Patrick Doyle
Associate. Appellate counsel. Austin & Houston.
Houston · Austin
Appellate experience. Trial firm bench.
Patrick Doyle is an associate at Doyle Dennis Avery LLP who splits his time between Austin and Houston, Texas. Patrick’s primary trial practice — maritime, FELA/Railroad personal injury, insurance bad faith, and broader personal injury matters — is profiled in detail at the firm’s offshore injury practice site and the firm’s separate FELA railroad practice site.
On this site, Patrick’s role supports the firm’s appellate work, which includes the firm’s published Texas appellate authority in SJ Medical Center, L.L.C. v. Anozie (the federal EFAA framework) and Salas v. Fluor Daniel Services Corp., 616 S.W.3d 137 (Texas Labor Code § 451 circumstantial-evidence framework). Patrick has substantial appellate experience — including argument before the Texas Supreme Court — and supports appellate matters across the firm’s full case docket.
Before joining the firm, Patrick spent five years at one of the world’s largest law firms, where he handled complex business and antitrust disputes across multiple industries including healthcare, manufacturing, retail products, media, and real estate. He has experience handling cases ranging from small disputes to billions of dollars in claimed damages through all stages of pre-dispute negotiations to trial, with appearances before courts throughout the United States.
Patrick earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2019, and his Bachelor of Arts from Santa Clara University in 2016, where he graduated magna cum laude with dual degrees in History and Economics. He was a four-year member of the Santa Clara crew team and served as team captain his senior year.
A litigator who has argued before the Texas Supreme Court.
Patrick’s appellate background brings substantial appellate-court experience to the firm’s bench — relevant to the firm’s published Texas appellate authority in retaliation matters and to the firm’s broader appellate practice.
Argument before the Texas Supreme Court
Patrick has argued before the Texas Supreme Court in addition to appellate appearances in state and federal courts across the United States. His appellate experience covers appeals of complex commercial, business, antitrust, and personal injury matters — including substantial briefing and oral argument experience in jurisdictions outside Texas.
Five years of complex business and antitrust litigation
Before joining the firm, Patrick spent five years at one of the world’s largest law firms handling complex business and antitrust disputes across healthcare, manufacturing, retail products, media, and real estate. He has experience with cases ranging from small disputes to billions of dollars in claimed damages, through every stage of pre-dispute negotiations to trial.
Where Patrick’s trial work focuses.
Patrick’s primary trial practice areas are profiled at the firm’s separate practice sites. On this site, his role supports the firm’s appellate work.
Patrick supports the firm’s appellate practice across all matters, including the firm’s published Texas appellate authority in retaliation and EFAA matters profiled on this site.
Primary trial focus. Maritime and Jones Act matters profiled at offshoreinjurytrialattorney.com.
Primary trial focus. FELA railroad personal injury matters profiled at the firm’s separate FELA practice site.
Patrick supports the firm’s insurance bad faith practice — representing policyholders in claims against insurers for denied or delayed coverage.
Patrick supports the firm’s broader personal injury trial practice.
Education, admissions, and memberships.
- The University of Texas School of Law — J.D., 2019
- Santa Clara University — B.A., magna cum laude, 2016 · Dual degrees in History and Economics
- Santa Clara University Crew Team — Team Captain, senior year (four-year member)
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court · Eastern District of Texas
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA)
- Argument before the Texas Supreme Court
- Five years at one of the world’s largest law firms — complex business and antitrust litigation
- Cases ranging from small disputes to billions of dollars in claimed damages
- Industries: healthcare, manufacturing, retail products, media, real estate
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