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Patrick F. Madden | Shareholder Patrick graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993, and joined Macdonald Devin in 1996. His clients include individuals, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. His experience includes representing clients in complex litigation in Texas and throughout the United States. Patrick has been named a Texas SuperLawyer® by Texas Monthly every year since 2005. He is AV-Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society.
Representative Experience
Patrick has tried cases to judgment in cases involving allegations of wrongful death and catastrophic bodily injury in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Hidalgo County, Collin County, Hunt County, Wise County and Federal District Court. See, for example, Kirkham v. Westway Express
Inc., 207 F.3d 659 (5th Cir. 2000). He understands the transportation
industry, including the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Areas of Practice
Regulations, and has assembled an accident response team prepared 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, to document an accident scene and assure preservation of critical evidence. Patrick has represented drivers and/or motor carriers in hundreds of cases. See, for example, Garrett v. Prime
Transp., Inc. (2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46731); In re Sinton Dairy, Inc. (2006
Patrick has represented clients in lawsuits alleging defective design, manufacture and/or marketing of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, consumer electronics, heavy industrial equipment, oil field equipment and construction products in hundreds of cases in Texas and
other jurisdictions. See, for example, Purcel v. Advanced Bionics (2010
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67109)(2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112866); In re Digitek(R)
Litigation (2009 Tex. LEXIS 551); Florey v. Mannatech (2007 Tex. App.
Lexis 6881); Patton v. Invacare Corp. (2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63258)(2008
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109282); McKnight v. Purdue Pharma. Co. (2005 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 31441); Lee v. Purdue Pharma. Co. (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24839).
Patrick represented several clients sued in hundreds of lawsuits arising from the alleged largest public health notification in United States history. He represented clients during oral arguments to determine plaintiffs' motion for class certification in those cases. The firm’s clients prevailed on the motion in the trial court and the matter is now on appeal with the Nevada Patrick has represented dozens of clients in lawsuits involving business disputes, including breach of contract, oil and gas royalty disputes, consumer protection matters, employment issues, non-compete agreements, fraud, conversion (theft), and breach of fiduciary duty. See, for example, McDowell v. Bier, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 2546; Nat'l Presort
Servs. V. ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc. (2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 9607);
E. Poultry Distribs. v. Puez (2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54348); Sociedad De
Solaridad Soc. "El Estillero" v. J.S. McManus Produce Co., 964 S.W.2d
332 (Tex App-Corpus Christi-1998); In re Macdonald (2010 LEXIS 8163);
also, see http://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/articles.php?art_id=2554
Patrick also has 19 years of experience representing physicians, dentists, surgical centers, hospitals and other medical entities and professionals in healthcare and business matters. Patrick is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas, and has handled cases in every federal district and virtually every county in the state. In addition, Patrick has practiced pro hac vice in courts in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Patrick has tried approximately fifty cases to judgment in matters involving diverse allegations, including product liability, negligence, gross negligence, violations of consumer protection statutes, criminal conduct, racial discrimination, conversion (theft), fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
Professional Affiliations
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Honors and Recognition
Named a Texas Super Lawyer, 2005 — 2012 by Thompson Reuter’s Service, published by Texas
Monthly
Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, April 2007
D Magazine Best Lawyers Under 40, May 2006

Recent Selected Publications and Presentations
Presented Punitive Damages at annual NAIW conference, May 2012 Speaker at Business Litigation and Insurance Law Conference, presenting Punitive Damages, September 2011 Presented Indemnity in Product Liability Actions at Business Litigation and Insurance Law Conference, September 2010 Presented Contractual Risk Transfer and Additional Insured Endorsements to Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Chicago Illinois, Spring 2008 Speaker, Evolution of Punitive Damage Law at the Dallas Fort Worth Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, February 2007 monthly luncheon Physician Employment Agreements, presented at the National Medical Association’s Annual Convention, Dallas Convention Center, August 2006 Negotiating an Employment Contract, presented at Texas Medical Association's Annual Session, May 2005 General Contractor Liability, presented at Texas Association of Defense Counsel Spring Meeting, Padre Island, Texas, March 2003
Education/Professional Background
University of Texas, Juris Doctor, 1993
Boston College, Bachelors of Arts, 1990, magna cum laude

Admitted to Practice
Texas, 1993
U.S. District Courts: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

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