Patrick Mixson

Patrick Mixson Biography Patrick Mixson, a shareholder in the Orlando office, has been a trial attorney for Wicker Smith for more than 15 years. He handles medical malpractice, premises liability, transportation, automotive, product liability, professional liability, and other civil litigation matters. Patrick devotes a significant portion of his practice to the defense of institutional clients in the retail, healthcare, and hospitality industries throughout the state of Florida, primarily handling complex, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. In recent years his practice has also grown to include the defense of national retail pharmacy stores, in both premises liability matters and pharmaceutical and healthcare negligence claims. Patrick has tried numerous high exposure medical malpractice cases in his career, including birth injury and wrongful death cases. He devotes a considerable amount of time to developing effective trial strategies in these complex matters and relishes the opportunity to execute them in the courtroom. In addition to health care matters, Patrick has spent his entire career handling a large portion of premises liability and catastrophic personal injury cases for the firms institutional clients. He oversees the Orlando offices defense of several Fortune 500 clients in these areas. Patrick has obtained dozens of summary judgments in this area, along with defense verdicts at trial, in recent years and is dedicated to achieving outstanding results through an assertive approach. He is a member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and also enjoys the opportunity to speak frequently to groups of healthcare providers and claims representatives on various aspects of medical malpractice cases and other claims. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America. Outside of his practice, Patrick and his wife, Amy, are proudly raising three young sons. In the community, Patrick currently serves as an Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. He can frequently be found on a youth sports ball field and occasionally in the wrong fairway of a golf course. Professional & Civic Affiliations The Florida Bar Orange County Bar Association Association of Defense Trial Attorneys