Senior Counsel

Tyson & Mendes is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel with 8+ years of insurance defense experience to join our Philadelphia office.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned attorney who wants the best of both worlds:
the autonomy to run your cases and make decisions, with access to highly experienced trial attorneys when you want collaboration, strategy, or another perspective.

Our Philadelphia office is led by experienced litigators Maureen Daley and Christopher Kelly
, who bring different but complementary approaches to leadership and litigation.

Our Philadelphia attorneys handle a broad range of complex civil defense matters, including:

• General and premises liability
• Commercial motor vehicle and trucking litigation
• Medical and professional liability
• Products liability
• Employment matters
• Insurance coverage and bad faith
• Commercial litigation
• Wrongful death and other high-exposure matters

Senior Counsel attorneys have the opportunity to own their matters, develop strategy, take and defend depositions, work with experts, handle substantive motions and mediations, communicate directly with clients and carriers, and prepare cases for trial.

Maureen Daley brings more than 25 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts and has built a practice handling sophisticated corporate defense matters, including commercial transportation, premises liability, products liability, construction, and other complex litigation.

Chris Kelly brings decades of experience across general liability, professional liability, construction, trucking, commercial litigation, insurance coverage, and other high-stakes matters.

Together, they offer Senior Counsel something particularly valuable:
access to experienced litigators and strategic collaboration without unnecessary layers or micromanagement.

You are trusted to use the judgment you've spent your career developing.

We are particularly interested in attorneys who have had meaningful exposure to trial
, whether you've tried cases to verdict, served as second chair, or developed significant pretrial and courtroom experience.

For attorneys who want to continue building their trial credentials, Tyson & Mendes offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced trial lawyers and contribute meaningfully as cases move toward trial.

This is a remote position
, offering experienced attorneys the flexibility to work where they are most productive while remaining connected to a collaborative Philadelphia team.

The culture is collegial, experienced, and low-ego. Attorneys pitch in, share knowledge, and support one another while still having the independence to manage their own work.

• 8+ years of insurance defense litigation experience
• Active Pennsylvania Bar license required
• Pennsylvania and New Jersey dual admission strongly preferred
• Strong discovery, deposition, mediation, and motion practice experience
• Trial experience strongly preferred
• Experience with general liability, premises liability, trucking/commercial auto, professional liability, construction, medical malpractice, or similar defense matters
• Strong client and carrier relationships and communication skills
• Prior billing experience
• Ability to independently develop strategy and move matters forward
• Collaborative, responsive, and willing to be part of a team

You've spent years developing your judgment, litigation skills, and reputation. Your next role should give you the opportunity to use them.

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