Patrick T. Jones

A magna cum laude graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Patrick T. Jones earned a Juris Doctor in 1978 from Boston College Law School where he was a member and Editor of its Law Review.

A founding partner of Jones Kelleher LLP, Jones is dedicated to serving people throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries, as well as families who have suffered the loss of a loved one due to the negligent or reckless actions of others. Since 1983, Jones has received the highest possible rating of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Over the course of his forty year career, Jones has represented clients in a wide range of substantial personal injury matters, including general liability tort cases, medical malpractice, product liability, civil rights, construction site, motor vehicle, and eminent domain. His practice has also included real estate, securities, probate, insurance and commercial litigation.

Jones is an advocate for his clients. He and his team of lawyers at Jones Kelleher have a long history of achieving multimillion-dollar recoveries in sophisticated general liability and medical malpractice cases for their clients.

Jones is actively involved in the legal community. He is a member of numerous professional associations, including the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), and the Rhode Island Association for Justice (RIAJ). Jones has the unique distinction of having served as President of both MATA and RIAJ.

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly selected Jones as one of its "Lawyers of the Year" in 2005 and again in 2019, and in 2023 he was inducted into its Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly Excellence in the Law 2019 Hall of Fame Award.

As part of his commitment to enriching the lives of those in local communities, Jones volunteers his time with a number of non-profit organizations: he serves on the Board of Directors at Citizens Energy Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts; he has served on the Board of Directors of the Pine Street Inn of Boston since 2010 and in 2022 completed a four year term as Board Chair; and he is a member of the Board of Directors of Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.