Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in North Dakota since: 1990
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Pat Weir is a senior partner and leads the Vogel Law Firm’s wrongful death and personal injury practice groups. Since 1990, Pat has represented only those individuals and families who have suffered serious or fatal injuries because of another’s conduct. During his career, Pat has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and out-of-court settlements for his clients’ personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability claims.
While Pat practices primarily in North Dakota and Minnesota, he has also represented clients and prosecuted cases throughout the Unites States including South Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina. Pat received his undergraduate degree in 1985 from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, and is a 1989 graduate of the University of Denver – College of Law. He is also a past adjunct professor of litigation at Minnesota State University – Moorhead, Minnesota.
He and his wife have four grown children, and he enjoys spending time with his family and grandchildren, playing hockey, downhill skiing, reading, and golfing.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1990, North Dakota
Professional Webpage: https://www.vogellaw.com/professionals/h-patrick-weir-jr/
Bar / Professional Activity
- American Bar Association
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
- State Bar Association of North Dakota
- North Dakota Association for Justice
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- Cass County Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1991
- North Dakota, 1990
Educational Background
- College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota: B.A., History / English, 1981-1985
- University of Denver College of Law, 1986-1989
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Mentor- Pre-Law Students College of St Scholastica Duluth, MN
- Tort Law Desk Reference, A Fifty-State Compendium, (North Dakota)
- Adjunct Professor of Litigation, Minnesota State University – Moorhead, Minnesota
Honors
- Member, Diversity Law Institute
- Minnesota’s Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation, Minnesota Monthly Business Magazine
- AV Preeminent Peer-Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers”, 2022 - 2023
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers”, 2022 - 2023
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”, 2015 - 2022
- Star Litigator, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Chambers USA, 2012 - 2022
- Litigation Star – Benchmark Litigation, 2010 - 2023
- Great Plains Super Lawyers (Plaintiff's Personal Injury), 2012 - 2026
- “Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2021 - Present
- “Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - Present
- “Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2014 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2011 - 2025
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
- Member, The Trial Law Institute
Office location for H. Patrick Weir, Jr.
218 Northern Pacific Avenue
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701-612-4966
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2026