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A trial lawyer for more than four decades, Pat’s practice focuses on the defense of hospitals, health care providers and nursing homes. He has tried many medical malpractice cases to jury verdict and defended numerous personal injury cases over the course of his legal career. He was named Lexington’s 2015 Medical Malpractice Defense “Lawyer of the Year” and 2016 Personal Injury Defense “Lawyer of the Year” by U.S. News−and the Best Lawyers in America®.
Pat is a Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers. Currently, he is a Regional Director of the Defense Research Institute, serving the region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. He has been President of the Kentucky Defense Counsel and the State Representative of DRI. Pat has also been a member of the American Association for Justice, the Kentucky Justice Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Kentucky Defense Counsel for more than 30 years.
Applying the wealth of trial and practical experience he’s acquired over the course of his legal career, Pat is an experienced mediator. As a certified mediator, Pat has mediated hundreds of cases involving personal injury, complex torts, medical malpractice and nursing home claims, as well as contracts and other business disputes.
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Acquired: 1973
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333 W Vine St Ste 1500, Lexington, KY, 40507-1681
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2016
Personal Injury Litigation Lexington Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America®
2016
Diplomat Award, Kentucky Defense Counsel
2015
Medical Malpractice Defense Lexington Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America®
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
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Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
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Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Best Lawyers in America®
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AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
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Rated “2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Healthcare Law”, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell®
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Medical Malpractice Defense, Kentucky Super Lawyers®
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Personal Injury Defense, Kentucky Super Lawyers®
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Alternative Dispute Resolution, Kentucky Super Lawyers®
2015 - Present
Defense Research Institute, Inc.Southern Regional Director
2011 - 2014
Defense Research InstituteKentucky Representative
2009 - 2010
Kentucky Defense CounselPresident
1973
JD - Juris Doctor
1970
BS - Bachelor of Science
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2016
Defense Perspective on the Civil Trial through the Lens of a 40-plus Defense Lawyer
2014