“These three talented attorneys will undoubtedly contribute to Coffey Modica’s dynamic and client-driven team by bringing their unique experiences and legal insights to their new positions,” said New York Managing Partner Patricia Mooney.
Tarrytown, New York – Coffey Modica LLP, a leading defense litigation firm representing businesses and insurance companies in liability claims, excess property and casualty, medical malpractice, and other professional industries, is pleased to announce three new additions to its New York team. Partner Raychel Camilleri will practice out of the firm’s Tarrytown office while Josue Dorleus and Nicholas MacInnis will join the Manhattan office as counsel.
“Since our firm’s launch in 2021, I have had the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary growth and expansion of Coffey Modica’s legal teams and the diversity of legal experience and knowledge of our practitioners,” said New York Managing Partner Patricia Mooneywho oversees four Coffey Modica offices across the state. “These three talented attorneys will undoubtedly contribute to Coffey Modica’s dynamic and client-driven team by bringing their unique experiences and legal insights to their new positions.”
Camilleri is a seasoned trial attorney with over a decade of experience representing real estate developers, owners, general contractors, design professionals, and insurers. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation, construction law, and general liability defense, including complex construction and New York labor law claims, products liability, premises liability, and transportation matters. He has tried more than two dozen jury trials to verdict in New York City, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and Westchester, Orange, Ulster, and Nassau County courts. He has also conducted several bench trials, arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, and arbitrations with vendors and industry stakeholders.
“Coffey Modica is not only one of the fastest-growing, but one of the most innovative defense litigation firms, helping to create a new standard in the legal industry by utilizing cutting-edge technology and practices that enable lawyers to focus on practice rather than administrative tasks.” said Camilleri. “I am confident that the work this dynamic team and I are doing will deliver quality results to our clients.”
Prior to joining Coffey Modica, Camilleri practiced at leading real estate and civil litigation firms in New York City. He also acted as counsel for major insurers, defending a wide range of bodily injury and coverage cases. He earned a BA from Bucknell University followed by a JD from Western New England University School of Law.
Coffey Modica also added two attorneys to its Manhattan office. Josue Dorleus and Nicholas MacInnis will both serve in counsel roles in the firm’s new Wall Street office, which recently doubled its Manhattan presence by taking a full floor in the Bankers Trust Building.
Dorleus serves in the firm’s general liability and construction litigation practice groups. She demonstrated her courtroom and trial preparation skills litigating abuse and neglect cases on behalf of the New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) before landing roles at several prominent law firms in both New York and Texas, where she represented a wide range of clients, including national banks, fintech, and auto financing companies. Beyond his years as a litigator, Dorless also previously served as assistant general counsel for a real estate investment and property management group. He is a graduate of the Maurice A. Dean School of Law at Hofstra University.
McInnes focuses his practice on construction accident, labor law, and high-exposure premises liability, representing owners, general contractors, and other corporate defendants. Admitted to practice in both New York and Massachusetts, McInnis gained significant appellate experience, drafting and arguing appeals before multiple departments of the New York State Appellate Division and serving as an appellate panel attorney for the Massachusetts Committee on Public Counsel Services. He received his J.D. from Suffolk Law School after attending Bates College for his bachelor’s degree.
About Coffey Modica
Founded in 2021, Coffey Modica is one of the fastest growing law firms in the country with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Georgia and Florida. Coffey Modica LLP represents defendants in high-profile, high-visibility cases across many sectors and industries across the country. Known as an aggressive trial attorney and litigator, Coffey Modica resolves matters on behalf of his clients with the most cost-effective resolutions in line with their short- and long-term business goals and culture.
