Halmon L. Banks, III, Esq., is the founder of Banks Law. He is a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar as well as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals of the Federal Bar. Mr. Banks is a member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is also the past Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Sonny volunteers on the Program Planning Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He assists in putting together and presenting programs for the Workers’ Compensation Fall Section Meetings. These seminars are attended by attorneys throughout the state of Pennsylvania who practice in the area of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation. In 2008, Mr. Banks was awarded the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section’s Martha J. Hampton Award. That award is presented to the workers’ compensation attorney or judge who best exemplifies a commitment to the profession while maintaining a unique and close relationship with members of the bar and bench, as well as exemplary compassion, dedication and professionalism. Mr. Banks was named the Best Lawyers 2014 Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Law-Claimant’s “Lawyer of the Year.” He is a member of the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
He remains active in both the State and Local Bar Associations in their Workers’ Compensation Sections. Mr. Banks regularly attends continuing legal education seminars on workers’ compensation. He continues to practice on a regular basis before Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judges and the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board.
Sonny grew up in a working class family in York, Pennsylvania. His grandfather started one of the first black-owned businesses there and his father worked in a local manufacturing plant for most of his life. Sonny was taught the value of a hard day’s work at an early age. He honors those lessons by bringing an unparalleled passion and commitment to fighting for the rights of injured people.
Mr. Banks resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Kim, and his three boys, Jake, Griffin, and Mason.
Attorney Jonathan D. Marx is a founding partner at KaplunMarx, where his primary focus is helping people injured as a result of an accident. Jon is a lifelong Philadelphia area resident, living in center city and now in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Jon attended Penn State University where he completed his undergraduate work and then graduated from Brooklyn Law School. He then obtained his license to practice law in 1986 with bar admission in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Jon has been a Plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer since day one, trying his first case only a few months after passing the bar. Jon has been practicing law for over 35 years, he has tried hundreds of cases, and gotten clients millions of dollars in recovery for their injuries.
His experience and knowledge in handling catastrophic personal injury cases is second to none.
Jon has been voted a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Society of Legal Advocates, and achieved a perfect 10.0 rating on legal ranking site avvo.com – but he is most proud of the great reviews he has received from his clients. These reviews and results speak volumes to his qualities as a trial lawyer. While Jon is based in our Montgomery County, Pennsylvania office, he is available to handle catastrophic injury cases throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.