Trial Advocacy College: “Litigating truck collision cases,” American Association for Justice, Atlanta, GA 2009
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Staff Member, 2004 - Present
- National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C., Diplomat, 2007 - Present
- Speaker, West Side Senior Center, “Preparations for Surgery"
- Speaker, Abington Senior Center, “What to Expect When a Loved One Enters a Nursing Home”
- Speaker, Scranton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network Luncheon on the “Glass Ceiling”
- Speaker in “Identity Theft” for Roundwoods Senior Citizen Group, Edwardsville Senior Center, Kingston Senior Citizens Group, Freeland Senior Center, Mid Valley Senior Center, Carbondale Senior Center, and North Pocono Senior Center
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2003
- Pennsylvania, 1986
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Board of Governors)
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000 (President)
- Association of Women Lawyers, 1989 - 1999 (President)
- Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account Board (Former Treasurer)
- Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account Board (Member)
- Lackawanna County Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Association for Justice, Trucking Litigation Group (Chair-Elect)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate)
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers (Member)
- New York Bar Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Commission on Women in the Profession (PBA), Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Mentoring Committee, Co-Chair)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2007 - 2009 (District Whip )
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2009 - Present (Executive Committee, Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Legislative Policy Committee, Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2012 - 2013 (Women Trial Lawyers Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice (Trucking Litigation Group, Executive Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus (Chair)
- American Association for Justice (Publications Committee, Member)
- American Association for Justice (Bus Litigation Group, Board Member)
- American Association for Justice, Legal Affairs Committee (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Board of Governors, At Large Governor)
- American Association for Justice, National College of Advocacy, Board of Trustees (Member)
- International Society of Barristers, 2012 - Present (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2006 - Present (Member)
- Third Circuit, Judicial Counsel, Lawyers Advisory Committee , 2008 - 2011
Past Positions
- Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Law Clerk, -
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Articles
Published Works
- Author, “The Liability of Hospitals and Doctors Printing 3D Medical Devices,” The Legal Intelligencer Medical Malpractice Supplement, 2017
- Author, “Interconnectedness and Manufacturer Responsibility in Automated Vehicles,” The Legal Intelligencer Personal Injury Supplement, 2016
- Author, “Corporate Settlement Mills and Victim Compensation,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Author, “The Malpractice Risk of Electronic Health Records,” The Legal Intelligencer, 2015
- Author, “Death of the Jury Trial,” Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Newsletter Connections Count, 2014
- Author, “Why A-Rod Made Me Love the Constitution More,” American Association of Justice Journal of Interstate Trucking, 2014
- Author of “Power-Up Your Discovery In Trucking Cases” for Trial magazine, the official publication of the American Associations for Justice
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- Personal Injury
- 26 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Worker's Compensation, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice
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