PATRICK J. GORMAN, Shareholder

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Agri-Business Litigation Real Estate Litigation 559-224-2131 phone 559-229-7295 fax pgorman@wctlaw.com

Patrick J. Gorman has been with Wild, Carter & Tipton since 1987. His practice includes the areas of agri-business litigation, general business litigation and real estate law with a special emphasis on construction litigation.

Mr. Gorman has represented a wide variety of clients in the construction industry including material suppliers, specialty sub-contractors, general contractors, architects and engineers. His clients vary from small sole proprietorships to large national corporations. Mr. Gorman has arbitrated and litigated numerous cases involving private works projects of all sizes as well as municipal, state and federal public works projects.

Mr. Gorman is a lifelong resident of the Fresno area and is active in several charitable and non-profit organizations. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the corporations that operate Masten Towers and Glen Agnes, two non-profit residential facilities that provide housing for low income senior citizens. He has been an active member of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, for over 25 years, and has served in various local, regional, and statewide positions within the organization. Mr. Gorman also sat as a Judge Pro Tem of the Fresno County Superior Court from 1995 until 2005.

Mr. Gorman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology from Fresno State University in 1984. He then attended Santa Clara University where he received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 1987. He is a member of the Fresno County and American Bar Associations and the State Bar of California.