Professional Biography

Patrick S. Richter focuses his practice on labor and employment law and related litigation, and is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Richter’s employment litigation experience includes jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations of discrimination, wage and hour, contract, stock option, non-compete, trade secret, tort, and retaliation cases. In addition, He has significant experience with matters before the NLRB and assisting clients with union campaigns and avoidance.  Mr. Richter also handles a variety of intellectual property matters, including litigation and arbitration relating to trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and patents. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the Federal Circuit. Mr. Richter is licensed in Texas, having graduated from University of Houston Law Center. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association, Federal Bar Association and the Federal Circuit Bar Association.

Admissions & Certifications

Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
State Bar of Texas (1994) 

Education

University of Houston Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1994)
    Associate Editor, Houston Law Review
Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts (B.S. Economics, 1990)
    Distinguished Student

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Section
Austin Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Technology and Computer Section
Federal Bar Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association, Veterans Pro Bono Consortium Volunteer

Publications & Presentations

• Retaliation Case Strategies - Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, September 2010
• Trial Strategies for the Retaliation Case, FedEx in-house CLE program, May 2010
• Top 10 Mistakes by Employers, Construction Expo Austin (July 2009), San Antonio (January 2010), Houston (February 2010), and Dallas (March 2010).
• Employment Torts, Austin Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, April 2009.
• Layoff Law, Austin Bar Association, Solo & Small Firm Section, March 2009.