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6 distinguished attorneys in Scranton, Pennsylvania, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Daniel W. Munley

Daniel W. Munley

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

227 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, USA

Daniel W. Munley is an award-winning personal injury lawyer and a champion of plaintiffs’ rights. For decades, Dan has tirelessly fought to win millions for injured victims of tragic accidents and their families. While Dan handles a range of complex personal injury cases, he is widely regarded as a national leader in traumatic brain injury and tractor-trailer accident litigation. Through hard work and unrelenting commitment to his clients, he has won numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. Just recently, Dan strategically negotiated a record-setting $26 million settlement for a truck accident victim. A seasoned truck accident lawyer, Daniel served as Chairperson of the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group from 2011-2012, and currently serves on the executive board for that group. In 2020, he received the Robert W. Munley Champion of Justice Award (previously the Chairman’s Award) from the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group. He has been certified by the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, and board-certified in Truck Accident Law and Civil Trial Practice by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Daniel has been named among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, the Trucking Trial Lawyers Top Ten, and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. He was selected “Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability– Plaintiffs” for the Allentown Metro Area in 2020 by Best Lawyers. That same year, he was one of only two lawyers in the region named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers. He has earned an AV-Preeminent rating and a Platinum-Level Client Champion designation from Martindale-Hubbell. In addition to his major tractor-trailer crash victories, Dan regularly presents cutting-edge truck accident trial techniques at conferences around the country. Dan also works determinedly to improve the greater Scranton community. He served as a board member for the Everhart Museum and coaches Little League baseball, basketball, and softball. Dan and his wife Valerie Munley are the proud parents of three children.

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Gregory Pascale

Personal Injury Law

240 Penn Avenue, Suite 202, Scranton, PA 18503

A past president of the Lackawanna County Bar Association, Atty. Greg Pascale is very active in the community and in sports activities with his six children. His keen legal mind and organizational skills give him the ability to handle many facets of the law, including real estate, wills, trusts and estates, personal injury, commercial litigation, and workers’ compensation.

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Howard Spizer

Family and Divorce Law

538 Biden Street, 320, Scranton, PA 18503

Howard M. Spizer maintains a general practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania, concentrating primarily on domestic relations, criminal defense, and trusts and estates. Howard serves as a Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Judge (1985 to present) and is a Pennsylvania Licensed Title Agent (1987 to present).

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Michael McDonald

Personal Injury Law

220 Penn Avenue, STE 320, Scranton, PA 18503

Michael J. McDonald has earned a reputation as one of the most active and esteemed personal injury lawyers in Northeastern Pennsylvania throughout his 30 years as a courtroom attorney. He has successfully tried many types of cases, ranging from motor vehicle accidents to medical malpractice, and has been trial counsel in some of the largest of verdicts and settlements in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. McDonald has also been repeatedly chosen by fellow lawyers for leadership positions in various associations including as President of the Lackawanna Bar Association (2003), President of the Federal Bar Association of the Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter (2000-2001) and President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers' Association (1994). He has also served on the Board of Governors of both the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. He is a graduate of Villanova University, and the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University where he was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for distinguished achievement in trial advocacy.

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Patricia Grande Rieder

Civil Litigation

527 Linden St, Scranton, PA 18503, USA

Patti Grande Rieder is an attorney based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She's a Northeastern Pennsylvania native who earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in History and Political Science from the University of Scranton. She then moved to Washington D.C. to attend the Columbus School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate. Rieder has served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk and as an attorney in law firms as well as in private practice. Rieder believes in the importance of being an active member of her community. She is an advisor for the Lakeland High School Mock Trial Team. She lives in Scott Township with her husband and four children.

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Thomas Munley

Personal Injury Law

700 vine street, Scranton, PA 18510

Thomas W. Munley is a personal injury attorney in Scranton and a partner at Minora Krowiak Munley Batyko. He joined the firm in 2009, the year his practice began concentrating primarily on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability. His litigation work has included cases against Ford, GM and Giant Supermarkets. Before joining the firm, Munley opened his own practice after passing the bar examination. That practice included both criminal law and personal injury. His educational background includes graduation from Valley View High School and a bachelor’s degree from Marywood University, followed by enrollment at Widener University of Law. Raised in Jessup, Pennsylvania, he is a lifelong Lackawanna County resident and lives in Scranton with his wife and two children. Munley’s clients come from Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. His biography identifies Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Wayne, Susquehanna, Pike, Bradford, Northampton and Carbon among the counties where he frequently works with clients. The firm’s broader range of services includes criminal defense and special education matters as well as injury litigation. Its advertised injury work covers car and trucking accidents, traumatic birth cases, workplace injuries and slip-and-fall claims, in addition to medical malpractice and product liability. The firm also offers assistance with injury or property damage arising from fires in homes and commercial businesses.

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