Patrick Clark is a shareholder in the Firm and concentrates his practice on advice and litigation in all areas of employment law. Although Patrick has particular expertise in representing healthcare industry clients, his representative clients also include insurance, paper/building products and publishing companies. Patrick’s representation of clients encompasses litigation in state and federal courts across the country.Patrick is viewed as one of the Firm’s “go to” lawyers for cases anticipated to be tried. To date, his active trial practice has included trying multiple cases to verdict in Alabama, California, Florida, New Mexico and Georgia – the five states in which he holds bar memberships.Before beginning the practice of management-side employment law in 1997, Patrick spent five years representing labor unions and employees in disputes with management and tried cases to verdict on their behalf.
Lawyer Profile
Patrick F. Clark
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Recognized Since:2012
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Recognized in:Employment Law - ManagementLitigation - Labor and Employment
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Law School:The University of Alabama
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Website:
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Location:One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, Suite 4800191 Peachtree Street, NEAtlanta, GA 30303
Patrick Clark is a shareholder in the Firm and concentrates his practice on advice and litigation in all areas of employment law. Although Patrick has particular expertise in representing healthcare industry clients, his representative clients also include insurance, paper/building products and publishing companies. Patrick’s representation of clients encompasses litigation in state and federal courts across the country.Patrick is viewed as one of the Firm’s “go to” lawyers for cases anticipated to be tried. To date, his active trial practice has included trying multiple cases to verdict in Alabama, California, Florida, New Mexico and Georgia – the five states in which he holds bar memberships.Before beginning the practice of management-side employment law in 1997, Patrick spent five years representing labor unions and employees in disputes with management and tried cases to verdict on their behalf.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1992
- The University of Alabama, BA, graduated 1989
Bar Admissions:
- Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
- California, The State Bar of California
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- New Mexico, State Bar of New Mexico
Affiliations:
- Alabama Law Review - Editor
- American Bar Association - Member
- Atlanta Bar Association - Member
- Birmingham Bar Association - Member
- Moot Coard Board - Member
- New Mexico Bar Association - Member
- New Mexico chapter of BNA's "Employment at Will: A State by State Survey - Coauthor
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- Georgia Super Lawyer
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Firm Details
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
http://www.ogletree.com
Headquarters
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, Suite 4800
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 881.1300
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Attorney Case History
Patrick’s recent successes for clients include the following:
- Obtaining defense verdict for client in state court jury trial on former sales executive's claims of breach of implied employment contract and bad faith
- Obtaining defense verdict for client in state court jury trial involving claims for breach of employment contract and public policy wrongful termination
- Obtaining complete vindication and favorable award, including an award of money damages, for healthcare client in multi-day arbitration proceeding brought by neurosurgeon formerly employed by client who commenced proceedings seeking to recover multiple forms of damages and to have client's non-compete agreement declared void under public policy
- Obtaining judgment as a matter of law in client’s favor at the close of all the evidence in multi-day jury trial in which the plaintiff had alleged claims for invasion of privacy and constructive discharge, which judgment was affirmed on appeal
- Securing nuisance value settlement for client at the close of the plaintiff’s case on the third day of federal jury trial
Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. District Courts, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia; Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; District of Colorado; Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; Eastern District of California; Northern District of Oklahoma
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