Nicholas H. Patton

nickpatton@texarkanalaw.com

Nick Patton is the founder of Patton, Tidwell & Schroeder and serves as the firm's lead litigation counsel. Widely recognized as one of the region's finest trial lawyers, Mr. Patton has more than forty years' experience in the federal and state courts of Texas and Arkansas. He represents corporations in complex litigation, antitrust and patent matters and individuals in catastrophic personal injury cases. He has extensive trial experience in the areas of products liability and employment discrimination. Frequently listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Patton is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is also a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.

Mr. Patton is licensed to practice in Texas and Arkansas, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Other activities:

Member, Federal Practice Committee, Eastern District of Texas 1996-2001
Member, Federal Practice Committee, Western District of Arkansas 1996-2001
Outstanding Trial Lawyer of 1994, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Board of Governors, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 1983-1999

Memberships:

State Bar of Texas
Arkansas Bar Association
Texarkana Bar Association (President 1981-1982)
Northeast Texas Bar Association
Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
American Bar Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

University of Arkansas, L.L.B. 1963