McAnney, Esposito & Kraybill Associates, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Susan Kraybill, a former New York City attorney recruiter. After transferring operation of the firm to Principals Maura McAnney, Esq. and Valerie Esposito, Esq. in the early 1990s, Ms. Kraybill assumed a consulting role which she maintains today.

Maura Newcomb McAnney, Esq. graduated from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1984. In 1986, Ms. McAnney graduated from Syracuse University College of Law after participating in an accelerated program and having been a Notes and Comments Editor for the Journal of Law and Commerce. After graduation, Ms. McAnney joined Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott's Labor and Employment Department. In January of 1989, Ms. McAnney joined Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir's Litigation Department where she continued practicing in the labor and employment area and, in addition, gained significant experience in commercial and environmental litigation. Ms. McAnney had significant recruiting responsibility while at both firms.

Valerie Merti Esposito, Esq. graduated magna cum laude from Allegheny College in 1982, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1985, she graduated from Duquesne University School of Law. While at Duquesne, she was invited to be a member of the Law Review and also served as an editor of Juris. In 1985, Ms. Esposito joined Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott as a member of the Litigation Department, concentrating in complex commercial litigation. In 1988, Ms. Esposito joined Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir's Corporate Department and practiced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, real estate, franchising, intellectual property and general corporate law. Ms. Esposito was on the recruiting committees of both Eckert, Seamans and Babst, Calland and was extensively involved in attorney recruitment and hiring on behalf of both firms.

Lucy Levis, Esq. graduated in 1982 from Georgetown University School of Nursing. After working as a registered nurse for several years, Ms. Levis attended Southwestern University School of Law where she was Managing Editor of the Law Review. She graduated magna cum laude in 1988. Following graduation, Ms. Levis practiced bankruptcy and commercial litigation at boutique law firms in both California and Pittsburgh.

Susan E. Kraybill trained and worked as a professional recruiter in New York City, first with the oldest and largest search firm specializing in the placement of attorneys, Wells Legal Search, Inc., where she rose to become a department head; later, with Catalyst Legal Resources, Inc., consistently top-rated for professionalism by clients and candidates alike, for which she established and managed a branch office in Atlanta. In 1982, Ms. Kraybill formed Kraybill Associates, and began performing legal search services from Pittsburgh. In the early 1990s, Ms. McAnney and Ms. Esposito joined with Susan Kraybill to form McAnney, Esposito & Kraybill Associates, Inc.