Patrick Connell McGinnis is a Board Certified trial lawyer, licensed in Texas and Oklahoma, who has been trying lawsuits for 25 years. Patrick got his start representing injured claimants in personal injury cases. Since Hurricanes Rita and Ike hit the Texas coast, Mr. McGinnis has focused on representing primarily residential and commercial property owners against the largest domestic and foreign insurance companies. Patrick is completely passionate about representing policyholders.
Patrick is now sought out by large commercial property owners in Texas, Oklahoma, and all over the United States to handle their wind, hail, fire, water damage, and vandalism claims. Patrick is handling, or has handled, policyholder cases in all parts of Texas as well as Oklahoma, Nebraska, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina and Louisiana.
Patrick was named to H-Texas Magazine’s 2011 list of Top Houston Attorneys and also the magazine’s 2011 list of Top Houston Professionals. Patrick helped organize and spoke at various “Know Your Rights” seminars in Houston following Hurricane Ike and has been a featured speaker at a meeting of the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters.
In 1995, when Patrick was only 30 years old, the Most Reverend Joseph A. Galante, then Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, appointed Patrick as the Diocesan Attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont. At that time Mr. McGinnis was one of the youngest Diocesan Attorneys in the United States. In conjunction with his representation of the Diocese of Beaumont, Patrick is nationally known for his expertise in large commercial construction contracts. He has been a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the National Diocesan Attorney Association in Washington, D.C. as well as the Texas Diocesan Attorneys Association in Austin, Texas, on the topic of construction law contracts between religious owners, architects and contractors. Patrick has consistently represented churches of all denominations that have suffered damages from by hurricane, hail, wind, fire, and vandalism as well as construction defect cases.
Before going into private practice, McGinnis served as Senior Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Joe J. Fisher, Chief Judge Emeritus of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Patrick is married to Sharon, has two beautiful daughters, and lives in The Woodlands.
PRACTICE AREAS
HAIL DAMAGE CLAIMS
Did a sudden hail storm damage your home or property? Is the insurance company giving you the run around?
Damaged Roof Shingles
WINDSTORM DAMAGE
Did you a recent storm leave wind damage to your property or home? Is your claim being denied?
Aerial View Of Industrial Commerce Office Buildings
COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
Do you have a commercial large loss claim that was denied? Get a free case review today.
Flooded residential street at a stop sign
WATER DAMAGE CLAIM
Did you have a pipe burst in your home during the recent Texas freeze? Did the insurance company deny your claim?
Blue wooden home with the roof burned away
FIRE & SMOKE DAMAGE
Did your home or property recently suffer damage from smoke and fire? Is your insurance refusing to pay?
Small business closed for covid-19 lockdown
COVID-19 INTERRUPTIONS
If you suffered a catastrophic loss of business due to the COVID-19 shutdown we can help.
