Our People - Rebar Kelly - Attorneys at Law

OUR PEOPLE

“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” – Ray Kroc

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CATHLEEN KELLY REBAR

Managing Partner

Cathleen is a partner and shareholder at Rebar Kelly. She has been advising and counseling clients in complex litigation matters for over two decades. She defends clients in claims pertaining to professional liability and errors and omissions, products liability, toxic tort, premise liability, security, health care, social services...

STEPHEN BISSELL

Partner

Stephen is a partner at Rebar Kelly. He concentrates his legal practice defending insureds and insurers in the areas of premises liability, medical malpractice, professional liability, property matters, construction liability, commercial transportation, employment and products liability. His practice includes representation of clients from inception through trial in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey...

JAYNE L. BRAYER

Partner

Jayne L. Brayer is a partner and special trial counsel at Rebar Kelly. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, civil litigation, having handled cases of medical malpractice, automobile, construction defect, construction bodily injury, employment, premises liability and toxic tort matters...

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FRANK BAER

Partner

Frank Baer is a partner at Rebar Kelly. He is an accomplished litigation attorney with more than 30 years of experience handling complex personal injury, commercial construction, and property and casualty claims. He brings a deep understanding of both defense and plaintiff perspectives, having represented clients across multiple jurisdictions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey...

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HOLLY BALLAS

Associate

Holly M. Ballas is an Associate Attorney with Rebar Kelly’s Blue Bell, Pennsylvania office. She concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters...

NISHA BUSRE

Associate

Nisha Busre is an Associate Attorney at Rebar Kelly’s New York office. She concentrates her practice in representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. ...

MICHAEL DEWITT

Of Counsel

Michael DeWitt counsels and defends clients in a diverse range of insurance related issues with an emphasis on ERISA litigation and life, health and disability claims consulting. His experience includes representing clients in claims regarding breach of contract and bad faith as well as the pursuit of punitive damages involving both ERISA-governed and individual plans...

DAVID DOYLE

Of Counsel

David Doyle is of counsel with the firm. David has over 37 years of experience litigating in Connecticut and courtside and jury trials in the Connecticut Superior Courts and the U.S. District Court. He also has extensive experience before Connecticut's Appellate and Supreme Court and is admitted to the bar for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He had tried cases for plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases, commercial and construction disputes, and civil rights claims...

KAITLYN FORCE

Associate

Kaitlyn Force is an Associate Attorney in Rebar Kelly’s Blue Bell, Pennsylvania office. Before joining the firm, Kaitlyn worked as a Legal Operations Associate for an insurance company, where she supported Legal Operations by managing outside defense counsel and streamlining internal processes to enhance efficiency...

LEAH GAYDOS

Associate

Leah Gaydos is an Associate Attorney at Rebar Kelly's New York office. She concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. Prior to joining our firm, Leah Gaydos worked as a business consultation for Kernel Productions...

PATRICK J. HEALEY

Partner

Patrick J. Healey is a partner at Rebar Kelly. He has extensive experience in the civil litigation area, having handled cases of medical malpractice, automobile and premises liability, municipal liability, civil rights, products liability, employment litigation, insurance coverage, ERISA, and employment law. Patrick has conducted cases from initial pleading to discovery phases, through trial and appeal...

WINNIE IHEMAGUBA

Of Counsel

Winnie Ihemaguba is of counsel with the firm. Winnie has over twenty years of experience as a trial and appellate counsel. Winnie has worked representing both insurers and policyholders in a myriad of matters, involving, without limitation, premises and professional liability, as well as legal and medical malpractice. Additionally, Winnie has particular experience defending universities and other school systems...

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CHRISTOPHER P. KELLY

Partner

Christopher Kelly is a partner at Rebar Kelly. His practice area's include general liability, civil rights, professional liability, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, construction litigation, trucking litigation, employment law, commercial litigation, and insurance fraud...

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GABRIEL MARTINEZ

Associate

Gabriel is an Associate Attorney at Rebar Kelly’s New York office. He concentrates his practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters.Prior to joining our firm, Gabriel worked as a law clerk at firms in Philadelphia, PA, and Orangeburg, NY, where he gained experience in personal injury, premises liability, general liability, and construction litigation...

SAMIR MDAWAR

Associate

Samir Mdawar is an Associate Attorney in the New York office of Rebar Kelly. He focuses his practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in a broad range of civil litigation matters. Samir brings a versatile legal background and an international perspective to his work, shaped by his experience across both Common Law and Civil Law systems. Before joining Rebar Kelly, Samir gained extensive litigation experience through his legal practice in both the United States and Lebanon, where he handled a variety of civil and commercial matters...

SEBASTIAN NAPOLI

Associate

Sebastian Napoli is an experienced attorney specializing in civil litigation, with a focus on premises liability, healthcare liability, construction litigation, and commercial transportation. A graduate of The George Washington University Law School, Sebastian has carefully refined his legal expertise through several years of practice, successfully navigating complex legal landscapes in state and federal courts...

JENIKA PARSON

Director of Diversity

Jenika is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Rebar Kelly, and an Administrative Assistant for the New Jersey and New York offices. She graduated from Smith College and received her Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Leading with a collaborative mindset, Jenika focuses on acting as a catalyst for change to aid in the enhancement of organizations...

KIMBERLY PARSON

Partner

Kimberly Parson is the managing partner of the firm’s New Jersey office. She has experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation, focusing on insurance coverage litigation, focusing on insurance coverage litigation general commercial litigation, personal injury liability, products liability, environmental liability, mass torts, professional negligence...

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ANTHONY PETRO

Associate

Anthony M. Petro is an Associate Attorney with Rebar Kelly’s Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Office. Prior to joining the firm, Anthony was an Associate Attorney with a well-respected regional law firm where he specialized in all aspects of Education and School law, including employment rights, the Equal Pay Act, and Title IX...

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SHAILA SHATABDY

Associate

Shaila is an Associate Attorney in Rebar Kelly’s New York office. She concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters. Shaila obtained her J.D., with honors, from the Emory University School of Law...

JULIA SHMILOVICH

Associate

Julia Shmilovich is an associate in Rebar Kelly’s Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and New Jersey office. She concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers and their insureds in civil litigation matters and advising insurers on coverage. Julia started her career as a judicial law clerk...

EDVARD WILSON

Associate

Ed is a Senior Associate at Rebar Kelly. He concentrates his legal practice defending insureds and insurers in the areas of premises liability, medical malpractice, professional liability, long-term care, property matters, commercial vehicle, and products liability. Ed represents clients from case inception through trial...

SUZANNE YURK

Of Counsel

Suzanne is of counsel at Rebar Kelly. Suzanne has 23 years of health care litigation experience with the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). She served as a Senior Litigation Attorney for the National Complex Litigation and Investigations Division (NCLID)...

LINDSEY ZUCKER

Associate

Lindsey is an associate attorney in the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, office. Lindsey obtained her J.D. at Marquette University Law School and was a member of the Sport Law Society. She was on the Sport Law Review at Marquette as well. During law school, Lindsey was a law clerk in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, concentrating on Medical Malpractice...