Post & Schell, P.C.

Behavioral Health Litigation

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Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV
215-587-1001
jbongiovanni@postschell.com

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Overview

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Post & Schell's Behavioral Health Litigation Practice Group counsels and defends organizations and facilities that provide behavioral health services against professional liability and malpractice claims in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The group's attorneys often defend clients in litigation involving catastrophic damage and institutional and practitioner reputational exposures. 

The Practice Group's clients include providers and professionals offering:

  • Psychiatric and behavioral counseling and treatment
  • Addiction treatment and counseling and rehabilitation
  • Intellectual and developmental disability services
  • Community living facilities
  • Foster care

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Related Practices

  • Health Care
  • Health Care Litigation Services
  • Legal Malpractice Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Liability Specialties Litigation
  • Professional Licensure

Attorneys

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Joe Bongiovanni

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV

Principal
Professional Liability and Casualty Litigation

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1001
Fax: 215-587-1444

jbongiovanni@postschell.com

Rebecca Davey

Rebecca Davey

Associate
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: (215) 587-1095
Fax: (215) 587-1444

rdavey@postschell.com

Marcie A. Courtney

Marcie A. Courtney

Principal
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1186
Fax: 215-587-1444

mcourtney@postschell.com

Katharine Koob, esq

Katharine C. Koob

Principal
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1126
Fax: 215-587-1444

kkoob@postschell.com

Melissa Mazur

Melissa L. Mazur

Principal
Professional Liability

Allentown
Phone: 610-774-0337
Fax: 610-433-3972

mmazur@postschell.com

Carrie Davis, Esq.

Carrie E. Davis

Associate
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1477
Fax: 215-587-1444

cdavis@postschell.com

Colleen Swiers

Colleen M. Swiers

Associate
Casualty Litigation and Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1069
Fax: 215-587-1444

cswiers@postschell.com

News & Insights

News

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Melissa L. Mazur Joins Post & Schell as a Principal in the Firm's Professional Liability Department

Andrew K. Worek Joins Post & Schell as a Principal in the Firm's Professional Liability Department

Thirty-Two Post & Schell Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2023

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV Reappointed to a Three-Year Term as a Hearing Committee Member of the PA Supreme Court's Disciplinary Board

Post & Schell Practice Groups Ranked in National and Regional Tiers in Best Lawyers' 2021 "Best Law Firms List"

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV Appointed as a Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Speaking Engagements

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Joe Bongiovanni and Mariel Marsh Present Defense Perspective on PBI Webinar on June 18

Blogs and Thought Leadership

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PA Supreme Court Eliminates Mcare Venue Reform; Significant Increase in Philadelphia Med Mal Cases Expected

PA Supreme Court Proposes Changes to Malpractice Venue Rules

Overview Attorneys

Post & Schell's Behavioral Health Litigation Practice Group counsels and defends organizations and facilities that provide behavioral health services against professional liability and malpractice claims in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The group's attorneys often defend clients in litigation involving catastrophic damage and institutional and practitioner reputational exposures. 

The Practice Group's clients include providers and professionals offering:

  • Psychiatric and behavioral counseling and treatment
  • Addiction treatment and counseling and rehabilitation
  • Intellectual and developmental disability services
  • Community living facilities
  • Foster care

Read full overview > Read less >

Joe Bongiovanni

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV

Principal
Professional Liability and Casualty Litigation

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1001
Fax: 215-587-1444

jbongiovanni@postschell.com

Rebecca Davey

Rebecca Davey

Associate
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: (215) 587-1095
Fax: (215) 587-1444

rdavey@postschell.com

Marcie A. Courtney

Marcie A. Courtney

Principal
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1186
Fax: 215-587-1444

mcourtney@postschell.com

Katharine Koob, esq

Katharine C. Koob

Principal
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1126
Fax: 215-587-1444

kkoob@postschell.com

Melissa Mazur

Melissa L. Mazur

Principal
Professional Liability

Allentown
Phone: 610-774-0337
Fax: 610-433-3972

mmazur@postschell.com

Carrie Davis, Esq.

Carrie E. Davis

Associate
Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1477
Fax: 215-587-1444

cdavis@postschell.com

Colleen Swiers

Colleen M. Swiers

Associate
Casualty Litigation and Professional Liability

Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1069
Fax: 215-587-1444

cswiers@postschell.com

Related Practices

  • Health Care
  • Health Care Litigation Services
  • Legal Malpractice Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Liability Specialties Litigation
  • Professional Licensure

Insights

News Speaking Engagements Blogs and Thought Leadership

Melissa L. Mazur Joins Post & Schell as a Principal in the Firm's Professional Liability Department

Andrew K. Worek Joins Post & Schell as a Principal in the Firm's Professional Liability Department

Thirty-Two Post & Schell Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2023

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV Reappointed to a Three-Year Term as a Hearing Committee Member of the PA Supreme Court's Disciplinary Board

Post & Schell Practice Groups Ranked in National and Regional Tiers in Best Lawyers' 2021 "Best Law Firms List"

Joseph N. Bongiovanni IV Appointed as a Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Joe Bongiovanni and Mariel Marsh Present Defense Perspective on PBI Webinar on June 18

PA Supreme Court Eliminates Mcare Venue Reform; Significant Increase in Philadelphia Med Mal Cases Expected

PA Supreme Court Proposes Changes to Malpractice Venue Rules

 

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