First Admitted: 2004, New Jersey

Professional Webpage: https://www.garnerltd.com/melanie-j-garner-esq/

Bar/Professional Activity:

American Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2023
American Association for Justice, Vice-Chair, Employee Benefits Litigation Group, 2023
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Vice-Chair Employment Law Section, 2023
Pennsylvania Association for Justice - Past Chair, Women Leaders Section, 2020
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Co-Chair Women Trial Lawyers Committee, 2017
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2015
American Association for Justice - Women Trial Lawyers' Caucus, 2013
American Bar Association, 2004
Philadelphia Bar Association

Honors/Awards:

Pennsylvania Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 2020

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Planned, coordinated and presented on panel for 2.0 CLE hours., Panelist & Presenter, "Mass Torts: What's Hot and What's Not in 2020", Pennsylvania Association for Justice Winter Meeting, 2020
Moderated CLE Panel regarding "Maximizing Non-Economic Damages at Trial," presented by the Women Trial Lawyers Section at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Annual (Virtual) Retreat., Moderator, Maximizing Non-Economic Damages at Trial, Pennsylvania Association for Justice Annual (Virtual) Retreat, 2020
Presented on updates in asbestos litigation in Pennsylvania., Panelist, Perrin Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Conference - Jurisdictional Updates, 2019
Panelist on discussion about "Finding and Retaining Women Lawyers", Panelist, Women's Breakfast, Perrin Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Conference, 2019
Presenter - "Off the Beaten Path – The Rules of Successful Qui Tam Litigation." New Jersey Association for Justice Mass Tort - Boardwalk Seminar 2016, April 7, 2016., Presenter, New Jersey Association for Justice Mass Tort - Boardwalk Seminar 2016, 2016
Presenter - "Social Media Evidence: Finding It, Getting It and Using It." Pennsylvania Association for Justice 34th Annual Auto Law Conference, Harrisburg, PA, May 11, 2016 & Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2016., Presenter, Pennsylvania Association for Justice 34th Annual Auto Law Conference, Harrisburg, PA, May 11, 2016 & Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2016, 2016
Co-Presenter - "The ABCs of Complex Litigation: Asbestos, Benzene CRPS and More." Legal Intelligencer CLE, Philadelphia, PA, October 21, 2016., Co-Presenter, Legal Intelligencer CLE, 2016

Melanie J. Garner