Patrick J. Healey

Patrick J. Healey is a partner at the New York office of Tyson & Mendes and leads a multi-attorney team. He has over three decades of experience in the civil litigation area, having handled cases of professional negligence, medical malpractice, New York Labor Law, automobile and premises liability, municipal liability, civil rights, products liability, employment litigation, insurance coverage, ERISA, and employment law. Patrick has conducted cases from initial pleading to discovery phases, through trial and appeal. He has tried hundreds of arbitrations, dozens of cases to verdict as sole trial counsel, and has acted as co-counsel at trial on approximately 50 other cases in the state and federal courts of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Patrick has authored numerous appellate briefs and has also argued before the Pennsylvania Superior and Commonwealth Courts, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, and the Second and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also practiced before the EEOC, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and the New York State Division of Human Rights.  He is admitted to the state and federal courts in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as well as the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to joining Rebar Kelly, Patrick was employed as staff counsel for two of the largest insurance companies in the country, was partner in a firm that represented one of the nation’s largest hospitals, and was the managing partner of the New York office of a multi-state insurance defense firm. Patrick has a true appreciation of an insurance clientele’s needs and assessment. He brings focus and efficiency that only such a background provides.

Patrick obtained his J.D. in 1991 from the Villanova University School of Law, where he was an elected member of the Honor Board and Student Bar Association.  He is a 1988 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, where he obtained his B.S. in Political Science and M.A. in History in an accelerated academic program.

In his spare time, Patrick enjoys biking, running, hiking, reading, and spending time with his family. He admits his one guilty pleasure is his love of fine cigars.