Shareholder
Litigation

Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
570.343.1827
610.988.0866 fax
mjg@stevenslee.com

Marianne focuses her practice in litigation issues in the areas of construction, banking, insurance, and complex commercial litigation. She represents owners and developers, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers, as well as colleges and universities, banking institutions, local government, manufacturers and insurance companies in a wide range of litigation matters. She is board-certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate.

Marianne counsels clients regarding risk avoidance and manages construction litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, including mechanics lien claims.

In a recent case, Marianne obtained a partial summary judgment for a bank on whether the owner of a bank account can assert claims of conversion against a bank that allows third parties to deplete the account of funds through acts of forgery that are not known to the account owner — an issue never before decided by Pennsylvania state appellate courts. Marianne was successful in obtaining summary judgment for a bank in a similar case also involving the Uniform Commercial Code. She has also successfully tried cases involving claims under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Act and the Commonwealth’s Wage Payment and Collection Law.

Marianne speaks at numerous continuing education forums.

Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Marywood College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1983

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania
New Jersey

Court Admissions:
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Representative Cases: 

• Kalmanowicz v. First Union National Bank

• Miller v. First Union National Bank

• Hollywood v. First Union National Bank

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Northeastern PA Trial Lawyers Association
Professional Women in Construction, North East Pennsylvania Chapter, President
Lackawanna County Bar Association
Dress For Success Lackawanna, President
National Association of Women Business Owners, Public Policy Chairperson
American Arbitration Association, Construction Neutral Arbitrator
Boy Scouts of America, Merit Badge Counselor
Association of Women Lawyers of Lackawanna County, President, 1998-1999
Pennsylvania Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
American Bar Association, member of ABA Forum on Construction
Federal Bar Association

Selected Speaking Engagements:
“Protecting Your Investment.” Eastern PA Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors. October 2003.
"Preventing Identity Theft." National Association of Women Business Owners, April 2007.