Brian M. Monahan
Attorney At Law
Office: 701 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
Phone (610) 258-5329
Fax (610) 258-0155
Internet: Brian@MonahanLaw.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
1996-present Monahan Law Offices
701 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042
[Trial and Specialized Practice Law Firm]
1989-present West Easton Borough Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor
237 7th Street, West Easton, PA 18042
2006-present Northampton County Conflicts Counsel
1998-2002 669 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042
1983-1994
VOCATION/EDUCATION
2002–2006 Solicitor to Northampton County Council
669 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042
1994-1998 Chief Public Defender of Northampton County, Pennsylvania
[Administrative/Trial Practice Position; Office employed 14 assistant attorneys as well as support staff]
2003-2008 Solicitor to Saucon Valley School District
2097 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, PA 18055
1997-2003 Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania
[Represented federal criminal defendants]
1996-2010 Solicitor to Williams Township
655 Cider Press Road, Easton, PA 18042
1988-1996 Solicitor to Williams Township Zoning Hearing Board
655 Cider Press Road, Easton, PA 18042
1992-1996 Lauer & Monahan Law Offices
[Trial and General Practice Law Firm;
listed in the Martindale-Hubbel, Bar Register
of Preeminent Lawyers]
1987-1992 Philip D. Lauer, P.C., Associate Attorney
1983-1987 William P. Coffin Law Offices, Associate Attorney
1982 Franklin Pierce Law Center, Juris Doctor
1978 Villanova University, Cum Laude, B.A.
1969 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
BAR STATUS
1985 Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court
1991 Admitted to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
1984 Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1982 Admitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Member of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Northampton County Bar Association, and Pennsylvania Bar Association
MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2006 Northampton County Council, Solicitor
1999-present Two Rivers Council of Governments Solicitor
1989-present West Easton Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor
1996-2010 Williams Township Solicitor
1989-1996 Williams Township Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor
1990-1992 Wilson Area School District Authority
1983-present Represented clients in numerous proceedings before municipal bodies in Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Bucks, and Carbon County
NOTED DIRECTORIES
1996 Strathamores Who’s Who
1996 International Who’s Who of Professionals
1991 Who’s Who in Rising Young Americans
1990 Who’s Who in Practicing Attorneys
ELECTED OFFICE
1991-1996 Board of Directors, Wilson Area School District
2004-2006 Republican State Committee (Northampton County)
2010-present
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1993-1995 Finance Director, Forks of Delaware District Boy Scouts of America
1990-1992 Wilson Area School District Authority
1988-2007 Solicitor, Northampton County Republican Committee
2010-present
2001 Appointed by the Honorable Tom Ridge to serve on the Governor’s Judicial Advisory Commission for Northampton County
MARTINDALE-HUBBEL LAW DIRECTORY RATING (2010 Ed.)
Legal Ability Rating - high to very high
General Recommendation Rating - very high
PRACTICE AREAS
State and federal criminal and civil trial practice, school law, estates, probate, wills, administrative law, municipal law, real estate, family law, personal injury, workmen’s compensation, accidents, wrongful death, divorce, custody, and child support
Death Penalty/Capital Case/Rule 801 Qualified – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has Conferred a Qualification Certificate for Defense Counsel in Capital Cases pursuant to Rule 801
REPRESENTATIVE CITED CASES
Williams Township Bd. of Supervisors v. Williams Township Emergency Co., 986 A.2d 914, (Pa.Cmwlth. 2009)
Agnew v. Bushkill Twp. ZHB, 815 A.2d 1179 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2003)
Chrin Bros., Inc. v. Williams Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd., 815 A.2d 1179 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2003)
In Re: Nomination Petition of Jane Mellert, a Candidate for the Office of Township Supervisor, Plainfield Township Board of Supervisors, Northampton County, PA; Petition of Mark Presby, No. 293 MAL 2003 (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania – Middle District)
County of Northampton v. Department of Community and Economic Development, 785 A.2d 1082 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2001)
O’Hare v. County of Northampton, 782 A.2d 7 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2001)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing vs. David Richard Hosler, Vol. 52, Northampton County Reporter, Page 5 (2000); 44 Pa. D&C 4th 154 (C.P. Northampton 1999)
Estate of Gibbs vs. U.S., 161 F.3d 242 (3rd Cir. 1998)
Commonwealth vs. Henry, 550 Pa. 346, 706 A.2d 313 (1997)
In Re: K.C.W., 456 Pa.Super. 1, 689 A.2d 294 (1997)
In Re: Audit of Campaign Expense Statements, 162 Pa. Cmwlth. 430, 639 A.2d 875 (1994), Allocatur denied, 539 Pa. 669, 652 A.2d 839 (1995)
Markow v. ZHB of Williams Township, Vol. 48, Northampton County Reporter, Page 201 (1995)
Commonwealth v. Perruso, 160 Pa.Cmwlth. 49, 634 A.2d 692 (1993), Allocatur denied, 538 Pa. 650, 647 A.2d 904 (1994)
In Re: Nomination Petition of George L. Ginople, No. 1993-CM-6593 (Northampton County Common Pleas August 19, 1993 by President Judge Alfred T. Williams)
Marra v. Stocker, 532 Pa. 187, 615 A.2d 326 (1992)
Taras v. Wasau Insurance Company, 412 Pa.Super. 37, 602 A.2d 882 (1992), Allocatur denied, 532 Pa. 657, 615 A.2d 1313 (1992)
Commonwealth v. Pritchard, 408 Pa. Super. 221, 596 A.2d 827 (1991)
Patterson v. Commonwealth Dept. of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 582 A.2d 700, 136 Pa.Cmwlth. 49 (1990)
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