Basic Profile Info
- Name: Patrick D. Bonner Jr.
- Experience: 34 years of experience
- Practice Summary: Business Law, Insurance Defense, Products Liability
- Jurisdictions: District of New Jersey, New Jersey, New York, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Education
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National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Graduate
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New York Law School
J.D. (1991)
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Siena College
B.A. (1986)
Experience
- Partner: Menz Bonner Komar & Koenigsberg LLP (2003 - Current)
- Attorney: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1994 - 2003)
- Attorney: Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon LLP (1991 - 1994)
Associations
- New York State Bar Association: Member (Current)
- New Jersey State Bar Association: Member (Current)
- United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association: Member (Current)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Member (Current)
- New Jersey State Bar  # 011621991: Member (1991 - Current)
Jurisdictions
- District of New Jersey
- New Jersey (Since 1991)
- New York (Since 1991)
- Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- 2nd Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Practice Areas
- Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Defense
- Products Liability: Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Contact Info
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Biography
Patrick D. Bonner Jr. is one of the founding partners at Menz Bonner Komar & Koenigsberg, bringing with him over twenty-five years of experience as a trial attorney. Throughout his career, he has specialized in handling a diverse range of intricate commercial litigation cases, which encompass contract disputes, financial conflicts, insurance coverage issues, product liability claims, and insurance defense matters. He provides legal representation to both individual and corporate clients entangled in employment disputes, reinsurance disagreements, securities arbitrations, fraud allegations, and various other convoluted business conflicts. Mr. Bonner has also assisted companies and Boards of Directors in conducting internal investigations concerning suspected corporate and employee misconduct. He is a regular presence in state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey, using his extensive litigation and trial expertise to advocate on behalf of clients. Over the years, he has guided companies and business entities through all phases of the legal process, from litigation to arbitration to appeals, achieving favorable trial outcomes. Mr. Bonner has a strong track record of resolving numerous cases through successful mediation. Notably, he has represented leading U.S. automobile and truck manufacturers in product liability and warranty disputes, successfully defended a prominent manufacturing company in a New York Labor Law case, and protected an international banking client in a complex securities law arbitration. Additionally, he has acted on behalf of a major insurance carrier in several high-profile insurance coverage and industry-related lawsuits. Mr. Bonner is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and holds memberships in various legal associations, including the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association.