1/94 - date Law Office of Pat Malone
Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Business Enterprises; Business Law, Litigation and Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Collections; Contracts; Coyrights; Corporate Law; Corporate Partnering; Equity Finance; Franchising; Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Trademarks.
Currently franchising local businesses statewide and nationwide, networking others cross-country. Also, prosecuting trademarks and copyrights.
Currently conducting District Court litigation of complex business and real estate law cases.
As General Counsel, created and helped take networking/broadband company public OTC then on the NASDAQ (Fourthstage, fna Aperian, fna Micromedia Solutions, Inc.). Supervised and serviced all litigation and contractual needs. Provided advice on corporate governance, disclosure and accounting requirements, and prohibited/authorized transactions to Officers and Directors.
Currently conducting transactional contracts work re growth loans & financings, sale of goods, vendor, franchise and complex lease agreements. Real estate work obtaining, negotiating and documenting fundings (commercial & equity), State & Federal funding & guarantees (SBA, MBE and WBE), office leases, property sales and purchases.
Constatntly conducting entity creations & fundings.
5/89 - 12/93 Chief, Bankruptcy Section, Texas Attorney General's Office
Bankruptcy court litigation; personnel and systems management. Recognized as best in the U.S. by the National Association of Attorneys General. Hired, trained and supervised up to 7 attorneys and 14 support staff at a time. Litigated against major firms throughout country. Improved collections from $9,000,000/yr. to $34,000,000/yr.
1/86 - 5/87 Senior Associate, Richie & Greenburg, P.C.
Full service Administrative, Banking, Business, Lobby and Real Estate practice, mid-size firm. Generated high profile favorable publicity and clientele for the firm while engaged in major real estate transactions by the City of Austin at the time and other contracts with governmental entities.
5/79 - 12/85 Senior Vice President and General Counsel, MBank Austin
Increased collections 500% from enlightened representation in bankruptcies and collection cases to aggressive and creative marketing and financing of OREO.
Gained front page Wall Street Journal recognition expanding bank powers by creating and serving on Board of Directors of securities subsidiaries - MPACT Brokers and MPACT Securities; mortgage banking affiliate - MPACT Mortgage Co.; debit/credit card affiliate - First USA Bank; life and casualty insurance affiliate - MPACT Insurance Co. Chartered MBank Arboretum.
Provided advice on corporate governance, disclosure and accounting requirements, and prohibited/authorized transactions to Officers and Directors. Supervised Legal Dept. and Loan Recovery Dept. (up to 3 attorneys, 20 support staff at a time), including complex defense and appellate litigation, supervising outside law firms.
