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Partner at the firm Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, L.C.
Areas of Practice
Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Class Actions
Admitted
1982, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1987, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1988, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1990 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1982
College
College of William & Mary, A.B., 1979
Membership
Williamsburg and Federal Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Virginia and Southern Trial Lawyers Associations.
Biography
Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Mortar Board, The College Register; President's Aide. Author: "Negligent Retention: Alive and Well in Virginia," 11 V.L.W. 253, Aug. 19, 1996; "Charitable Immunity: A Limited Doctrine," 9 The Journal of VTLA 2, Spring, 1997; "Healthcare Policies, Procedures and Protocols: Discoverability, Abuse, Admissibility and Legislation," 19 The Journal of VTLA 23, Spring, 2008; Listed: Who's Who in Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 1978; Who's Who in American Law, 1990; Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1999; Virginia Business' Legal Elite, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, 2008; Virginia's Super Lawyers, 2008; Law dragon's Leading Plaintiff Attorneys, 2007; Amicus Curiae Honor Roll, 2006; Adjunct Professor, Tulane University, 1984.
Reported Cases
Kane v. Hargis, 987 F.2d 1005 (4th Cir. 1993); Alley v. Chrysler Credit Corp., 767 F.2d 138 (5th Cir. 1985); Webb v. Stevens, 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 61480 (E.D. N.C.); Choimbol v. Fairfield Resorts, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 19340 (E.D. Va.); Zhu v. Rocco Farms, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 21781 (W.D. Va.); Williamson v. Patterson, 150 B.R. 367 (E.D. Va. 1993); Verosol, B.V. v. Hunter Douglas, Inc., 806 F. Supp. 582 (E.D. Va. 1992); Riverside Hosp., Inc. v. Johnson, 272 Va. 518 (2006); Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases Plaintiffs, 264 Va. 89 (2002); Waterman v. Halveson, 261 Va. 203 (2001); Jones v. Dokos Enters., Inc., 233 Va. 555 (1987); Pais v. Automation Prods., Inc., 36 Va. Cir. 230 (Newport News 1995); Treitler v. Am. Druggists' Ins. Co., 474 So. 2d 475 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1985); Evans v. Detweiler v. 466 So. 2d 800 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); Duckworth v. GEICO, 464 So. 2d 907 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); Landaiche v. Lou-Con, 461 So. 2d 1107 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); In re Tutorship of Werling, 459 So. 2d 758 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); and Mayeur v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 459 So. 2d 292 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1984); Carr v. Carr No. 0096-09-1 (Va. App. Aug. 18, 2009).
Born
Providence, Rhode Island, October 29, 1957
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