M. Patrick McDowell
Mississippi
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
190 East Capitol Street
The Pinnacle Building, Suite 100
Jackson, MS 39201
Tel: 601-960-6925
Email:
pmcdowell@brunini.com
Web:
www.brunini.com
Patrick McDowell is licensed to practice in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. His practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including antitrust, contract, business tort, unfair competition, RICO, trademark, securities, product liability, drug and medical device, toxic exposure, and environmental litigation. He has successfully prosecuted and defended commercial disputes on behalf of entertainment, environmental, financial, food, insurance, manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, and television services providers. He has also successfully defended manufacturers, producers, and licensors against product liability, negligence, and toxic tort claims.
Patrick concentrates much of his practice on the defense of multi-state and federal multidistrict litigation, class actions, mass torts, and attorney general civil litigation. He has represented healthcare insurers and food producers in multidistrict antitrust class actions; telecommunications and technology services providers in multidistrict securities and ERISA class actions; employers, insurers, banks, and television service providers in federal class actions; drug, device, and other product manufacturers in multidistrict and multi-state mass tort actions; and drug and device manufacturers, healthcare insurers, and financial service providers in attorney general civil litigation. He has handled cases before the appellate courts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, as well as the federal Second, Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Patrick is a past president of the Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is the current chair of the IADC Business Litigation Committee, past chair of the IADC Class Actions and Multi-Party Litigation Committee, and a recurring member of the IADC Corporate Counsel College Advisory Board. He is a past program chair and current steering committee member of the DRI Commercial Litigation Committee and serves on DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy Class Action and MDL Task Force. He is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Litigation Counsel of America.
Patrick has been recognized by Chambers USA© for Litigation: General Commercial; by Mid-South Super Lawyers® for Business Litigation; by Benchmark Litigation© as a Litigation Star for Appellate, Commercial, Environmental, and Intellectual Property; and by Best Lawyers© for Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Litigation–Healthcare, Litigation–Securities, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants, and Trade Secrets Law, including recognition as Litigation–Securities Lawyer of the Year for 2019 and 2021.
Brunini’s lawyers have successfully represented their clients in complex appeals at every level of the federal and state appellate systems. The firm has represented a broad array of clients through trial and appeal and has also been retained to serve as appellate counsel in matters that were handled at trial by other firms. From product liability, intellectual property and commercial disputes to mass tort, personal injury and constitutional issues, our appellate lawyers have an exceptional depth and breadth of experience upon which to draw in guiding our clients through the appellate process.
Additionally, due to our broad appellate practice and successful track record, the firm is regularly engaged by industry trade associations to draft amicus curiae briefs in significant cases, including complex product liability and mass/toxic tort cases.
Brunini counts among its lawyers former law clerks to the Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Court of Appeals, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits. As a result of these experiences, our appellate lawyers have a unique understanding of the inner workings of the State and Federal appellate systems and the process by which appellate judges decide cases.
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, founded over a century ago, today is one of Mississippi’s largest and most respected law firms. We serve primarily business clients, including a number of Fortune 500 companies and other significant Mississippi companies such as the nation’s largest privately held wireless company, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, one of Mississippi’s largest health insurers, and one of the state’s largest banks and health care systems.
Grounded by experience and infused with innovation, the practice of law at Brunini affirms our vision for growth, excellence and discovery. Even as we grow, we maintain a collegial atmosphere and team focus. Our firm has repeatedly been named Mississippi’s Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation and is consistently a top-ranked firm in Chambers USA. Our high standards are demonstrated by the number of Brunini attorneys who are named by their peers to the ranks of many distinguished organizations including the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, Best Lawyers® in America, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers in Business, and Mid-South Super Lawyers.
“Patrick is widely recommended for multi-state and federal class actions and mass tort litigation. Clients praise his disciplined, solutions-oriented defense strategy, and peers highlight his his leadership within national litigation organizations as further evidence of his professional standing”