Patrick L. "Pat" Seely

Jeffrey is Of Counsel at O’Connell & Aronowitz. Primarily a health care attorney, he is also an accomplished litigator in health care, commercial and employment cases. In his national health law practice, Jeffrey has represented providers and their trade associations for over 35 years. His clients include hospitals, clinical laboratories, alcohol and substance abuse providers, behavioral health providers, nursing homes, home health care agencies, adult care facilities, DME and respi...

Richard is Of Counsel to our health and criminal law practice groups in the Albany office. In addition to focusing on Medicare, Medicaid and False Claims prosecutions and investigations, and corporate compliance, Richard works with the firm’s white collar criminal defense attorneys where he represents individuals and entities in every stage of criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Prior to joining our firm, Richard was a prosecutor in the New York State Attorney Gener...

James S. Walsh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Government Contracts and Government Relations Practice. James S. practices law in Albany, New York Best Lawyers has recognized James S. Walsh since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James S. Walsh is held by other l...

Harold N. Iselin is Managing Shareholder of the firm's Albany office. He focuses his practice on governmental affairs and health care matters, representing diverse clients before the executive branch and state legislature. Additionally, he handles complex civil litigation matters, litigating a broad range of civil cases. Prior to joining the firm, Harold was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1984 to 1986, following which he became Assistant Counsel to the Governor of New...

Elliot Hallak brings extensive experience in handling a diverse array of legal matters, with a focus on commercial and insurance litigation. Based in Albany, New York, Elliot is part of the Harris Beach Murtha team, where he works on significant cases that cover areas such as banking disputes, life insurance issues, interpleader actions, and class-action lawsuits. His practice also involves resolving complex business conflicts, shareholder oppression cases, and property valuation disputes. In...

Tom is a partner in our Litigation department and practices almost exclusively in the area of Personal Injury Litigation. He represents clients who have sustained serious injuries as a result of accidents, product liability and professional malpractice in both State and Federal Courts. He has secured several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements throughout New York and neighboring states. He is involved in the representation of clients at examinations before trial, various court proce...

Karen Martino Valle is Of Counsel to our firm and focuses her practice on the organization and operation of business and not-for-profit corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, as well as estate planning and administration, contested estate and trust matters and business succession planning. She advises clients on a wide range of business matters, including transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning and commercial leasing and financing, with a specific fo...

David Ross is a Shareholder at O’Connell and Aronowitz, P.C., a firm that recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and now serves clients from a new office in Latham, New York, in addition to its longstanding Saratoga Springs location. David focuses his practice on Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance audits and investigations, health law matters including fraud and abuse, governmental investigations of all kinds, administrative hearings, federal and state False Claims Act whistle...

Jeffrey M. Pohl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Municipal Law and Public Finance Law. Jeffrey M. practices law in Albany, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Jeffrey M. Pohl since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jeffrey M. Pohl is held by other lawyers.

Samantha Whitney Bryant is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Samantha Whitney practices law in Albany, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Samantha Whitney Bryant since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Samantha Whitney Bryant is held by other lawyers.