Patricia Clotfelter, shareholder in the Birmingham office, concentrates her practice in the area of commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property. She has extensive experience litigating in state and federal courts in a variety of jurisdictions in and outside of Alabama. Her experience includes representation of numerous clients in trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent infringement disputes in fields as diverse as computer software development, data mining, industrial coatings, banking, advertising, big game hunting and restaurant operation. She has litigated in federal courts from Los Angeles, California to Jacksonville, Florida.
In addition, Ms. Clotfelter taught trial skills as an adjunct professor at Cumberland School of Law for many years and currently is active in helping to train Baker Donelson associates in the art of litigation. She is a frequent lecturer on litigation topics, including all aspects of intellectual property.
- "Spoliation in Action," Document Destruction: Dealing with Spoliation of Evidence in Alabama. Lorman Education Services Seminar (July 23, 2004)
- "Construction Issues," Lorman Education Services Seminar (October 1, 2004)
- "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law," Lorman Education Services Seminars in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia (May, 2006)
- "Trademark and Copyright Litigation Update," National Business Institute Seminar Birmingham, Alabama (February 28, 2008)
- "Intellectual Property Disputes," Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz In-House Seminar (March 17, 2008)
- Fellow – Litigation Counsel of America
- Adjunct Professor of Law – Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
- Member – American and Birmingham Bar Associations
- Member – Alabama State Bar
- Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers since 2010
- Listed as among the top 25 female attorneys in Alabama, Alabama Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012
- Named by Birmingham magazine as one of "Birmingham's Top Attorneys" in Intellectual Property, 2009 – 2011
- Alabama, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1980
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.A., 1973