Maureen Elizabeth Maney

MAUREEN MANEY is a top-rated personal injury lawyer and a fierce guardian of victims’ rights. Serving injured individuals who need help navigating the legal system requires empathy and passion, characteristics that inform Maureen’s daily practice. She is known for her tireless devotion to her clients as she realizes that her victories are not merely symbolic – they represent real outcomes that can potentially change lives. Through her advocacy, Maureen has won multiple million-dollar recoveries for her clients and she is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. A few examples include:

$1,690,000 construction accident
$1,450,000 motorcycle accident
$940,000 nursing home abuse and neglect
$825,000 motor vehicle accident
$750,000 wrongful death
$650,000 medical malpractice
$600,000 premises liability

Maureen assists clients with matters involving motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, defective product claims, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, premises liability, dog bite claims, and wrongful death. She has also served as local counsel to national law firms on diverse litigation matters.

She has a unique perspective on medical malpractice having started her legal career at a prominent law firm defending some of the largest hospitals, health care systems and physician practice groups throughout Upstate New York. Experiencing firsthand the devastating consequences of medical malpractice on patients and their families, Maureen quickly realized that her talents and passion aligned with advocating for individuals, not protecting large corporations. Since concentrating her practice on personal injury, Maureen has successfully handled a wide variety of medical malpractice claims, in addition to nursing home abuse and neglect claims. Her medical malpractice experience includes failure to diagnose prostate and breast cancer, untimely diagnosis of strokes, failure to diagnose deep vein thrombosis, medication errors, surgical errors, emergency department errors and omissions and nursing negligence.

During her nearly 25-year career, Maureen has received some of the highest honors a lawyer can receive. Since 2015, Maureen has been named a New York Super Lawyer. She has been recognized by the New York Law Journal as a “Rising Star.” Maureen holds an AV preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, membership in which is by invitation only and is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

A leader in the legal community, Maureen is a past president of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. She has also served as an adjunct professor at the Syracuse University College of Law where she taught advanced litigation skills. Maureen is also a frequent lecturer for state and local bar associations