About Pat Maloney Sr.
Lived 1924 – 2005 (aged 81). Pat Maloney Sr. was a lawyer.
Pat Maloney Sr. (August 9, 1924 – September 11, 2005), also known as PM, was an American trial lawyer. Based in San Antonio, Texas, Maloney was a "firebrand plaintiffs' lawyer known as the king of torts." During his 50-year career, he won verdicts of $1 million or more in 100 cases, and won the first million-dollar verdict in the history of San Antonio.
In 1989, Maloney was included in Forbes magazine's list of the highest-earning trial lawyers.
Maloney was an author. He wrote Winning the Million Dollar Lawsuit (1983) and co-authored Trials and Deliberations: Inside the Jury Room (1992).
Maloney died on September 11, 2005, of pulmonary fibrosis, at age 81, at his home in San Antonio.
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Who was Pat Maloney Sr.?
American lawyer (1924-2005)
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Pat Maloney Sr. was born on 9 August 1924.
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Pat Maloney Sr. died on 11 September 2005.
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Pat Maloney Sr. was a lawyer.
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