Patrick Burns

Patrick is Senior Counsel with Hanson Bridgett's Appellate Practice Group, where he focuses on appeals and law and motion in the state and federal courts.

Before joining Hanson Bridgett, Patrick worked at a global law firm, where his practice focused on commercial litigation. He has experience litigating complex and high-stakes disputes in bankruptcy, class actions, products liability, and multi-district actions. His practice included appellate litigation in federal courts.

Patrick received a B.A. from the University of California at Irvine, a M.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (magna cum laude). He was a Senior Notes Editor of the Hastings Law Journal, was a member of the moot court board, and successfully briefed and argued a Ninth Circuit pro bono appeal with the Hastings Appellate Project. He also served as an extern for the Honorable Justice Ming Chin on the California Supreme Court.