Public Finance Law
Adrian P. Patterson
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Adrian's practice focuses on public finance and public law matters.
In public finance matters, he serves as bond counsel, underwriters counsel and disclosure counsel for bonds for cities, counties, school districts, state agencies, university systems, transit authorities and special districts. He also has experience acting as counsel to banks providing credit and liquidity support for tax-exempt financing for municipal, healthcare and school district borrowers.
In public law matters, Adrian represents political subdivisions as general counsel, advising with respect to numerous issues, including development, procurement, elections, compliance, the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act.
Overview
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 2004
- University of Houston Law Center, BA, graduated 2000
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Hermann Park Conservancy - Board Member
- Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, (2012 - present) - Board Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Hermann Park Conservancy - Board Member
- Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, (2012 - present) - Board Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 2004
- University of Houston Law Center, BA, graduated 2000
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Public Finance Law
Awards:
- Legal Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow (2011-2012)
- Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly (2012-2016)
News & Media
Additional Information
- Representative Experience
Transportation
- Serves as special counsel and bond counsel to Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority.
- Bond counsel for approximately $1 billion in sales tax financings for transit authority.
- Extensive experience negotiating transit authority’s credit facility renewals and/or replacements for $400 million credit facility (bond counsel).
- $100 million sales tax contractual obligations for rolling stock, (bond counsel).
- Bond counsel for approximately $1.2 billion in toll road financings for local county.
Utilities/Water
- Special public finance counsel for public private partnership for a municipal utility system in the negotiation of a development and purchase agreement of a natural gas fired power plant with a private company.
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