About Our Personal Injury Lawyers in Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Northeastern Pennsylvania - The Foley Law Firm

Thomas J. Foley, Jr.

Thomas J. Foley, Jr., is a native of Scranton. Mr. Foley has established a reputation as one of the most recognized and respected medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States, with over 40 years of professional experience and multiple settlements and awards of one million dollars or more to his credit. Prior to being admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar in 1961, Mr. Foley attended the University of Scranton (B.S., 1957) and Temple University (L.L.B., 1960). Upon completing his studies at Temple University, he served as Law Clerk to Justice Michael J. Eagen, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, for two years and as Assistant Attorney General for a further year. He was a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1972 to 1978 and a Trustee for both the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Political Action Committee (1978-2002) and the American Association For Justice Political Action Committee (1999-2002). From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Foley was a member of and Incorporator of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Historical Society and served as a Trustee from 1991-2000.

Since 1983, Mr. Foley has participated as an Attorney Invitee in the Third Circuit Judicial Conference. In addition to being one of the premier personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania, he maintains membership in a number of highly esteemed professional organizations, including the Lackawanna County (President, 1989-1990), Pennsylvania (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1989; Executive Member, Judiciary Committee; Chairman, Political Action Committee, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1971-1979); The American Association For Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1984, 1991-present); and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Foley is a Life Fellow in both the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (Zone Governor, 1994-2000) and the American Bar Foundation.

Mr Foley has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine since its inception. Mr Foley was also the recipient of AAJ Stewart Award in 2001 and the PA AAJ Special Service Award in 2003.

Mr. Foley is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell in recognition of his preeminent legal skills and high ethical standards. He handles serious personal injury and medical malpractice cases for the Foley Law Firm.

John T. McLane

Attorney John T. McLane also completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Scranton where he received a B.S. cum laude in 1970. In 1973, he entered the School of Law of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, from where he graduated cum laude with a J.D. in 1975. While attending Duquesne University, Attorney McLane served as the Associate Editor for the Duquesne Law Review (1974-1975) and won the Ben Paul Brasley Award for his performance in the Appellate Moot Court Competition. Following his graduation from law school, Mr. McLane spent two years as a Law Clerk for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. From 1977 to 1980, he served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, the honorable Michael J. Eagen.

Attorney McLane was admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1976; the U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Third Circuit, in 1985; the U.S. Supreme Court in 1992; and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2004. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Lackawanna County (Co-Chairman, 2005, and Chairman, 2004, of the Judiciary Committee; and Chairman, 1988-1990, of the Civil Rights Committee; Chairman, 1992-1994, of the Rules Committee), the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, 1984-1994 and 2001-present, of the Amicus Curiae Committee); and the American Association For Justice.

Throughout his nearly 30-year career, Attorney McLane has distinguished himself through his superior legal skills and impressive verdict and settlement record. An esteemed personal injury attorney, Mr McLane handles civil litigation, which includes motor vehicle accidents and other personal injury cases, insurance bad faith claims, estate disputes, and handles appellate litigation in the Pennsylvania and Federal Appellate courts for the Foley Law Firm. He has also been retained by other law firms as appellate counsel before the Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts of Pennsylvania and has served as amicus curlae counsel for the Pennsylvania Trail Lawyers Association before those Courts.

Michael J. Foley

Michael J. Foley brings over 20 years of professional experience to the Foley Law Firm. He began his education at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, graduating with a B.A. in History in 1980. He then went on to earn his J.D. at the Duquesne University School of Law in 1983. In the year following his graduation from Duquesne, Mr. Foley served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert N.C. Nix, Jr., Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. In 2004 he became a fellow for the National College of Advocacy. In 2002, Mr. Foley was appointed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission on Venue.

