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Patrick Burns

Patrick Burns

Partner
(415) 995-5102

Intro

In the Appellate Practice Group, Patrick focuses on appeals and law and motion in the state and federal courts.

Before joining Hanson Bridgett he worked at a global law firm, where he focused on commercial litigation. He has litigated complex and high-stakes disputes in bankruptcy, class actions, products liability, and multi-district actions. 

Patrick successfully briefed and argued a Ninth Circuit pro bono appeal with the Hastings Appellate Project. 

Areas of Focus

Education

J.D. magna cum laude UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) ( 2014 )
M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara ( 2009 )
B.A. University of California, Irvine ( 2006 )

Academic Distinction

CALI and Witkin Awards in Legal Writing & Research; American Legal History; Evidence; Criminal Procedure; Constitutional Law II

Hastings Law Journal, Senior Notes Editor

Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, Notes Editor

Admissions and Courts

California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Role

Appellate Practice Leader

Intro

In the Appellate Practice Group, Patrick focuses on appeals and law and motion in the state and federal courts.

Before joining Hanson Bridgett he worked at a global law firm, where he focused on commercial litigation. He has litigated complex and high-stakes disputes in bankruptcy, class actions, products liability, and multi-district actions. 

Patrick successfully briefed and argued a Ninth Circuit pro bono appeal with the Hastings Appellate Project. 

Areas of Focus

Education

J.D. magna cum laude UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) ( 2014 )
M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara ( 2009 )
B.A. University of California, Irvine ( 2006 )

Academic Distinction

CALI and Witkin Awards in Legal Writing & Research; American Legal History; Evidence; Criminal Procedure; Constitutional Law II

Hastings Law Journal, Senior Notes Editor

Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, Notes Editor

Admissions and Courts

California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Role

Appellate Practice Leader

UC Hastings College of the Law Moot Court Team, Alumni Coach

Super Lawyers, Appellate (2022-2023)

California Lawyers Association, Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Legal Services Award (2020-2023)

Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Ming Chin, California Supreme Court 

"Burden Lifted in Arbitration Waiver Cases," coauthor, The Daily Journal (December 2024)

"SB 365's Departure from the Bielski Rule for FAA Cases May Lead to Further Litigation," co-author, Daily Journal (April 2024)

"The Scope of Arbitration Clauses," co-author, The Daily Journal (June 2023)

"Delegating Unconscionability to the Arbitrator," co-author, The Daily Journal (February 2023)

“Disqualifying arbitrators under the California Arbitration Act,” The Daily Journal (February 2022)

“Supreme Court to Resolve Split Over Post-Arbitration Motions,” The Daily Journal (December 2021)

"Case to Resolve Split on Stateside Discovery for Foreign Arbitration," Daily Journal (May 2021)

"Appealing Orders on Arbitration in Federal Court," Daily Journal (March 2021)

"Arbitrability: Searching for Assent," co-author, Daily Journal (January 2021)

"Calif. High Court Could Limit DA Enforcement Actions," Law360 (June 2020)

“Parol Evidence,” chapter in The Jurisprudence of Roger Traynor (2015)

"Smart ways to use Appellate Specialists at the Trial Level," co-presenter, BASF (August 2022)