Patrick Geraghty is an accomplished civil litigator and attentive relationship manager with more than 19 years of experience defending negligence-based claims in the real estate, construction, transportation, manufacturing and other industries. He handles matters for clients from inception through resolution by settlement, dispositive motion, trial or mediation/arbitration, actively litigating cases in New York and New Jersey state and federal courts and overseeing cases in other jurisdictions across the country.

A significant portion of Patrick’s practice involves the defense of landlords and property owners in general liability, premises security, lead paint poisoning and Labor Law claims, as well as related insurance coverage matters. He currently serves as national coordinating counsel for the managing general agent of a real estate insurance program and for a national real estate developer/manager. Patrick’s practice also encompasses the defense of a major food industry distributor and other clients with transport operations in claims arising from vehicular accidents. In addition, he has defended a variety of manufacturers in product liability claims.

Litigation management is one of Patrick’s strong suits. He keeps a keen eye on the big picture to help avoid unnecessary litigation expenses and maintains regular communication with clients to keep them apprised of the firm’s progress on their open matters.