Mr. Foley's excellence in law has been formally recognized on several occasions, in 1999 when he received the Special Achievement Award for the AAJ Annual Convention, and in 2004 and 2005 when Philadelphia Magazine named him a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. He currently focuses his practice on medical malpractice, civil litigation, and products liability.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Foley has authored many highly regarded articles and papers, including "Exploiting Fear Itself" - Medical Lobby's Challenge to Patient's Rights" (the Barrister, August 2004); "Injustice in the Wake of the False Promise of Tort Reform (The Barrister, 2003); "Separation of Powers: Restrictions on Legislative Regulation of Attorneys' Fees in Medical Malpractice Actions" (The Barrister, Special Supplement, December 2002); "An Historic Overview of the Supreme Court's Rulemaking Authority" (The Barrister, Special Supplement, December 2002); "Funded Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Shams Affecting Injured Workers (AAJ 2000 Annual Convention Reference Materials, Vol. II, pgs. 2845-2857); "The Evolution of the Right of Partially Disabled Workers to Receive Workers' Compensation Benefits Even When Laid Off" (The Barrister, 1990); "Straight Talk about the 1993 Amendments to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act" (The Barrister, Fall 1993); and "Enforcement of the American with Disabilities Act Will Bring Equity to the Job Referral Practice in the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation System" (The Barrister, Vol. XX, Number 1, Spring 1995).

Mr. Foley is a member of several professional organizations, including the Philadelphia, Lackawanna County (Member and Special Trial Master) and Pennsylvania (Member, Judicial Section and Administration Committee) Bar Associations; the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 2004-2005; Executive Committee, 1995 - present); The American Association For Justice (Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Board of Directors, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 1996-present); Attorney's Information Exchange Group (Speaker ATVs, 1993); the Million Dollar Advocates Forum; and Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2001-present).

Mr. Foley has lectured on a variety of legal issues for such groups as The American Association For Justice, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, National Business Institute, Attorneys' Information Exchange Group, The University of Scranton ACHE Symposium, Mercy Hospital Grand Rounds. He has been a past co-chair of American Trial Lawyer's Association's Misread Pap Smear Litigation Group.

In January 2001, Mr. Foley obtained the first million dollar jury verdict in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the Pasternak v. Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Foley has acted as amicus curiae counsel for the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer's Association in Zieber v. Bogart, M.D., (rejecting extension of "two disease rule" to medical malpractice cases); and co-author of PAAJ's brief in Kroken v. Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc., (upholding Insurance Commissioner's authority to require arbitration clauses UM/UIM disputes) and for The American Association For Justice, and The Workplace Injury Litigation Group, Inc. in American Manufacturer Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sullivan, in the United States Supreme Court (court rejected constitutional challenge to automatic supersedes provisions of utilization review of medical expenses).

Mr. Foley submitted written testimony to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on April 16, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, entitled "It is An Elementary Principle of Justice that Victims of Medical Malpractice Deserve Full Compensation For Life-Altering Injuries."

Mr Foley has been a plaintiff attorney invitee in national medical malpractice conference including "Creating a Malpractice Liability System to Improve Patient Safety," sponsored by the Kaiser Permanente Policy Institute, The Milbank Memorial Fund, and the Reforming States Group in San Francisco, California in January, 2003, and the National Patient Safety Foundation Joint Medical-Legal Conference funded by the United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality held at Southern Methodist University Law School in Dallas, Texas, in October, 2003.

In 1983, Mr. Foley was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; and in 1999, he was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michael J. McDonald

Over the course of more than 25 years as a courtroom attorney, Michael J. McDonald has earned a reputation as one of the most active and esteemed personal injury lawyers in Northeast Pennsylvania. He has successfully tried many types of cases, ranging from motor vehicle accidents to medical malpractice, and has been trial counsel in some of the largest verdicts and settlements in this area of Pennsylvania.

He has had the great honor of being chosen for certification and/or membership in several prestigious national organizations, including the National Board of Trial Advocacy (certified in 1992, recertified in 1997 and 2002), the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has also recently been selected by the Philadelphia Magazine as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" for 2004 and 2005.

Mr. McDonald has also been repeatedly chosen by fellow lawyers for leadership positions in various associations, including President of the Lackawanna Bar Association (2003), President of the Federal Bar Association Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter (2000 - 2001), and President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (1994). An accomplished speaker, Mr. McDonald was the Lackawanna Bar Association's selection to introduce Dr. Hans Blix, Chief UN Iraqi Weapons Inspector, at his 2004 televised appearance, at the Hoban Lecture at the University of Scranton.

