Our People
McDonnell & Adels, PC was founded in 1995 by Patrick J. McDonnell and Elizabeth Adels, Esqs. The Firm later added two additional members, Evan W. Klestzick, Esq. and Edward M. Ryan, Esq., re-forming into McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC.
In 2021, Stuart M. Flamen, Esq., and Michael D. Hanratty, Esq. joined Evan W. Klestzick, Esq. and Edward M. Ryan, Esq. as members of McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC. Currently, the Firm has more than fifteen attorneys, most of whom have been with the Firm for more than ten years.
Senior Counsel
Elizabeth Adels
Senior Counsel
Elizabeth Adels founded McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC. with Patrick McDonnell in 1995.
Patrick J. McDonnell
Senior Counsel
Patrick J. McDonnell has represented insurers throughout his career.
Senior Partners
Junior Partners
Julie A. Linwood
Junior Partner
Ms. Linwood has been with McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC since 1999 and has been a junior partner with the firm since 2004.
Joseph Schwarzenberg
Junior Partner
Mr. Schwarzenberg has been with McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, P.L.L.C. since 2000 and has been a junior partner with the firm since 2008.
Associates
Joseph Clark
Associate
Mr. Clark joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC, in 1999, handling all aspects of litigation.
Pamela Gould Kipnis
Associate
Ms. Kipnis joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC, in 1996, handling insurance defense and coverage, insurance fraud, personal injury, no-fault, and premises liability litigation.
Christopher Stevens
Associate
Mr. Stevens joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC, in 2015, handling insurance fraud cases, including reimbursement and declaratory judgment actions.
Michael Giordano
Associate
Mr. Giordano joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC, in 2007, handling corporate and commercial litigation matters.
Joann Lanza
Associate
Ms. Lanza has been an associate at McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC, since 1999and handles No-Fault insurance matters from inception through trial.
Ira Thomas
Associate
Mr. Thomas joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC as an associate in 2021.
Jannine Gordineer
Associate
Mrs. Gordineer joined McDonnell Adels and Klestzick, PLLC, in 2009 handling appeals for some of the largest insurance carriers in the nation.
Courtney Napoli
Associate
Ms. Napoli has been with the Firm since 2014 focusing on matters of insurance defense litigation.
Consultant to the Firm
Tiara B. Shoter
Consultant to the Firm
Tiara B. Shoter joined McDonnell Adels & Klestzick in 2022 as “Consultant to the Firm” to assist the Firm in handling long-term care defense cases in Florida and Kentucky.