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50% Employment / Labor
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50% Civil Rights
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Résumé
Licenses
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59 years
since Donald Patterson was first licensed to practice law in KS.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2008 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2007 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2006 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2005 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2004 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2003 |
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Best Lawyers in America |
2002 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2001 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
2000 |
| Recognition |
Best Lawyers in America |
1999 |
| ward for Lifetime Contribution to the Profession |
Defense Research Institute |
1997 |
| Yancey Memorial Award |
International Association of Defense Counsel |
1996 |
| AV Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
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| Listed |
Best Lawyers in America |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| President |
Topeka Bar Association |
1974–1975
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| President |
Kansas Association of Defense Counsel |
1973–1974
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| Secretary |
Kansas Association of Defense Counsel |
1966–1973
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute |
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| Chairman |
Defense Research Institute, Current Trends in Judicial Decisions |
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Products Liability Committee |
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| Member |
International Association of Defense Counsel |
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| Member |
International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy |
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| Charter Member |
Kansas Association of Defense Counsel |
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| Member |
Kansas Bar Association |
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| Member |
Kansas College of Trial Advocacy |
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| Member |
Topeka Bar Association |
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| Fellow |
American College of Trial Lawyers |
1975–present
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| The When, If and How of Challenging Expert Testimony |
American Journal of Trial Advocacy |
2005 |
| The Citadel Reburied: Restatement of the Law Third Torts: Products Liability |
Defense Counsel Journal |
1996 |
| Defense of Product Liability Action: Infeasiblity of Alternative Design Proposed by Plaintiff |
Defense Research Institute |
1988 |
| Expert Testimony |
Defense Research Institute |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Challenges to Expert Testimony Pre- and Post- Daubert Chapter |
International Association of Defense Counsel |
2000 |
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