Brian J. McMonagle

Email: bmcmonagle@mpmpc.com

Brian McMonagle began his career in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office where he would rise to fame as one of the youngest lawyers to ever prosecute high profile cases in the Homicide Unit. He has gone on to become one of the finest criminal defense lawyers in the United States. Mr. McMonagle has successfully handled some of the most celebrated cases in Philadelphia's history.

Mr. McMonagle has won hundreds of acquittals for his clients, including a 2008 victory on behalf of a former career prosecutor facing homicide charges, and a stunning acquittal for Philadelphia's Deputy Manager in one of the largest federal corruption cases in the country. In 2008, he successfully defended a former Deputy Attorney General, who was facing homicide charges. McMonagle's clients have included professional athletes, high ranking law enforcement officials, politicians, Ceo's doctors and attorneys.

In 2008 Mr. McMonagle received the high honor of being admitted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2007 he was indicted into the prestigious American Board of Criminal Lawyers. He is listed in Martindale Hubbell's Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers. He also is a law school lecturer and serves as a legal analyst on National and Local News Programs.

Mr. McMonagle is a Member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. He is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for New Jersey, United States District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Mr. McMonagle has practiced in the State and Federal Courts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland.

Areas of Practice include Criminal Litigation including Federal White Collar Criminal Defense, Rico and State Court Homicide Persecutors, Professional Disciplinary Board Defense.

Selected as "Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Selected as "Top 100 Attorneys" by Philadelphia Magazine in 2008 and 2009.

Articles

• Nau-case witness: Revenge a motive
  March 23, 2006
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• A CHRISTMAS GIFT
  May 12, 2005
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• Siblings cleared of 3 homicides
  June 17, 2003
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• 2d ruling leaves ex-police Capt. Brady off the hook
  November 8, 2002
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• Judge clears Brady in '98 cover-up
  May 29, 2002
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• THREE DAYS' WORTH OF TENSE QUESTIONING TO FIND THE RIGHT JURY
  March 22, 2001
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• EX-OFFICER NOT GUILTY IN '97 RAPE OF PROSTITUTE
  July 9, 1999
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• "DEFENSE: EX-CITY INSPECTOR IS ADULTERER, NOT A THIEF ACCUSED OF GIVING FAVORS TO MISTRESS"
  April 23, 1999
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• "EX-OFFICER ACQUITTED IN A BEATING DEATH TWO FRIENDS OF HIS WERE CONVICTED. THEY WERE ACCUSED IN A CAB DRIVER'S DEATH."
  May 28, 1998
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• "BAD GUYS, OR 5 MOB NOBODIES? DEFENSE LAWYERS, IN THEIR CLOSINGS, SCOFFED AT THE PROSECUTION. THEY SAID THEIR CLIENTS WERE HARDLY POWER-MAD KILLERS."
  November 15, 1995
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• "LAWYERS HOLD ROAST OF MOB WITNESSES JURY TO BE CHARGED AFTER SUMMATIONS"
  November 15, 1995
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• POODLE'S DEATH STIRS TRIAL ENFORCER FOR MOB FINGERS LOANSHARK
  October 7, 1995
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• IN MURDER OF LIMO DRIVER, HIS NUMBER WASN'T UP
  July 14, 1994
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)

• 3 OFFICERS NOT GUILTY IN BEATING
  April 1, 1992
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)

• PROSECUTOR HAS ADMIRER FOR LIFE
  May 11, 1988
  Philadelphia Daily News (PA)