Patrick J. D'Arcy

Patrick J. D'Arcy handles real estate transactions, real estate litigation, and is a real estate expert witness.  Mr. D'Arcy's firm also handles business litigation disputes and defamation actions.  As a trial lawyer, Mr. D'Arcy has handled six trials in the last twelve months, winning all of them, including defeating a lender's real estate claim against a home featured in theReal Housewives of Orange County, and further defeated all five claims brought against his client.   Mr. D'Arcy prevailed in a complex arbitration proceeding, and defeated 84 claims on summary judgment, and the remaining 48 claims during the two week evidentiary hearing.In January 2022, Patrick J. D'Arcy, along with co-counsel, obtained one of the largest reversals in California, in a high-stakes case in Complex Court, where there were over 4,400 exhibits and 17 days of trial testimony.  Mr. D'Arcy cross-examined the main witness.  This case combined five other lawsuits into one.   Mr. D'Arcy first-chaired one of the five lawsuits - a defamation action, and defeated the anti-slapp motion and related appeal.  Mr. D'Arcy was called in with new co-counsel to handle the phase 2 trial - dealing with all of the lawsuits - and obtained a stunning reversal, including prior findings of elder abuse, breach of fiduciary duty and similarly defeated a request for millions in attorney's fees.In 2019, Patrick J. D'Arcy, a professional law corporation, obtained one of the largest jury verdicts in California regarding a stock fraud case where he represented 23 plaintiffs, and prevailed before a jury in downtown Los Angeles with a $3.7 million jury verdict, including $1.4 million in punitives, and $723K against a company for negligent supervision.In Complex Court in Orange County, Patrick J. D'Arcy, along with co-counsel Paul Rafferty of Jones Day, defended a large courier company against a class action, and defeated both the motion to certify the class and the resulting appeal.Mr. D'Arcy represented a Burger King franchisee and its principals in federal court after they were sued for breach of contract over a real estate lease.  In a published opinion, Mr. D'Arcy not only defeated their motion for summary judgment, but wrote the opposition as a "reverse" motion for summary judgment, leading to the case being dismissed entirely.  Prior to that, through rule 12b(6) challenges, Mr. D'Arcy had the owners dismissed and all but two claims against the company dismissed as well.Mr. D'Arcy brought a defamation action against a former spouse, and defeated her anti-SLAPP motion.  The case went before the Court of Appeal where Mr. D'Arcy successfully argued that the trial court had the correct ruling, and defeated the appeal.Mr. D'Arcy has significant experience in bringing and defending defamation actions.  Mr. D'Arcy has argued four defamation cases before the Court of Appeal, and won all of them.  Recently, Mr. D'Arcy was called in to write substantial portions of an appellate brief involving two defamation actions in Los Angeles, and had the trial court's decision reversed as to both cases, including the awarding of attorney's fees.  Mr. D'Arcy took a defamation case to trial in June 2022, and obtained a six figure judgment for the plaintiffs.Mr. D'Arcy graduated with honors from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was a nationally awarded musician and played three musical instruments.Mr. D'Arcy enrolled at UCLA in 1980, and studied biology for four years.Mr. D'Arcy graduated in 1993 from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in Business Administration, and with options in Real Estate and Finance.Mr. D'Arcy obtained an MBA in 1996 from California State University, Northridge, graduating with honors, and an unofficial class rank of 6 out of 62.Mr. D'Arcy graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.Mr. D'Arcy did his summer internship in law school at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, and began his legal career at the firm upon graduation.   Mr. D'Arcy primarily worked in lending transactions, real estate litigation and business ventures and mergers.Mr. D'Arcy worked for over 20 years in the title insurance industry, holding positions as president of E-Loan's national closing company, Sr. National Underwriter at First American Title, and as Vice President of Centex Corporation, where he created a national closing company.