Since its founding by Eugene M. Purcell and William P. Ries in 1973, Purcell, Ries, Shannon, Mulcahy & O’Neill has specialized in providing legal services to the insurance industry, individual and business clients. We are proud to have established a reputation in the legal community for both the quality of our representation and the court room skills of our trial attorneys. Our extensive litigation experience, diverse practice areas, state of the art computer system, and most importantly our core philosophy of partnering with our clients, afford us the opportunity to provide the highest level of professional legal services on a cost effective basis.

The firm offers a wide range of litigation related services as well as business, tax and estate planning advice, with specialists in each of the following practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate/Tax; Education; Employment; Estate Planning; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Regulatory; Litigation; Personal Injury; Zoning and Land Use. We provide an alternative to larger firms in the region, delivering results quickly, efficiently and economically – a must in today’s business environment.

In 1996, in order to accommodate continued growth and to better serve our clients, the firm moved to its current offices in the Crossroads Business Center, Bedminster, New Jersey. The firm also maintains a satellite office in Philadelphia to serve its Pennsylvania and South Jersey clients. In addition to the bar of New Jersey, the firm has attorneys admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado and the District of Columbia.

We look forward to the opportunity to assist you with your legal needs.