Daniel W. Munley

Daniel W. Munley is an award-winning personal injury lawyer and a champion of plaintiffs’ rights. For decades, Dan has tirelessly fought to win multi-million verdicts and settlements 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 litigation. Some notable examples of Dan’s work include securing a record-breaking $26 million settlement for a truck accident victim in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the largest settlement on record in the area for an individual plaintiff. In 2024, Dan secured $20 million for a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a pedestrian accident.

Daniel is one of 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. 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. He received the Ring of Honor Award in 2025 from the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group, an award given to a member in recognition of their past and ongoing contributions to advance the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group and Highway Safety. 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 around the country. His presentations have helped hundreds of truck accident attorneys learn how to successfully handle and litigate trucking cases.

Daniel has been named to Best Lawyers in America since 2013, and in 2020, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs in Allentown. He has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers guide annually from 2020 to 2026, and was recently named to their 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2026. As a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2010, Daniel has been listed in the Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers since 2024. Daniel is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been 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.