Patrick J. Kearney
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Phone: +1 215 979 1171
Fax: +1 215 689 4907
Email: pjkearney@duanemorris.com

Patrick J. Kearney practices in the area of construction litigation. Mr. Kearney has counseled clients, including owners, contractors (general, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing, paving and others, both as prime contractors and as subcontractors), materialmen, suppliers, architects and engineers, on a wide variety of both private and public projects. He has handled matters involving surety law, mechanic's liens, claims for delay and inefficiency and all types of other contract disputes.

Mr. Kearney is a 2003 graduate of Rutgers School of Law-Camden and a cum laude graduate of Temple University.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Representative Matters

• Filed, prosecuted, and/or defended over one hundred mechanics' lien claims in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
• Represented a national contractor in pursuing a claim in state court for changed conditions, labor inefficiency and extra work on a project involving the construction of a casino, with an outcome the client found favorable.
• Participated in litigation on behalf of a developer defending claims brought by a contractor for unforeseen site conditions.
• Represented a large mechanical contractor in a mediation of a delay and inefficiency claim on a project involving the construction of an NFL football stadium, with an outcome the client found favorable.
• Obtained the dismissal of claims brought by an electrical contractor who was seeking to recover millions in delay costs, inefficiency and extra work.
• Resolved to the client's satisfaction a multimillion-dollar suit in Connecticut federal court on behalf of a national electrical contractor on claims brought on a project involving the construction of a high-rise building in Hartford.

Professional Activities

• Philadelphia Bar Association
  - Young Lawyers Division
• New Jersey Bar Association
  - Construction Section
  - Young Lawyers Division
• Brehon Law Society
• South Jersey Mechanical Contractor Association
• New Jersey Green Building Council
• Building Contractor Association of South Jersey
• Southern New Jersey Development Council

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Education

• Rutgers School of Law - Camden, J.D., 2003
• Temple University, B.A., cum laude, 2000

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2008-present
• Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C.
  - Associate, 2003-2008

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, 2008, 2010-2013

Selected Publications

• Co-author, Pennsylvania Construction Law: Getting Started, Getting Covered, Getting Paid, PBI Press, 2011
• "Pennsylvania Provides Stiff Criteria for Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors," Duane Morris Alert, October 15, 2010

Selected Speaking Engagements

• "How to Handle Unexpected Material Escalations in your Contract," Building Contractors Association of South Jersey, 2008