Marianne J. Gilmartin

Marianne focuses her practice in litigation issues in the areas of construction, toxic torts, product liability and catastrophic casualty, banking, insurance, manufacturing and complex commercial litigation. She represents public utilities, owners and developers, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers, as well as colleges and universities, utilities, 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 and is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. Marianne serves as a commercial and construction arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is a trained federal mediator in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Marianne counsels clients regarding risk avoidance and manages construction litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, including mechanics’ lien claims. She has tried and mediated dozens of significant catastrophic casualty cases throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, including some at the appellate level. Marianne also serves as outside coordinating and litigation counsel for several large health and behavioral health care providers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. She has tried cases involving shareholder disputes, commercial transactions and trade secrets and proprietary information. She also has experience with real estate litigation, including eminent domain/condemnation, quiet title and oil and gas lease litigation throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, including the Marcellus Shale Region, where she litigates federal claims under the Natural Gas Act.

Affiliations

• Construction Lawyers Society of America, Charter Fellow
• Johnson College, Former Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member, Past Chair
• Circle 200, Immediate Past Board Chair
• Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors and Past Chair
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Lackawanna County Bar Association
• Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building, Board of Directors and Immediate Past Chair
• Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee and Chair-Elect of Board
• North Pocono Public Library, Board Member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Member of ABA Forum on Construction
• Federal Bar Association
• American Arbitration Association, Construction/Commercial Neutral Arbitrator
• Trial Law Institute
• Diversity Law Institute

Recognition

• Recognized as a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer,” Scranton, Construction Litigation, 2009-2020, 2023-Present
• Recipient of the 2024 Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award from Lackawanna Pro Bono for her commitment to advancing equality of justice in her home communities
• Distinguished in 2022 by Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the Silver Beaver Award, a national distinction and the highest honor given to volunteers for their dedicated service
• Recipient of Marywood University’s 2016 Award of Excellence in Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Named among the 2010 “Top 25 Women in Business” by the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• Marywood College, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Certified Mediator
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey