Patrick Kelly’s practice primarily focuses on commercial litigation, specifically involving construction law and commercial bankruptcy. Patrick represents clients in the construction, oil and gas, banking, private equity, and manufacturing industries in a variety of disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Patrick served as a law clerk in the office of the Texas Solicitor General and a law clerk for the Tax Policy subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. He was a judicial intern for The Honorable Jeffrey Manske of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. “Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act – What You Need to Know,” AM Monthly Law Alert, November 2021 “Construction Law Update: Texas Legislature 87th Regular Session,” AM Monthly Law Alert, July 2021 “To Reject or Not to Reject: Can Midstream Agreements be Rejected in Bankruptcy?,” AM Monthly Law Alert, May 2021 “Leveling the Playing Field? Fair & Open Competition Act Introduced in 117th Congress,” AM Monthly Law Alert, February 2021 “Basics of Bankruptcy: They Filed for Bankruptcy, but Owe me Money,” AM Monthly Law Alert, January 2021 “Construction Law Update: 2020 Year in Review,” The Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 84, No. 1, January 2021 “How the CARES Act Helps Small Businesses in Bankruptcy,” AM Monthly Law Alert, October 2020 “Here We Go Again – How FERC’s Jurisdictional Struggle With Bankruptcy Courts Continues in the Chesapeake Bankruptcy Case,” AM Monthly Law Alert, July 2020 (Contributing Author) Recent Court Opinions Concerning Construction Law, The Change Order, State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, March 2020. “How Does the Alta Mesa Ruling Affect Future Gathering Agreements,” AM Monthly Law Alert, January 2020 “Risk Allocation: Price Escalation Provisions as a Hedge Against Changes in Policy and Shifts in Price,” Construction Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Winter 2019 “FERC v. Bankruptcy Courts: How Exclusive is Exclusive Jurisdiction?” AM Monthly Law Alert, October 2019 “Price Escalation Clauses can Soften the Blow of Tariffs in the Energy Industry,” AM Monthly Law Alert, September 2019 “The Overlooked Separation of Power: How Federalism Protects Individual Freedom,” State Bar of Texas – Law Student Division Spring 2018 Essay Contest (First Place) General Editor – Symposium Edition Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 42, Number 1 Houston’s Top Lawyers – Bankruptcy and Workout, Houstonia Magazine, 2022Houston Commercial Litigator - Patrick Kelly
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Patrick A. Kelly
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- pkelly@andrewsmyers.com
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