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Melinda Ghilardi
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Biography
Melinda Ghilardi brought years of experience as a trial lawyer to her position at Munley Law. She began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Lackawanna County. She then spent almost three decades serving as a First Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Pennsylvania
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- 3rd Circuit
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- Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- First Assistant Federal Public Defender
- Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Current
Education
- University of Scranton
- Honors: Magna cum laude
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- J.D. (1983)
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Awards
- Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award
- Lackawana Pro Bono
- Athena Award
- Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
- Lynette Norton Award
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Woman of Distinction, University of Scranton, Frank J. O'Hara Alumni Award
- Scranton-Pocono Council, Girls Scouts of America
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania State Bar # 40396
- Member
- Current
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- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Womens Leaders Section
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- American Association for Justice
- Insurance Law Section, Business Interruption Task Force
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- Activities: Member, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, 2019-present
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- American Association for Justice
- Nursing Home Litigation Group
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Unit County Governor
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- Activities: Bar Leadership Institute, 2016-2019, Commission on Women in the Profession, House of Delegates - Zone Five, Committee on Credentials and Admission, Review and Certifying Board, Federal Practice Committee, Healthcare Law Committee, 2020-present, Diversity Team 2019-present, Elder Law Section 2019-present, Judicial Administration Committee 2019-present, Government Lawyers Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Services to Persons with Disabilities Committee
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Board of Governors
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- How to File a Truck Crash Lawsuit
- Munley Law
- Medical Malpractice from Cancer Misdiagnosis
- Munley Law
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