Adrian Patterson practices in the area of public finance, acting as bond counsel, underwriters counsel and disclosure counsel. His practice concentration is in traditional municipal finance, both general obligation and revenue bonds, including higher education facility bonds, nonprofit hospital bonds and general obligation and revenue bonds for cities, counties, school districts, state agencies, water districts, special districts, municipal water and sewer systems and airports. In addition, Adrian represents political subdivisions with respect to numerous public law issues, including elections, the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act.  He also serves as a member of the Firm's Political Action Committee. 

• State Bar of Texas
• Houston Bar Association
• Greater Houston Partnership, Government Relations Advisory Committee and Local Relations Subcommittee (2008 - present)
• Houston Business Education Political Action Committee, member (2009 - present)
• Houston Young Lawyers Association Leadership Academy (2004)
• Fulbright & Jaworski's Recruiting Committee, (2007-2009), Chair (2010)

• Mayor Annise Parker's Public Works Transition Team, Co-Chair (2010)
• Center for Houston's Future Leadership Forum, Graduate (2008)

• "Construction Contracts Short Course for Board members and Administrators," Texas Association of School Boards/Texas Association of School Administrators Convention, September 2007
• "Local Government Retiree: Medical Benefits Under GASB 45," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Web Seminar, October 2006
• "Electronic Document Storage and the Texas Open Records Act and Record Retention Requirements," 2006

2004 - J.D., Tulane Law School
2000 - B.A., Humanities, University of Houston

Adrian enjoys traveling, sports and reading.

• Project Row Houses, Board of Directors, Chair
• Menil Contemporaries, Chair
• Houston Arts Alliance, Board member
• Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Board member
• Da Camera, Advisory Board member