A graduate of Villanova University (B.A., 1976) and the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D.,1979), he was upon graduation awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for distinguished achievement in Trial Advocacy. Following graduation he returned to Scranton to concentrate his legal career on trying civil cases in court. In 1979 he was admitted to practice before all courts in Pennsylvania as well as the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. In 1985, he was admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

In the years since completing law school, Mr. McDonald has been repeatedly selected to lecture fellow lawyers in both the civil litigation and courtroom advocacy by various organizations. The Lectures have included, "My First Trial" (Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1992); "The Complete Trial: Techniques for Beginners to Veterans" (Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993); "Ethical Considerations and Problems Prior to Trial" (Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1993); "Examining the Expert Witness" (Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1994); "Trial Evidence in the Civil Case" (Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1996); "How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Pennsylvania" (National Business Institute, 2003 and 2004). Mr. McDonald has also served as Solicitor for the First National Bank of Avoca (1985 -1987) and the Lackawanna County Treasurer's Office (1988 - present).

In addition to his leadership roles, Mr. McDonald has been a member of many professional legal organizations, including the Lackawanna County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1986; Member, Board of Directors, 1988, 2001 - present; Senior Director, 1992-1997; Vice President, 2001; President Elect, 2002; Executive Committee, 2002-2003), Pennsylvania (County Delegate, Young Lawyers Section, 1987; Member, Civil Litigation Section, 1987-present; Zone Delegate, young Lawyers Section, 1988; Chairman, 1996-1997 and Member, 2000-present, Zone 5 Delegate, House of Delegates, 2003, 2005 Civil Rules Committee) and American Bar Associations; the Federal Bar Association (President-Elect, 1999-2000; National Delegate, 2001-2002); the Middle District of Pennsylvania Lawyers Advisory Committee, 2001; the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1992- 1996); the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1989); The American Association For Justice (Member, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 1999-present); and Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2002).

Mr. McDonald still exudes a youthful passion for his work and his clients. He currently handles civil litigation and serious personal injury cases at the Foley Law Firm.

Thomas J. Foley, III

Prior to being admitted to the bar in 1982, Thomas J. Foley, III graduated from the American University in Washington D.C. (Bachelor of Arts, 1979, Economics and International Studies), and the University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctorate, 1982).

Following his graduation from law school in 1982, Mr. Foley served for two years as a Law Clerk, first to President Judge James C. Crumlish, Jr., of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and then to Justice Nicholas P. Papadakos of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. After completing his clerkships, Mr. Foley joined the Dilworth, Paxson Law Firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the litigation department, and became a partner in the firm. While at the Dilworth Firm, Mr Foley primarily litigated complex business and contract cases, including cases involving construction contracts, corporate takeovers, law firm breakups, oil lease royalties, and executive employment contracts. In 1991, Mr. Foley decided to return to northeastern Pennsylvania with the Foley Law Firm to open the firm's Stroudsburg office.

Among his noteworthy accomplishments, Mr. Foley successfully tried an unusual case which resulted in his client being awarded one half of a $4.4 million Pennsylvania Lottery jackpot, the winning lottery ticket having been jointly purchased by his client and another person, but which had been claimed by the other person to be his alone. The case was the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, and it received a great deal of media attention. It also received attention in the legal community and resulted in his being invited to lecture on equity practice for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the educational arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Foley also has been selected by Philadelphia Magazine as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" from 2004 through 2007. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Mr. Foley is admitted to practice before the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as federal courts, including the United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Foley also is a member of the Lackawanna County and Monroe County Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Section Memberships: Auto Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice), the Pennsylvania Bar Association (Section Memberships: Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation), The American Association For Justice (Section Memberships: Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability; Insurance Law; Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury); and the American Bar Association (Torts and Insurance Section). He serves as a member of The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Amicus Curiae Committee.

A tireless advocate for the rights of his clients, Mr. Foley handles serious personal injury, motor vehicle accident, premises liability, workers' compensation, and business and contract litigation cases for the Foley Law Firm.

Kevin P. Foley

In 1983, Kevin P. Foley graduated with a B.S. in accounting from the University of Scranton. He then went on to complete his law studies at the Dickinson School of Law, earning his J.D. in 1988. From 1988 to 1989, he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable James T. McDermott, Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 1990, he obtained a Diploma in Trial Advocacy from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has since achieved multiple settlements and awards in excess of one million dollars as part of the Foley Law Firm.

Since 1998, Mr. Foley has served on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and in 2005 was elected to the Board's Executive Committee. He also has been a member of the Judicial Relations, Legislature Network, Education and Membership Committees. Mr. Foley had also served as a member of the Lackawanna County Civil Rules Committee, 2000-2001. Mr. Foley is a member of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association For Justice. Mr. Foley is a member of the Champions of Justice of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Obstetrics Malpractice Litigation Group of the American Association For Justice and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In addition , Mr Foley is an Advocate of the National College of Advocacy. In 2005, he was named a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine.

