Background
Buchanan, Patrick R. was born on April 17, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Buchanan, Patrick R. was born on April 17, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of South Florida (Bachelor of Arts, 1985). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1989).
Worked at Brown, Watt & Buchanan, P.A. (Pascagoula, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Mass Torts, Complex Litigation, Bad Faith and Insurance Law, Workers Compensation, Admiralty, Corporations, School Law, Mediation/Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Mississippi. United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.
United States. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1988-1989). Chairman, Trial Division, Moot Court Board, 1989.
The Order of the Barristers. Member: Jackson County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.
American Inns of Court. Brown, Watt & Buchanan, P.A. was founded in early 1987 by Raymond L. Brown, a former United States Supreme Court law clerk and professional football player, after twenty-five years as lead litigator in another firm. The firm specializes in litigation, with emphasis on defense of product liability, mass tort (asbestos, hearing loss, vibration, dioxin exposure, tobacco claims) and environmental suits.
The firm serves the Gulf coast and south Mississippi, and for several clients, statewide, and has a full staff of paralegals. Firm members are encouraged to participate in continuing legal education, bar activities and civic affairs.
Member: Jackson County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. American Inns of Court.