Patrick T. Mulry is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Dallas office. Pat handles a broad array of matters involving construction defect litigation throughout the state of Texas. He prosecutes construction defect claims on behalf of project owners and defends construction professionals, including design professionals, materials suppliers, and contractors from allegations that their scope of work was defective. He helps clients maximize the value of their construction project work by minimizing the long-term cost to their businesses. He assists his clients with construction contracts, construction defects, claims for delay damages, foundation failures, and government contract issues, among other claims.

Since college, Pat has helped to build dozens of houses with Habitat for Humanity. He's found that his work with Habitat and his "day job" complement each other; the technical skills he's learned building houses help him to better understand the requirements and difficulties of the practice of construction. To his never-ending surprise, he often finds that he's the only lawyer in the room who actually owns construction and fabrication tools -- nailguns, table saw, Mig welder, a tube bender -- and knows how to use them. That personal experience provides an understanding of the work that helps him to defend his contractor clients and to find the holes in the cases of his opposition. Why be in a construction litigation practice if you don't enjoy construction? 

Pat has been licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas since November 1997. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts in all four federal districts in Texas, as well as the District of Colorado the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Pat is a member of the inaugural class of attorneys who are Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. 

Supreme Court of the United States

Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

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• "Artful pleading counterfeited by Texas Supreme Court’s adoption of anti-fracturing rule," FMG BlogLine

Council Member  Dallas Bar Assn. Construction Law Section  Steering Committee  Dallas Bar Assn. Home Project Benefitting Dallas-Area Habitat for Humanity 

Board Certified in Construction Law (2016 - Present) Texas Board of Legal Specialization Texas SuperLawyers in Construction Law (2021 - Present) Best Lawyers in America in Construction Law & Litigation – Construction (2023 - Present) AAA Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators (2024 - Present) Certified Mediator (2011 - Present)  

Effective Preparation for Expert Witness Deposition   Texas Board of Legal Specialization  Theories of Liability Against Architects & Engineers   The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law   Texas Construction Law Foundation