Pat Mcdonnell Email and Phone Number

Patrick McDonnell’s practice encompasses all aspects of litigation and trial work including: premises liability, employment law, professional liability, product liability, commercial litigation, defamation and premises security. He has tried more than 100 civil cases to verdict, most of them resulting in outright defense verdicts. His experience includes the successful defense of employers, premises owners, manufacturers and retailers in courtrooms throughout the country. He serves as a national coordinating counsel for a large retailer’s specialty trial group. In that capacity, he has conducted multiple “mock trials” and focus groups to develop comprehensive trial themes and defense strategies. For over 25 years, Patrick has represented one of the nation’s largest companies in both complex tort and employment litigation. He has defended catastrophic high exposure injury cases to favorable verdicts. He has represented employers against claims alleging discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, and disability. . Patrick is a Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification; a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates; included in Thomson Reuters’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® List; and identified by Martindale-Hubbell as “Preeminent” or “AV rated.” Patrick frequently lectures to retailers, transportation companies, and health care professionals on employer liability, risk management, expert witnesses, and workplace/premises security.