(Philadelphia) – Brian J. McMonagle was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America for his work in both general criminal defense and white-collar criminal defense in Philadelphia, and received an unprecedented third time designation as “Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense in Philadelphia.
A founder of McMonagle Perri McHugh Mischak Davis, McMonagle has been named annually in the publication since 2012. He also received special recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” in 2021 and 2023, which is a very significant honor in that it is given to just one individual in a geographic region each year for each area of practice.
As one of the oldest peer-review publications in the industry, Best Lawyers uses colleague reviews to select top-rated attorneys in their fields. For the 2025 edition, attorneys were chosen from more than 13.7 million votes.
McMonagle has earned international recognition for his success in obtaining a hung jury in Bill Cosby’s first trial, and for his defense of recording artist Meek Mill. He has represented professional athletes, politicians, physicians, movie and television personalities, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, CEOs, and religious leaders. In 2022, McMonagle was honored with the Alan Jay Josel Advocacy Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for his exceptional defense of Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian, who was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges stemming from the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train 188.
McMonagle has also been inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Attorneys and the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. He is also listed in Martindale Hubbell’s Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Attorneys.
Formed in 1995, McMonagle Perri McHugh Mischak Davis is a nationally known criminal defense, personal injury and family law firm based in Philadelphia. The firm consistently litigates high profile cases resulting in acquittals and/or million-dollar awards/settlements. Practice areas include criminal defense, personal injury and family law. For more information, visit www.mpmpc.com or call (215) 981-0999.