W. Patrick Delaney

Patrick Delaney is a Senior Partner at MacDonald Illig. He concentrates his practice in the area of Commercial Litigation. During the course of his career, Mr. Delaney has litigated disputes in the federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania and in various other jurisdictions. He has also handled numerous complex commercial disputes before arbitration tribunals, including panels convened through the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Delaney has years of experience handling contract disputes, including those involving professional services, the sale of goods, real estate sales, stock purchase agreements, commercial and industrial construction, and executive employment. He also has extensive experience in litigation involving business relationships, such as, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, dissenter rights, buy/sell agreements, business succession, issues of corporate governance, and breach of fiduciary duties. In addition to being admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, Mr. Delaney has been admitted pro hac vice in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States.

Capital University Law School

J.D.

1976

Gannon University

B.A.

1972

Honors: Political Science

Partner

MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton

1993 - Current

Pennsylvania Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

2013-2018

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers

2013-2018

American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

Current

Erie County Bar Association

Member

Current

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Pennsylvania

3rd Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA

U.S. Supreme Court