Patrick J. Mulqueen
Partner

Patrick J. Mulqueen is an experienced and effective litigator who concentrates his practice on insurance coverage litigation, “bad faith” disputes, and coverage counseling. Patrick has advised and represented insurance industry clients on a wide range of coverage matters involving commercial general liability, professional liability, commercial property, directors and officers liability, and excess and umbrella, homeowners, municipal and law enforcement liability, commercial auto, and employment practices liability policies.
Patrick has a wealth of experience handling complex insurance cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including declaratory-judgment actions, breach-of-contract claims, claims for extra-contractual liability, and rescission and reformation claims. He has served as coverage counsel to numerous primary and excess insurers and has monitored coverage and liability issues in high-exposure cases.
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Experience Highlights
- Successfully opposed, with Goldberg Segalla partner Christian A. Cavallo, in September 2018, a motion seeking to have the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey reconsider its earlier order granting summary judgment to our client, a top-20 global insurance and reinsurance company facing a $180,000 liability claim arising out of Superstorm Sandy
- Obtained summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of a commercial-property insurer in a lawsuit arising out of a Superstorm Sandy claim, based on the policyholders’ failure to present competent evidence to support their breach-of-contract claim against the insurer
- Obtained summary judgment in the New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of a homeowners insurer in a third-party complaint seeking personal liability coverage for bodily injuries arising out of a bar fight, based on the policy’s assault and battery exclusion
- Successfully argued and defended an appeal before the New Jersey Appellate Division affirming the trial court’s dismissal of a professional negligence complaint involving claims for lapsed Personal Injury Protection benefits under New Jersey’s “Deemer Statute”
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a homeowners insurer in the New Jersey Superior Court in a first-party coverage dispute arising out of Superstorm Sandy, based on the absence of admissible expert opinion evidence regarding the valuation of the insured’s property damage
- Successfully opposed a motion filed by a policyholder’s assignee to amend its complaint to assert a bad faith claim against a professional liability insurer in New Jersey federal court
- Obtained summary judgment and a declaration that an umbrella insurer had no obligation to provide coverage for an award of fees and costs against the insured as sanction in an underlying personal injury suit
- Successfully defended an appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirming the dismissal of legal malpractice claims based on the plaintiffs’ failure to timely serve an affidavit of merit
Honors & Awards
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch — Insurance Law, 2021
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2013
- Served as an associate managing editor of The Brooklyn Law Review
- Was selected for a prestigious clinical program at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he prosecuted misdemeanor and petty offenses in federal district court
- Served after graduating as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerome M. St. John, of the New Jersey Appellate Division
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2006
Professional Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association
Publications & Events
- Author, “Only Dust Remains[?]”: The 9/11 Memorial Litigation and the Reach of Quasi-Property Rights,” 78 Brooklyn Law Review Vol. 78 Issue 1, 231, 2012
- “Potential Coverage Issues Arising From the New Jersey Child Victims Act” (Co-Presenter), GIS Webinar, February 25, 2020
- “Mobile Equipment vs. Auto Coverage Issues” (Co-Presenter) GIS Webinar, May 14, 2019
- Contributor, “What is an Occurrence? Ledesma Explains…” Timely Notice, July 19, 2018
Recent Insights
December 17, 2020
August 20, 2020
September 7, 2018
May 15, 2017
May 5, 2009