Biography
Attorney Jeffrey D. Monzo concentrates his practice in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation including auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, fall down accidents, dog bites, and wrongful death cases. He has over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer in several counties throughout Western Pennsylvania. He has represented Personal Injury clients who have received settlements of over $1 million.
Jeff was voted by his peers as a “Rising Star” in both 2005 and 2006 by Super Lawyers, a recognition given to those under the age of 40 who exhibit legal excellence. Since 2008, and every year thereafter, he has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® for excellence in litigation. In 2013, he was selected as a member of the Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers for his excellence in civil litigation.
Jeff is the former president of the board of Lawyers Abstract, a real estate title company. He has also served as president of the board of the Mental Health Association of Westmoreland County; as president of the board of the Hempfield Township Maxwell Athletic Association; and he served several years on the Greensburg Grant Committee of the Westmoreland Community Foundation. He previously served as an adjunct faculty member at Seton Hill University.
Jeff received his B.A. from Dickinson College in 1989 and his J.D. from Ohio Northern University in 1992, where he was the Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review.
Jeff and his wife, Lisa, have two adult children, Connor and Megan. Both Connor and Megan graduated from Syracuse University. Connor is employed by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Megan with the PGA Tour in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Away from the office, Jeff is an avid sports fan, enjoys exercise, working in his yard, beach trips with his family, and walks with his wife, Lisa, and Newfoundland dog, Nellie.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Education
- J.D., Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1992
- B.A., Political Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1989
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Labor Law & Business Law, Seton Hill University
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers in America®, 2008 – present
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star for Criminal Defense, 2005-2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Westmoreland Bar Association
- Civil Litigation Comm.
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers