Tanenbaum Keale’s Addition of Fitzpatrick Deepens Already Notable Trial Bench
2024年6月18日 - 12:08AM
Tanenbaum Keale LLP is pleased to announce veteran trial attorney
John “Fitz” Fitzpatrick has joined the firm as Partner.
Fitzpatrick’s diverse private practice experience ranges from
complex, high-stakes class action and toxic tort lawsuits to
product liability cases often involving latent diseases,
catastrophic injuries or death. In a distinguished legal career
spanning more than four decades, he has tried more than 200 cases
to verdict in 40 different states and has delivered complete
defense verdicts for his clients in the vast majority of them.
Fitzpatrick’s clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as
major insurance companies, which regularly rely on him to handle
trials involving complex liability, medical and damage issues with
significant financial and reputational exposure. He has worked with
lawyers at Tanenbaum Keale for decades and has tried cases for the
firm’s clients on numerous occasions. Most recently, he delivered a
defense verdict in a jury case for a Tanenbaum Keale client in the
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The
plaintiffs were seeking tens of millions of dollars in compensatory
damages and punitive damages.
“John brings an extensive track record of trying cases for
clients, with an undeniably strong profile of favorable outcomes,”
Tanenbaum Keale Co-Chair James H. Keale said. “The long-standing,
synergistic professional relationship and established trust made
his decision to join our firm a seamless and welcome opportunity
for all involved. With the complexity and volume of our firm’s work
increasing, he adds to our team of trial lawyers who provide our
clients a proven track record of delivering beneficial results,
especially in trial scenarios.”
In addition to representing Global 500 companies at trial,
Fitzpatrick brings significant experience as national trial counsel
for companies facing personal injury and wrongful death cases
across a number of industries as well as entities facing high-value
medical malpractice claims. His exemplary trial record regularly
results in dispositions that minimize monetary risk and protect the
reputational interests of his clients in high-exposure cases.
“I’ve long admired the lawyers at Tanenbaum Keale who formed a
formidable boutique litigation firm that provides valued and
trusted legal counsel,” Fitzpatrick said. “I believe my experience
aligns well with the firm’s priority practice areas, and I look
forward to working more closely alongside a talented team of
attorneys who share my passion for providing pathways to favorable
resolutions to matters, especially at trial.”
A former concert pianist and Army Airborne Ranger, Fitzpatrick
completed his undergraduate studies at the United States Military
Academy at West Point and later earned his law degree from the
Notre Dame Law School. He began his legal career in 1981 with the
U.S. Army JAG Corps as a prosecutor trying criminal cases in
Colorado and eventually became the Eighth Army Division's Chief
Prosecutor in South Korea in 1983 before being selected as the
senior medical malpractice attorney for the U.S. Army Tort Branch
at the Pentagon in 1986. Fitzpatrick entered private practice in
1988, and his civilian trial career started when he was selected as
the youngest member of a national trial team handling asbestos
matters for a high-profile building and remodeling company.
About Tanenbaum Keale LLP
Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique representing
leading national and international corporations in matters ranging
from product liability and catastrophic injury to environmental and
toxic tort litigation. Tanenbaum Keale provides these services from
a platform that integrates decades of litigation management,
resolution, trial and appellate experience with cutting-edge
technological tools that provide unique opportunities for
collaboration and partnerships with clients. Together with its
litigation technology subsidiary Xerdict Group LLC, Tanenbaum Keale
has offices in Florida, New Jersey, New York and
Washington.
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Jerry Duffy
Tanenbaum Keale LLP
973.755.0380
jduffy@tktrial.com