Donald Patterson

Background

Patterson, Donald was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

Education

University of Nebraska (Bachelor of Arts, 1947). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1950).

Career

Worked at Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, Limited liability partnership (Topeka, Kansas) specializing in General Trial, Insurance, Negligence, Workers Compensation, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Probate, Real Estate, Employment, Communications and Bankruptcy Law. Appellate and Administrative Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Kansas, Nebraska, United States.

District Court, District of Nebraska and United States.

District Court, District of Kansas. 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

1980, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa.

Company-Author: Kansas Appellate Practice Handbook, 1978. Kansas Bench Book, 1978.

Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Products Liability Pretrial Notebook, Chapter 7, Discovery of Trial Expert Opinions. Lecturer, Washburn University Law School, 1951-1952.

Author: "Defense of Product Liability Action: Infeasibility of Alternative Design Proposed by Plaintiff," 1 Am Jurisprudence Proof of Facts 3d 363, 1988.

"Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Compendium Admissibility of Expert Testimony," Chapters on Kansas and Federal Rules of Evidence. "Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Compendium Product Liability Defenses," Chapter on Kansas. Member, Kansas Bench Book Committee, 1975-1984.

Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1979-1989.

Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury and Business Litigation, 1981—. Member: Topeka (President, 1974-1975), Kansas and American Bar Associations.

International Association of Defense Counsel (Faculty Member, Trial Academy, 1984). Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (Secretary-Treasurer, 1966-1973.

President, 1973-1974).

American Judicature Society. Association of Insurance Attorneys. Defense Research Institute.

Product Liability Advisory Council.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. We have served our clients in their legal affairs for over 80 years from our offices in Topeka.

Our clients in the Kansas City area will now be better served with the opening of our Overland Park office located at Roe and College Boulevard, with easy access from any part of Kansas City. Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, Limited liability partnership will continue its tradition of excellent legal service to its clients from the Topeka and Overland Park offices.

Achievements

• Donald Patterson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Defense of Product Liability Action: Infeasibility of Alternative Design Proposed by Plaintiff," 1 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 363, 1988. "DRI Compendium Admissibility of Expert Testimony," Chapters on Kansas and Federal Rules of Evidence. "DRI Compendium Product Liability Defenses," Chapter on Kansas.
    
    Co-Author: Kansas Appellate Practice Handbook, 1978. Kansas Bench Book, 1978. DRI Products Liability Pretrial Notebook, Chapter 7, Discovery of Trial Expert Opinions.
    
    Lecturer, Washburn University Law School, 1951-1952.

Membership

Member, Kansas Bench Book Committee, 1975-1984. Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1979-1989. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury and Business Litigation, 1981—.

Member: Topeka (President, 1974-1975), Kansas and American Bar Associations.

International Association of Defense Counsel (Faculty Member, Trial Academy, 1984). Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (Secretary-Treasurer, 1966-1973.

President, 1973-1974). American Judicature Society.

Association of Insurance Attorneys.

Defense Research Institute. Product Liability Advisory Council. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.