M. Patrick Yingling

Chicago
T: +1 312 207 2834

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As a problem-solving litigator and appellate partner, Patrick has delivered results for clients in complex matters across the country. He has briefed or argued appeals in each of the federal appellate courts and many state appellate courts. Patrick also frequently serves as appellate counsel at trial, arguing motions and preserving issues for appeal. In multiple rulings, courts have expressly noted his “excellent representation,” “excellent briefing and argument,” and “stellar arguments.”

Patrick’s litigation practice encompasses a wealth of subject-matter areas, including financial services, transportation, class actions, antitrust, products, aviation, employment, contracts, and arbitration clauses. Patrick also maintains an extensive pro bono practice through which he has obtained landmark victories for indigent individuals and non-profit organizations in the areas of LGBTQ+ rights, anti-gerrymandering, anti-corruption, elections, immigrants’ rights, prisoners’ rights, mental health, and veterans’ rights.

For his litigation and pro bono work, Patrick has been recognized by the Chicago Bar Association as an Exceptional Young Lawyer, named as a Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Litigator, designated as a finalist for The American Lawyer’s Young Lawyer of the Year, and identified as a Bloomberg Law Pro Bono Innovator.

Early in his career, Patrick taught as a Visiting Lecturer at Moi University School of Law in Kenya and clerked for Judge D. Michael Fisher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Qualifications

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2011, J.D., cum laude; Order of the Barristers; CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Procedure, Advanced Legal Writing, and Federal Appellate Advocacy, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
Bucknell University, 2007, B.S., Management, cum laude; Dean’s List,

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All State Courts - Illinois
All State Courts - Indiana
Supreme Court - United States
U.S. Court of Appeals - First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court - Southern District of Indiana

Honorable D. Michael Fisher, U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit

Récompenses et distinctions

Bloomberg Law Pro Bono Innovator, 2024
The American Lawyer Young Lawyer of the Year (Finalist), 2023
Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Litigator, 2023
Chicago Bar Association’s Exceptional Young Lawyer Award, 2022
Reed Smith Sean Halpin Award for Pro Bono Service, 2021

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