Patrick L. Mechas

Co-chair of Burns White’s Healthcare and Long-Term Care Practice Group, Patrick Mechas has extensive legal experience defending professional negligence claims on behalf of medical and healthcare professionals, assisted living facilities, personal care homes, skilled nursing facilities, acute and long-term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and management services companies.

Regularly recognized among the Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice Defense and a seasoned litigator with a national client base, Mr. Mechas seeks the most efficient, cost-effective methods, including arbitration and mediation, to resolve conflicts on behalf of his clients. In addition to his extensive healthcare practice, he defends products liability and general liability matters on behalf of businesses from a variety of industries.

Mr. Mechas is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar, and West Virginia Bar associations, the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, and the Defense Research Institute.