Mr. Foley currently handles serious medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and trucking/automobile injury cases for the Foley Law Firm.

Malcolm L. MacGregor

Malcolm MacGregor offers over fifteen years of experience in the trial and settlement complex personal injury cases. A graduate of the University of Scranton, earning a B.A. in Communications - Business Cognate in 1986. He then went on to complete his legal studies, earning his Juris Doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C. in 1989. A skilled lawyer, Mr. MacGregor handles medical malpractice, automobile, personal injury, and product liability cases as well as worker's compensation for the Foley Law Firm. Mr. MacGregor has obtained some of the firm's largest settlements and verdicts, including multiple settlements on behalf of victims in excess of one million dollars.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. MacGregor has shared his experience and knowledge with others in the legal community through a series of seminars, publications, and presentations for fellow attorneys and those in litigation related fields. The lectures have included "Medical Cost Containment Under the New Amendments to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act: Medical Fee Review, Peer Review and Utilization Review" (Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Mid-Winter Convention, 1994); "Update on the Law of Civil Litigation" (Lackawanna Bar Association, Bench-Bar Conference, Scranton, 1998); and "Premises Liability: Investigation, Discovery and Trial" (Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Scranton, PA 2003 and 2004). Attorney MacGregor also authored multiple articles, including "Rediscovering Deposition Decorum" (Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Update, Vol. 6, No. 4, Fall 2001) and "The Forecast: More Sunshine in Civil Litigation" (Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Update, 2003).

Mr. MacGregor is an active member of the legal community including the Lackawanna (Civil Rules Committee, 2001-present; Medical Legal Committee, 2003 - Present.; President Young Lawyers Division, 1996; Recipient, Inaugural Margaret M. Gavin Award, 1998), Luzerne, and Pennsylvania (Delegate, PBA House Zone Five Representative, 2003-present; Member, Civil Litigation and Worker's Compensation Sections; Member, Civil Litigation Council, 2000 - Present; Secretary 2005) Bar Associations; and Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Attorney Volunteer 1998 - Present).

Mr. MacGregor is an active member of the Lackawanna (Civil Rules Committee, 1994-1995, 2001-present; Judiciary Committee, 1996-1997, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1998-2003; Medical Legal Committee, 2003; Public Relations Committee, 2003; President, young Lawyers Division, 1996; Recipient, Inaugural Margaret M. Gavin Award, 1998), Luzerne, Pennsylvania (Delegate, PBA House Zone Five Representative, 2003-present; Member, Civil Litigation Council, 2001-present; Co-Chairman, Zone Five, Young Lawyer’s Division, 1997-1998; Civil Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Sections) and American Bar Associations; the American Trial Lawyers Association (Professional Negligence Section); the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Medical Malpractice Section; Workers’ Compensation Section); the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1997-1998; Secretary, 1999-2000; Treasurer, 2000-2001; Vice President, 2001-2002; President, 2002-2003); and Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. (Attorney Volunteer, 1998-present).

Mr. MacGregor is also an Invitee, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, for Attorneys Settling Cases in Excess of One Million Dollars and has recently been recognized as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine, as nominated by fellow Pennsylvania Attorneys, 2005. He presently focuses his practice on serious personal injury litigation including complex medical malpractice, auto and product liability cases at the Foley Law Firm.

Michael J. Eagen, Jr.

Michael J. Eagen, Jr., contributes nearly 35 years of professional experience to the Foley Law Firm. Prior to being admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1970, Mr. Eagen attended the University of Scranton (B.S., 1965) and Temple University (J.D., 1970). From 1970 to 1971, he served as a Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Eagen has taught as an Associate Professor at the University of Scranton and Pennsylvania State University, as well as serving as a Solicitor for the Coroner's Office. He had been an Attorney-Examiner for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board from 1971 - 1990.

Mr. Eagen is a member of several professional organizations, including the Million Dollar Advocate Forum; the Lackawanna County, Monroe County, and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer Association; and the American Association For Justice.

Currently, Mr. Eagen is a Resident at our Stroudsburg office. He focuses his practice on personal injury, civil litigation, and medical malpractice law.

Nurse Paralegals

One of the most vital resources we offer at the Foley Law Firm is our staff of professional nurse paralegals.