Joseph M. Marrone, Esquire founded the Marrone Law Firm, LLC in 1993. Since its establishment, Joseph has successfully served as the firm’s Managing Partner. He has worked tirelessly to build his firm from the ground up, developing a reputation for dedication and the willingness to fight for the needs of those he represents. The heart of the Marrone Law Firm, LLC is based in Center City Philadelphia which has allowed Joseph to cultivate a strong foundation in the Philadelphia metro area. In order to better serve clients, Joseph expanded his practice into New Jersey, with an additional office in Cherry Hill.
Joseph a native of Philadelphia, received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He went on to pursue his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University. Joseph graduated from law school in 1991, moving on to earn bar admissions in New Jersey (1991), Pennsylvania (1992), and New York (2004). He is also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts of the aforementioned states, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. After graduating from law school, Joseph worked as a political advisor to former Governor of Pennsylvania, Edward Rendell for his mayoral campaign in Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Assistant City Solicitor in the Rendell administration and spent countless hours representing the City of Philadelphia.
Over the past two decades, Joseph Marrone has consistently represented clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region in a variety of legal matters. Marrone Law Firm, LLC has developed into a high-end, high-powered litigation firm that focuses on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Joseph has extensive experience and has achieved impressive results trying cases involving catastrophic personal injury, products & premises liability, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful conviction, and civil matters. Additionally, Joseph has a long-standing career as a criminal defense attorney winning many notable verdicts. His legal acumen also extends to representing many prominent clients in the music and film industries.
During his professional career, Joseph has taken on a number of high-profile cases resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements. Some of Joseph’s most noteworthy settlements include but are not limited to a $227 million unprecedented settlement for a building collapse case in Philadelphia, a confidential premises liability settlement for $30 million dollars, a $17 million settlement for a medical malpractice lawsuit when a man was admitted to a local hospital for an elective heart procedure which left him permanently incapacitated, a wrongful conviction settlement with the City of Philadelphia for $9.1 million, a $4 million settlement for the estate of a woman that died as a result of hospital malpractice, a $2.9 million settlement for a man who drowned in a New York resort, a $2 million settlement for the estate of a New Jersey State Trooper killed in a car accident, a $2 million settlement against a major casino corporation on behalf of a noteworthy entertainer involved in a limo accident, a $1.5 million settlement following the death of a newborn due to the hospital’s failure to maintain proper records and a $1.2 million verdict in a civil rights lawsuit against an Atlantic City police officer. To review a complete list of Joseph’s verdicts and settlements, visit the Results page on the firm’s website at marronelaw.com.
In addition to achieving impressive results for his clients, Joseph was selected as an “Awesome Attorney’” in South Jersey Magazine by reader’s choice in 2014, 2016 & 2017; and as a 2014 “Top Attorney” in Philadelphia Life/Suburban Life Magazine during December 2014. Joseph was also honored by U.S. News and World Report in 2016 -2023 in the category of “Best Law Firms” for the areas of Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation and Plaintiff Medical Malpractice Law. In both 2016 & 2017, The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized his achievements by awarding him the prestigious “10 Best” Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Pennsylvania. Also in 2017, Joseph Marrone was invited for membership to the prestigious “Million Dollar Advocates Forum” in recognition of achieving multiple settlements in excess of a million dollars or more for his clients. Membership in this elite group consists of less than 1% of attorneys in the United States. He has been selected to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best of The Bar” in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 for his pro bono work in the community.
In recognition of Joseph Marrone’s efforts in the area of community outreach, he was selected in 2017 to become a member of the Governing Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Philadelphia – Independence Region. This organization is a one-to-one, non-profit, mentoring organization which is making a significant impact on youth in need, nationally.
Due to his impressive level of achievement and the incredible amount of respect gained among his peers during his tenure in the legal field, Joseph has appeared numerous times on ABC, CBS, NBC FOX, CBC Toronto, and Court TV as a legal analyst.
In addition to television, Joseph has been invited to speak on multiple radio shows including becoming a regular legal contributor on the nationally syndicated, iHeart Radio show, “This Morning – America’s First News with Gordon Deal”, speaking on a variety of legal topics making today’s headlines.
