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Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania-10/1982
US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania-10/1982
US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals-9/2019.

Education

University of Scranton, Scranton Pennsylvania-B. S. Business Management, Magna Cum Laude-1979; Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova Pennsylvania-J. D. 1982.

Professional Experience

Robert W Munley P. C. 1982-1987.
Munley, Mattise, Kelly & Cartwright P.C.1987-1999
Mattise & Kelly P.C. 1999-2014
Needle Law P.C. 2015-present

Honors & Awards

National Board of Trial Advocacy-Certify Civil Trial Advoc. 1995. Recertified 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020.
National Board of Trial Advocacy-Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate-2012-present.

Professional Associations

American Association for Justice- 1982-present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice-1982-present (Board of Governors 1997-present, Amicus Curiae Committee 2003-present, Share Worker’s Compensation Section 2008-2009, 2017-2018, George F Douglas Amicus Curiae Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy-2010)
Pennsylvania Bar Association-1982-present (House of Delegates 2005-present, Board of Governors 2013-2017)
Lackawanna County Bar Association (Board of Directors 1988-1989, 1995-2009, Pres.-2006)
National Trial Lawyers Association (invitation-only) 2011-present
American Board of Trial Advocates (invitation-only) 2006-present (Pres. Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter 2011-present)
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association 2002-present (Pres. 2015-2017)
Best Lawyers in America 2020-present.

Verdicts & Settlements

$6.85 million settlement for a 17-year-old male who was struck by a falling tree as he drove by on a state highway.
$1.7 million settlement for a 31-year-old electrician thrown from the bucket of a bucket truck while repairing an overhead a traffic light.
$750,000 settlement for a 55-year-old truckdriver injured in a slip and fall on ice and snow requiring 2 knee replacements.
$400,000 settlement for a 56-year-old handyman who suffered a fractured and dislocated left shoulder.

Speaking Engagements

Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, Personal Injury Damages-March 19, 1997 (Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Prince’s Liability in Pennsylvania-2003, 2004 (Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Liens, Subrogation & Joint Tortfeasor Releases-2004, 2007 (Pennsylvania Association for Justice)
Current Issues and Auto Law-2009 (Lackawanna Bar Association)
Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses-2016 (Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Effectively Evaluating and Preparing Auto Acts and Cases-2015 (Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Litigating the Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Claim-2013 (Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Electronic Medical Records-2017 (Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Worker’s Compensation: The Return of the IRE-2020 (Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Premises Liability-2021 (Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)

Service Activities

Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors 2016-present, Chair Government Affairs Committee 2019-present, Vice Chair Chamber Board of Directors-2022-2023, sec. Chamber Board of Directors 2023-present)
Good Shepherd Corporation of Clark’s Summit Pennsylvania, (Solic. 1999-2013, Pres. 2000-2013, Board of Directors 1995-2013)
Voluntary Action Center, Scranton Pennsylvania, Board of Directors 1992-1999; 2012-2015, Pres. 1995-1997.
National Ski Patrol, Eastern Pennsylvania Region-Legal Advisor 2001-present.
Best Lawyers in America 2021-present
Recognized as Pennsylvania Supra Lawyer 2008-present.