About Kayd Patterson

Kayd Patterson graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor's degree in marketing and operations management. During his undergraduate studies, an interest in business law courses led him to apply to the University of New Mexico School of Law. While in law school, he worked as a research assistant for Professor Laura Spitz, who connected him with FCHC. He began working at FCHC as a law clerk in May 2021 and quickly developed a passion for representing people who have suffered catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. He graduated from law school in May 2024 and chose to join FCHC as an attorney. Licensed in New Mexico.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway

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A Rio Arriba County jury held Acadia Healthcare and its New Mexico foster care subsidiaries responsible for placing an 8-year-old girl with a foster father who raped her repeatedly, returning one of the largest single-plaintiff sexual abuse verdicts in the country.

Rio Arriba County (First Judicial District Court), New Mexico · 2023Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

Acadia Healthcare agreed to pay $400 million to resolve three civil cases arising from its Desert Hills and Familyworks foster care program in New Mexico, where licensed foster parent Clarence Garcia sexually abused multiple children in his care.

New Mexico (multi-case settlement) · 2023Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$536,472Verdict

Jimmy Apodaca, a 17-year employee at Excel Corporation's beef-packing plant in Friona, Texas, sued the non-subscribing employer over cumulative trauma injuries to his hand, neck and back. A Lubbock County jury found Excel negligent in August 1999 and awarded $536,472, and the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed. The Texas Supreme Court reversed in 2002 for lack of causation evidence and rendered a take-nothing judgment.

Lubbock County District Court, Texas · 1999Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of New Mexico School of Law
J.D., 2024
University of New Mexico
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Mexico, admitted 2024

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.