Practice Areas

Counseling Services | Litigation | Personal Injury Defense

Patrick Hurley joined SBH with 29 years of experience advising private and public clients on governance, litigation, and regulatory issues, including product liability, contract negotiations; property, construction, transportation, utility and telecom regulation; statutory compliance; and legislative developments. Patrick held the positions of Chief Litigation Counsel for the Kansas Corporation Commission, Chief Counsel for former Governor Parkinson and the Kansas Department of Administration, Deputy AG of the Civil Division, and Chief Counsel for former Kansas Attorney General Six, and General Counsel for KCATA.

Patrick’s experience and deep understanding of the complexities of the legal process allow him to provide his clients with clarity and confidence through complicated legal situations, particularly as regulations and case law evolve rapidly. Always striving to be an advocate for his clients, Patrick approaches his legal work with transparency, integrity, and dedication.

Patrick works collaboratively with both legal and business teams to develop legal strategies aligned with his clients’ business and financial objectives. Through all stages of litigation, from pretrial strategy, depositions and motions to appeals, he utilizes innovative problem-solving techniques and practical judgment to defend his clients.

Throughout his career, Patrick has served as lead or co-counsel in a wide array of contested proceedings, encompassing everything from criminal and civil trials to complex mediations, arbitrations, appeals, and administrative hearings. Drawing on this substantial experience, he regularly provides counseling services and appears before state and federal courts representing both private companies and public entities. Patrick’s appellate success includes filing more than 130 briefs and 49 arguments before the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Patrick also remains active in the local community, serving on the Blue Valley Schools Board of Education since 2015. During this time, he has been elected president of the board twice. He also volunteered with the Sporting Blue Valley Soccer Club, the Johnson County Transit Authority Council, and the Overland Park Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee. He has also previously served on several school district committees, including the Board of Education Finance Committee and the Blue Valley Educational Foundation Finance Advisory Committee.

• Patrick successfully briefed and argued several criminal and civil matters before the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court. Published decisions: Wilson v. Sebelius, 276 Kan. 87, 72 P.3d 553 (2003); State v. Hubbard, 309 Kan. 22, 430 P.3d 956 (2018); State v. Haskell, 50 Kan. 2d 1146, 337 P.3d 705 (2015); State v. Toahty-Harvey, 297 Kan. 101, 298 P.3d 338 (2015); State v. Brown, 46 Kan. App.2d 556, 263 P.3d 217 (2011); State v. $17,023 In U.S. Currency, 50 Kan. App. 2d 526, 329 P.3d 551 (2014); In re A.E.S. 48 Kan. App. 2d 761, 298 P.3d 386 (2013); State v. Ochs, 297 Kan. 1094, 306 P.3d 294 (2013); State v. Belone, 51 Kan. App.2d 179, 343 P.3d 128 (2015).

• Kansas Bar, 1996.
• Missouri Bar, 2000.
• United States Court for the District of Kansas, 1996.
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1999.
• United States Court for the Western District of Missouri, 2000.
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001.
• United States Supreme Court, 2001.

• Blue Valley School Board, 2015-present.
  • Board President, 2022 & 2023.

• Washburn University, J.D.
• Rockhurst University, B.A.