Background
Patterson, Robert B. was born in 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Patterson, Robert B. was born in 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971).
Bugno versus Mountain. Sinai Hospital & Medical Center, 201 Illinois. Appendix 3d 245, 559 North.E.2d 1, 147 Illinois. December 1 (1st District 1990); Davis versus United States, 716 F.2d 418 (7th Circuit 1983); Roe v. O"Donohue, 38 F.3d 298 (7th Circuit 1994); Solich v. Portes Cancer Center, 158 Illinois.2d 17 630 North.E.2d 820, 196 Illinois. Doctor 655 (1994).Worked at Law Offices of, Robert B. Patterson, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Malpractice, Products Liability, Railroad and Aviation Law.
Appellate Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1971, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1973, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1980, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 1970-1971.
Listed in Who"s Who in American Law, 1983. Author: "Criminal Contempt: A Proposal for Reform Providing the Least Possible Power Adequate to the End Proposed," 17 South Dakota Law Review 42, 1972.
"Trends Toward Criminal Contempt Reform," 12 The Judges" Journal 37, 1973.
"Products Liability: The Manufacturer"s Continuing Duty to Improve His Product or Warn of Defects After Sale," 62 Illinois Bar Journal 92, October 1973. Company-author: "Conflicts of Law: Foreign the Plaintiff: Statute of Limitations Considerations in Choosing the Forum for Aircraft Disaster Litigation, Small Aircraft Accident Litigation," church 11, pp. 112-131, American Bar Association Press, 1974.
"Applicability of Admiralty Reparations Doctrine To Common Law Tort Theory," 6 University of Toledo Law Review 379, 1975.
"Authentication of Tangible Evidence and the Best Evidence" Rule Under the Federal Rules of Evidence," The Federal Rules of Evidence, pp. 103-113, College of Business Administration, Committee for Continuing Legal Education, June 1975, January 1976, November 1976 and November 1978.
"Analyzing The Medical Legal Aspects of a Claim," Medical Evidence, church 3, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1976, 1980.
"Authentication of Tangible Evidence and the Best Evidence Rule," 57 Chicago Bar Recording
247, 1976. "Techniques for Establishing Impaired Earning Capacity," Proof of Damages, church 4, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1977, revised 1984, 1985 and 1990.
"Parties to Product Liability Cases," Illinois Products Liability Practice, church
3, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1977, revised, 1980, 1984 and 1990. "Recent Developments Relating to Civil Trial Practice," Illinois General Practice Review, church
2, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1977.
"Unique Sources of Discovery in Aircraft Accident Litigation," 13 INCL Forum 119 A.B.A., 1977. "Gathering Evidence and Analyzing the Medical-Legal Aspects of a Claim," Medical Evidence, church 2, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1980, revised 1984 and 1985.
"Anticipating and Avoiding Limitations Problems and Other Defenses, Plaintiff"s Medical Malpractice Litigation," church
8, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1981, revised 1984. "Professional Liability of Physicians," Professional Responsibility, church
10, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E., 1982, revised, 1985.
Products Report: Number "Social Justice" in the Proposed Federal Product Liability Statute, 5 Illinois. T.L.J. 19, 1983; "Claims for Which Medical Evidence is Needed," Medical Evidence, church
3, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E. 1990.
"Professional Liability of Physicians," Professional Liability, church 12, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E. 1991.
"Physicians," Suing And Defending Professionals, church 12, Illinois. Institute. for C.L.E, 1997.
Member: Chicago (Member, 1973, Secretary, 1975-1977, Vice-Chairman, 1977-1978, Chairman, 1978-1979, Medical Legal Relations Committee.
Member, 1973-1987, Secretary, 1979-1980, Vice-Chairman, 1980-1981 and Chairman, 1981-1982, Federal Civil Practice Committee. Civil Procedure Committee, 1973-1987, Executive Committee, 1977-1986, Vice-Chairman, 1978-1979, Chairman, 1979-1980, 1984-1985 of Section World War II Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1977-1981), Illinois State (Member: Standing Committee on ARDC, 1995-1996.
J. Editorial Board, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Appellate Lawyers Association. Fellow, Illinois State Bar Association. Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Association.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
This firm was established in 1982 when Mr. Patterson withdrew from 12 years of association with the plaintiff"s practice of Louis G. Davidson & Associates, Limited.
We began and remain a small firm devoted to high quality, personally handled civil litigation on behalf of injured people. Our case load is deliberately restricted to allow personal attention of the attorneys to each file, adequate time for thorough preparation and the freedom to pursue novel claims of broad public interest such as the Laurie Dann case, first filed by this office.
Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 1970-1971. Listed in Who"s Who in American Law, 1983. Fellow, Illinois State Bar Association.
Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Association.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.