A highly-experienced employment law litigator and trial attorney in Nevada, Patrick H. Hicks has successfully defended scores of jury trials and has handled numerous arbitrations and mediations. He regularly appears in all state and federal courts in Nevada and represents clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Nevada Equal Rights Commission and various other states' administrative agencies representing employers in:

• Wrongful termination
• Employment discrimination
• Breach of contract litigation and trial work
• Grievance arbitrations
• Title VII proceedings
• Non-compete and trade secret disputes

He also counsels employers on the Americans With Disabilities Act, employee terminations, and workplace violence. He counts among his clients:

• Hotels
• Casinos
• Car rental companies
• Time share companies

Patrick's notable litigation successes include:

• A defamation case in which the plaintiff dismissed her case with prejudice without any compensation by the defendant following the cross-examination of the plaintiff
• A national origin discrimination and defamation case in which the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the defendant following a one-week trial
• An age discrimination case that settled after the close of the plaintiff's case for 20% of what defendant offered two days before trial
• A case regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and assault in which the plaintiff dismissed the case after the cross-examination of the plaintiff in exchange for a waiver of costs

He has obtained defense verdicts in jury trials involving race discrimination, age discrimination, national origin and disability discrimination, and single and multi-plaintiff sexual harassment cases.

One of Littler Mendelson's premier speakers, Patrick trains and speaks on a variety of timely employment topics of interest, including:

• Documentation and discharge of employees
• Harassment and discrimination
• Employee handbooks and policies
• Workplace violence
• Diversity in the workplace
• Workplace investigations

Patrick is the founding shareholder of Littler Mendelson's Reno and Las Vegas offices and the former office-managing shareholder of both offices. Active in firm management, he chairs the EPLI Committee sits on the Diversity Advisory Group, is a member of Littler's Board of Directors and is the former co-chair of the Hospitality Practice Group.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Co-chair, Gaming Litigation Sub-committee - American Bar Association
• Chair, Legislative Committee - Southern Nevada Human Resources Association

RECOGNITION

• Named, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Chambers USA, 2005-2012
• Named, 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers - Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon, 2012
• Named, Super Lawyers - Nevada, 2009-2012
• Named, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009 and 2012
• Named, A leading expert in the employment law field - The Legal 500 US