Patrick Hughes is a distinguished litigator and business advisor. As managing partner of the Cherry Hill office, he represents clients in significant commercial, product liability and mass tort litigation in state and federal courts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He is likewise skilled in an array of commercial transactions.
Patrick’s work on commercial disputes covers a wide range of contract, fraud and business tort cases. He has extensive experience in asbestos mass tort, defending manufacturers, suppliers and premises owners. Patrick first tried to verdict asbestos matters in the consolidated Brooklyn Navy Yard cases. Today, he continues to represent clients in asbestos matters filed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. His defense of product liability actions also includes various chemical exposure cases as national coordinating counsel. Over the course of his career, Patrick has tried more than 50 cases, including several professional liability cases.