Patrick McNicholas | Attorney

Patrick McNicholas is a founding partner with McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP.  He is a trial lawyer who has exclusively represented plaintiffs since being admitted to the bar in 1986.  Mr. McNicholas is a member of the Board of Directors for Urban Compass, serves on the Board of Governors for the American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA click here ) and the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).  He is on the Board of Trustees for the University of San Francisco and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  He holds memberships with the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA) and the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).

Mr. McNicholas was named a Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine in 2004, 2005, and 2006.  He was named Top 100 lawyer by Superlawyers in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Mr. McNicholas has won numerous note worthy cases on behalf of individuals in a variety of different areas of law.  Representative cases include:

Gray vs. The Saxon Group 2004
Jury verdict for $10,042,866 to a construction worker who suffered compound femur fracture which required open reduction and internal fixation.  During recovery, the plaintiff suffered a non-union, which required further surgery.

Nagatoshi v. City of Los Angeles 2003
Jury verdict for $3,591,000 to Japanese-American officer against the LAPD K9 Unit for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

Quezada vs. Evangelica Lutheran Church 2001
Gross jury verdict in favor of injured Motorcycle rider in the amount of $843,000.

Francois vs. City of Los Angeles 2000
Jury verdict for $5,430,000 awarded to LAPD officer against LAPD Bomb Squad Unit for race discrimination.

William S. vs. Bonita Unified School District 1999
Jury verdict for $10,800,000 awarded to minor boy molested by a school teacher.

Higgins vs. Toshiba 1999
Jury verdict for unlawful age discrimination awarded to 65 year old worker for $2,200,000.

Jane Doe vs. Public Entity 1998
$6,000,000 settlement on behalf of family for death of father while working in MTA tunnel.

Tenant v. Doe Apartment Owner and Hot Water Manufacturer 1998
$1,000,000 settlement for tenant burned by overheated water while showering.

Wirta vs. Oliver & Williams 1997
Jury verdict for $1,750,000 in favor of passengers injured in an elevator crash.

Damianakes vs. City of Los Angeles 1996
Jury verdict for $2,300,000 in favor of female police officer for gender discrimination.  Jury determined that plaintiff was denied position on SWAT team because of sex.

Mr. McNicholas was born and raised in Los Angeles where he graduated from Loyola High School in 1979.  In 1983 he graduated from the University of San Francisco, where he served as Student Body President, with a BA in Political Science.  He was admitted to McGeorge School of Law in 1983, after a brief internship with the White House.  He received his Juris Doctor from McGeorge School of Law in 1986, and was admitted to practice in the same year.

Mr. McNicholas taught Trial Advocacy in 1992-1993 at Whittier College School of Law and has published scores of articles, including Cross-examination of the Defense Expert (1997 CAALA Las Vegas Convention); Preparing the Employment Case for Trial (Forum (1998), Vol. 28, No. 9); The Danger Creation Doctrine and Section 1983: Government Liability for Third Party Torts (Forum (1999), Vol. 29, No. 5); The Essentials of Representing The Injured Seaman (Forum (2001), Vol. 31, No. 2); Motions in Limine: Controlling and Previewing the Evidence (Forum (2003), Vol. 33, No. 5); Effective Use of Your Expert Witnesses (Forum (2004), Vol. 34, No. 7); Cutting Edge Presentation: The Information Age CAALA Annual Convention Las Vegas 2004.