Adrian Patterson is a Senior Associate in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Houston office. He practices in the area of public finance, acting as bond counsel, underwriters counsel and disclosure counsel for both general obligation and revenue bonds for cities, counties, school districts, state agencies, hospitals, special districts, municipal water and sewer systems and airports. 

Adrian also has experience acting as counsel to banks providing credit and liquidity support for tax-exempt financings for municipal, healthcare and school district borrowers. 

In addition, Adrian represents political subdivisions with respect to numerous public law issues, including compliance reviews, elections, the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act.

Among other transactions, he has represented clients:

• As bond counsel for more than $1 billion of general obligation bonds for cities and counties
• As bond counsel for more than $1 billion in revenue bonds for cities and counties
• As disclosure counsel for more than $1 billion in revenue bonds for a variety of financings including a municipal airport system, utility system, and certain special districts
• As underwriters counsel for more than $1 billion in revenue bonds issued by cities, counties, state agencies, special districts and a transit authority

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

• Fellow, Legal Council on Legal Diversity (2011 - 2012)
• Mayor Annise Parker's Public Works Transition Team, Co-Chair (2010)
• Center for Houston's Future Leadership Forum, Graduate (2008)

• "What You Need to do Before and After Issuing Bonds," Texas Municipal League Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, October 2011
• "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.

• Center for Houston's Future, Board member
• Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Board member
• Houston Arts Alliance, Board member, Audit Chair
• Project Row Houses, Board member
• Menil Contemporaries