Patrick McDowell joined the Brunini Firm in 1993. His practice focuses on litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts including extensive experience in multidistrict litigation. Representative matters include complex mass tort, toxic exposure, product liability, and commercial litigation. Before joining the Firm, Patrick served as a law clerk for the Honorable William H. Barbour, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.  Patrick has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in the field of Product Liability Litigation-Defendants.

Patrick currently serves on the Board of Officers of Jackson Futbol Club and on the Session of Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Representative Matters

• Wills v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. C2009-2941 (Super. Ct. Pima County, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2011) (dismissal)
• Collins v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 1:03-cv-17260 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Sep. 24, 2010) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Acevedo v. Nichols Wire, Case No. 1:03-cv-17164 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 18, 2010) (dismissal)
• DiMartino v. Hobart Bros. Co., Case No. 1:05-cv-17343, (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 12, 2010) (dismissal)
• Barron v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 1:04-cv-18913 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 12, 2010) (dismissal)
• Barr v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 03-C-3221 ( Cir. Ct. Kanawha County, W. Va. June 14, 2010) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Belcher v. Airco, Inc., Case No. 06-C-103N ( Cir. Ct. Mason County, W. Va. Aug. 5, 2009) (defense verdict)
• Baldwin v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 03-C-3220 ( Cir. Ct. Kanawha County, W. Va. Jan. 9, 2009) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Smith v. BOC Group, Inc., Case No. 251-05-1082 ( Cir. Ct. Hinds County, Miss. Jan. 11, 2008) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Calloway v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. CV04-0473-6 ( Cir. Ct. Union County, Ark. Sep. 2006) (defense verdict)
• Lincoln Electric Co. v. McLemore, 54 So.3d 833 ( Miss. 2010) (reversing plaintiff's verdict and rendering judgment for defendants)
• California Public Employees’ Retirement System  v. WorldCom, Inc.,368 F.3d 86 (2d Cir. 2004) (affirming dismissal of ERIA claims), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 1080 (2005)
• Bell v. Ebbers (In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation), 308 F.Supp.2d 236 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (dismissing securities claims)
• In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation, 294 F.Supp.2d 431 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (dismissing securities claims)
• Goldstein v. MCI WorldCom, 340 F.3d 238 (5th Cir. 2003) (affirming dismissal of securities claims)
• In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litigation, 263 F.Supp.2d 745 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (dismissing ERISA claims)
• Yale Materials Handling Corp. v. Brandon, 2002 Miss. LEXIS 180 ( Miss. 2002) (affirming plaintiff verdict)
• More available upon request

Speeches & Publications

• Limitation Periods for Federal Causes of Action after the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, 44 Vand. L. Rev. 1355 (1991)

Community & Professional Activities

• Capital Area Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• The American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Jackson Futbol Club Board of Officers 2003-present
• Trinity Presbyterian Church Diaconate 1995-2004 and Session 2005-present.