Patrick Short
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Rockwall, Texas
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sex offenses,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
California Western School of Law
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sex offenses,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
The Short Professional Building, 603 White Hills Drive, Suite ARockwall, Texas, 75087
First Admitted: 1984, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.patrickshort.com/patrick-short/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Christian Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Texas, 1984
- Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Rockwall County Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Rockwall County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Charter Member
- The American Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- The College of the State Bar of Texas
- Rockwall County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Charter Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member
- Dallas County Bar Association
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Settlement for 1M+ Wrongful Death Case, 2023
- Not Guilty Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, 2023
Representative Clients:
- People, just like you and me who sometimes need legal help along the road of life
- Dismissal of two Aggravated Sexual Assault Cases with jury in the box. , 2023
- Settlement Wrongful Death case 1 Million +, 2023
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Board Certified in Criminal Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Christian Legal Society, Member
- ReEngage Facilitator at Lakepointe Church , 2024
- City Councilman, Place 3, City of McLendon-Chisholm, 2011-13
- Texas Bar College, Member
- City Councilman, Place 3, City of McLendon-Chisholm, 2009-11
- Hispanic Pastor, Lake Pointe Church, 2004-07
- City Councilman, Place 3, City of McLendon-Chisholm City, 2013-15
Honors/Awards:
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2007
- Best Attorneys of America
- Texas Super Lawyer
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2011
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
Educational Background:
- Adjunct Professor Criminal Boot Camp Baylor Law School, 2023
- Baylor University, B.A., Psychology, 1979, 1979
- Trial Lawyers College Graduate, Dubois, Wyoming, 2009, 2009
Industry Groups:
- Criminal Law
- Defense of Sexual Assault cases
- Lakepoint Church
- Ordained Pastor
- Public Speaker
- ReEngage Facilitator
- White Colar Crime
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