Patrick O’Daniel has served for many years as a trusted business and tax advisor to clients in efficiently solving their legal problems as part of their business team. He advises on a wide variety of international and domestic issues concerning the formation, operation, acquisition, merger, combination, liquidation and disposition of partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, including, executive compensation and relocation matters as well as various funding structures.

Patrick served as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Will Garwood.

Patrick's practice currently includes the following areas:

• Counseling – Serves as a trusted advisor and outside general counsel for business and legal matters for a variety of service and manufacturing companies.
• Partnerships and Pass–Throughs – Advises domestic and international partnerships, pass-throughs, limited liability companies and joint ventures about structuring their relationships, ongoing operations and exit strategies.
• Bond Financing – Works with tax-exempt and government entities as bond counsel on structured finance issuances.
• Private Equity Transactions – Provides counsel on corporate and partnership tax matters to domestic and foreign funds and investors including structure advice and acquisition and divestment of portfolio companies.
• Exempt Organizations – Advises domestic and international charities, including private foundations and supporting organizations regarding operations such as formation, joint ventures and grant matters.
• Global Tax Planning and Restructuring – Strategizes on ways to maximize global tax efficiency for complex cross-border transactions.
• Art Law – Represents domestic and foreign clients (including foundations, museums, galleries and dealers) regarding the ownership, sale, or charitable disposition of works of art. Offers substantial expertise in resolving looted art claims that arise from World War II.
• Pro bono – Because Patrick believes that it is important to give back to the community, he offers substantial regular and continuous pro bono legal services to a variety of not-for-profit and charitable organizations including a community theatre offering children’s performing arts educational programs and a charity promoting fitness sponsored by a state governor.

• American Bar Association – Partnership Tax Committee – Co-Chairman, Workouts Sub-Committee
• State Bar of Texas – Committee on Government Submission – Tax Section, Chairman
• State Bar of Texas – Tax Section, Treasurer
• National Association of Bond Lawyers

• Named one of the “Best Tax Attorneys in Central and West Texas,” Texas Monthly 2004
• Best Lawyers of America

• "More Honored in the Breach: A Historical Perspective of the Permeable IRS Prohibition on Campaigning by Churches," 42 B.C.L. Rev. 733, 2001
• "Will the Real Justice Thomas Please Stand Up?" 5 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 495, 2001

1992 - J.D., with high honors, University of Texas School of Law
1989 - B.B.A., with highest honors, University of Texas

While in law school, Patrick was selected as Grand Chancellor based on the highest GPA at the University of Texas School of Law.  He was also honored as a member of the Order of the Coif.

Patrick is a certified public accountant and is licensed to practice law in Texas.