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Cynthia E. Banks 
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Shareholder
phone (570) 496-4616
fax (570) 496-0567
email cebanks@mdwcg.com

Cynthia E. Banks is a 1992 graduate of Santa Clara University where she obtained her B.A. in English and a minor in Theater. She continued her studies at Santa Clara University School of Law and obtained her Juris Doctorate in 1995. During her legal studies, Ms. Banks participated in the Oxford University Summer Law Program in Oxford, England studying Public International Law.

Prior to joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, Ms. Banks practiced for an insurance defense firm in the Bay Area, California for four years where her practice focused on motor vehicle and general liability.

Ms. Banks moved to Pennsylvania in 1999 and joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin as a litigation associate. She became a Shareholder in 2004. Having practiced for several years doing almost exclusively automobile law, Ms. Banks now concentrates her practice on Retail Liability, Civil Rights, Municipal Liability, Education Law and Products Liability.

Year Joined Organization:
1999
Areas of Practice:
Retail Liability
Civil Rights
Education Law
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Municipal Claims
Professional Claims
Construction
Land Use
Appeals
Bar Admissions:
California, 1995
Pennsylvania, 1999
Education:
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1995
J.D.
Honors: National Member of the Order of Barristers
Law Review: Santa Clara Law Review, Comments Editor


Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, 1992
B.A.
Major:  English


Representative Clients:
Schindler Elevator Corporation
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Cinemark
Great Wolf Lodge of the Poconos, LLC
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Premises Liability - Hills & Ridges Doctrine


Honors and Awards:
BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Luzerne County Bar Association


Lackawanna County Bar Association


Pennsylvania Bar Association


California Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
McNamara, Dodge, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Pfaltzer, Borges & Brothers, LLP, Walnut Creek, California, 1995 - 1999


Pro Bono Activities:
Lackawanna County Pro Bono
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi

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