Patrick represents financial institutions, businesses, and executives in complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts, with a particular focus on banking and business litigation in Texas.
He regularly leads matters involving breach of contract, fiduciary duties, fraud, business torts, and other complex commercial claims, from the initial stages of litigation through discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and judgment enforcement. His practice includes substantial experience taking and defending depositions, handling evidentiary hearings, briefing and arguing dispositive motions, and pursuing emergency and post-judgment relief.
Patrick has recently served as lead counsel in significant commercial litigation in Dallas County, directing discovery and deposition strategy, dispositive briefing, and evidentiary proceedings that resulted in a multimillion-dollar recovery for his clients. He also helped obtain dismissal with prejudice of a nine-figure breach-of-contract claim asserted against a national bank.
Patrick also advises businesses and executives on commercial agreements, restrictive covenants, and disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation obligations.
Background
Before joining Frederic Dorwart Lawyers, Patrick practiced at large international law firms, where he handled complex commercial litigation and worked on one of the largest multidistrict litigations in U.S. history. He served on multiple bellwether trial teams, including the team that obtained the litigation’s first complete defense verdict.
Earlier in his career, Patrick served as a law clerk to judges on both the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Patrick earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School, where he served on the Cornell Law Review, competed in moot court, and externed for the Honorable Richard C. Wesley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He also holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Oxford. His graduate thesis, Saved by the Smoking Gun, examined the impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon and the development of the Articles of Impeachment.
Patrick graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of the varsity baseball team. Outside the office, he enjoys fly-fishing, golf, and Philadelphia sports.
Industries Served
Banking and Financial Services
Energy and Construction
Insurance
Manufacturing
Products Liability
Commercial Enterprises
Admitted To Practice
New York
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
Cornell Law School, J.D., Cum Laude, Law Review
Judicial Extern to Richard C. Wesley on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Oxford University, Masters in History
Visiting Research Fellowships at Dole Institute of Politics (KU) and Carl Albert Research Center (OU).
University of Richmond, B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
