Patrick L. Kehoe, Esq.

Patrick L. Kehoe became a member of the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June 2008.

Mr. Kehoe is senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), which is America's premier thoroughbred racing association, generating wagering handle of approximately $3 billion each year. In addition, Mr. Kehoe serves as a trustee of NYRA Inc., the successor corporation to the current NYRA, for purposes of completing that entity's emergence from Chapter 11 and winding up the affairs of the former corporation. Previously, he held the following positions: senior assistant counsel to Governor George E. Pataki; assistant counsel to the Governor; counsel to NYS Senator Joseph R. Holland; and legal clerk for the NYS Assembly Minority Leader.

Mr. Kehoe earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and his bachelor's degree in political science from Siena College. Mr. Kehoe is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, and he is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of New York and the Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York.