
Patrick J. Hines
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court – Western District of New York
- United States District Court – Southern District of New York
Education
University at Buffalo, B.A., magna cum laude
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
Patrick focuses his practice on business litigation and insurance defense matters. He has extensive experience defending catastrophic construction accident, products liability, car accident, and toxic exposure claims — including environmental mass tort litigation. In addition to his personal injury defense practice, Patrick handles a variety of business tort and contract litigation matters on behalf of financial institutions and other commercial clients, including claims involving breach of non-compete agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference with contract, and other business torts. Patrick’s commercial practice also involves defense and prosecution of claims involving intellectual property, including copyright and trademark disputes, trade secret claims, and confidentiality agreements.
Patrick is the leader of the Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis Practice. In that role, he advises clients on a range of issues affecting the cultivation, processing, distribution, and sale of cannabis and hemp products. Patrick provides counsel to businesses seeking licenses to operate within the industry, as well as clients seeking to do business with the cannabis industry, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk minimization. Disclaimer: Possession, use, distribution, and sale of cannabis and cannabis products is illegal under federal law. No legal advice Hodgson Russ gives is intended to provide any guidance or assistance in violating federal law.
Patrick is also a member of the Hodgson Russ Media Law & First Amendment Practice, which counsels clients on matters such as defamation claims, privacy law, right of access to information, and free speech.
Before joining Hodgson Russ, Patrick served as a summer law clerk for U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny, and as an intern with the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
Honors
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers (Business Litigation) 2023
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch, (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants) 2022 - 2024
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Business Litigation) 2015 - 2022
- Former notes and submissions editor, Notre Dame Law Review
- William T. Kirby Award for excellence in brief writing, Notre Dame Law School
Experience
- Appeal Helps Limit Liability for Construction Companies
- Arbitration Victory on Behalf of Large Regional Bank Client
- Assisted with statutory and regulatory framework regarding cultivation, processing, and distribution of hemp
- Breach of Contract, Fiduciary Duty Lawsuit Dismissed on Motion for Summary Judgment
- Fourteen-Year Employment Litigation Culminates in Defense Verdict
- Hodgson Russ Wins Summary Judgment Dismissing Multi-Million Dollar Claims Against Large Regional Bank
- Jury Rendered Defense Verdict in Labor Law Trial
- Lead Counsel in Nationwide Aviation Wrongful Death Action Involving 50 Deaths
- Successful Appeal regarding Labor Law § 240(1) and Plaintiff’s Alleged Injury
- Successful Resolution in Catastrophic Farming Injury Matter
- Successful Summary Judgment Dismissing Allegations of Workplace Liability
- Successfully Represented a University Student in a Disciplinary Hearing
- Won Summary Judgment Dismissing Catastrophic Injury Claims Against Longtime Manufacturing Client
- Won Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Products Liability Matter
In the News
- WIVB-TV, August 9, 2023
- WGRZ-TV, July 14, 2023
- Spectrum News 1, July 14, 2023
- The Buffalo News, May 2, 2023
- The Buffalo News, April 24, 2023
- The Buffalo News, March 30, 2023
- Spectrum News 1, March 30, 2023
- WGRZ-TV, March 29, 2023
- The Buffalo News, February 13, 2023
- The Buffalo News , December 18, 2022
- Spectrum News, November 11, 2022
- The Buffalo News, November 11, 2022
- The Buffalo News, February 23, 2022
- Buffalo News, February 16, 2022
- The Trusted Professional, April 22, 2021
- CannaBuff, September 14, 2020
- Tax Notes Today State, January 13, 2020
- Buffalo Business First, March 22, 2019
- March 2, 2012
Press Releases
- August 23, 2023
- August 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, January 17, 2020
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, January 10, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp Alert, March 29, 2023
- Law360, November 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp Alert, October 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis and Hemp Alert , July 7, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, May 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Product Liability & Complex Tort Alert, May 10, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Product Liability Litigation & Legislation Quarterly Update, May 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, April 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Product Liability Litigation & Legislation Quarterly Update, January/February 2022
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp Alert, February 2, 2022
- Lexis Nexis - Practical Guidance, December 16, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp and Labor & Employment Alert, November 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp Alert, October 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp Alert, September 2, 2021
- CannaBuff Magazine, August 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, July 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert, June 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, June 21, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, May 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, May 14, 2021
- CannaBuff, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, April 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, March 29, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp and Medical Cannabis Alert, March 29, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, March 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Torts, Insurance and Products Liability Alert, March 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp and Medical Cannabis Alert, March 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, March 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, March 11, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, March 10, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, March 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media and First Amendment Alert, February 24, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp and Medical Cannabis Alert, February 24, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis and Agriculture Alert, February 10, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, February 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp and Medical Cannabis Alert, February 8, 2021
- COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, January 29, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, January 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis and Agriculture Alert, January 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, January 21, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, January 12, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, January 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, January 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, November 4, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, October 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, October 12, 2020
- CannaBuff Magazine, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, September 10, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, August 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation and Employment Action Team Alert, July 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, July 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, July 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, June 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Restructuring Alert, June 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ COVID-19 Litigation & Employment Action Team Alert, June 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, June 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, May 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Business Litigation Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation and Securities Regulation & Corporate Compliance Alert, April 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, April 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, April 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Torts, Insurance & Products Liability Alert, April 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 9, 2020
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 6, 2020
- CannaBuff Magazine, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Media & First Amendment Alert, March 25, 2020
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, January 28, 2020
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, December 16, 2019
- Interim guidance adds some certainty to an evolving industry, including relief from strict criminal limitsHemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, November 4, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, October 4, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, August 23, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, July 10, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, July 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Media Law & First Amendment Alert, June 5, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Media Law & First Amendment Alert, May 30, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, May 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Media Law & First Amendment Alert, May 3, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, May 2, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 12, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Media Law & First Amendment Alert, March 26, 2019
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, February 28, 2019
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, February 7, 2019
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, November 19, 2018
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, November 5, 2018
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, August 27, 2018
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, April 13, 2018
- Media Law & First Amendment Alert, March 5, 2018
- Buffalo Niagara Partnership, December 17, 2014
- Bracing the Armor: Extending Rape Shield Protections to Civil ProceedingsNotre Dame Law Review, 2011
Blog Posts
Thought Leaders in Law and Business Podcast
-
Legal Challenges for Cannabis Industry Continue, September 20, 2023
- Expert Weighs in on Key Cannabis Litigation to Watch and the Future of the Industry, September 6, 2023
Presentations & Events
- Bravo Cafe and Catering, April 28, 2022
- June 24, 2021
- June 23, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- December 17, 2020
- Buffalo, New York, February 5, 2020
- New York Hilton Midtown, New York, N.Y., January 27, 2020
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
- Defense Research Institute
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Committee on Cannabis Law
Community & Pro Bono
- Chair, Board of Directors: Neglia Ballet Artists (2019)