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Pat Fitzgerald has joined Cain & Skarnulis


Patrick Fitzgerald has joined Cain & Skarnulis as of counsel. Pat began his law practice in 2002 with the litigation section of Jackson Walker, L.L.P. in Austin, Texas. Immediately prior to joining Cain & Skarnulis, Pat spent six years at the Austin-based trial boutique of Howry Breen & Herman, LLP, where he gained extensive experience representing vehicle manufacturers in large loss personal injury and warranty litigation.

Pat earned a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Texas in 1997. While at Texas, Pat played tight end for the Longhorns and earned both All-American and Academic AllAmerican honors. Before trading in the pads for law books and graduating from the University of Texas School of Law in 2002, Pat had a brief career in the NFL. In 2011, he was inducted into the University of Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor.

Pat is licensed to practice in the United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition to his primary practice areas, Pat has assisted clients in a broad spectrum of litigation, administrative, and transactional matters ranging from entertainment, healthcare, intellectual property, and financial services, to real estate. Pat is also a trained mediator with the ability to mediate a wide array of civil disputes.