History
The firm was founded in 1962 by James R. Patton, Jr. and joined soon after by George Blow and then Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. It has "participated in the formation of every major multilateral trade agreement considered by Congress." Boggs joined the firm in 1966 after serving as an economist for the Joint Executive Committee and in the executive office of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Members of the firm have included: Timothy May, the former general counsel to the United States Post Office Department ; Ron Brown, who served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and became Commerce Secretary in the first Clinton Administration; former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater; former Sen. John Breaux, D-La.; Stuart Pape, who held senior positions at the Food and Drug Administration; and Benjamin Ginsberg, the Republican strategist behind the 2000 presidential election Florida vote recount.
The 2008 Vault.com survey of 18,800 associates ranked Patton Boggs as having the second best record for pro bono work in the country. The Vault.com cited the firm’s active pro bono committee as one key factor in the firm’s rise to second place from fourth last year. The firm recommends that all lawyers do pro bono work. Each associate has a commitment to perform a minimum of 100 hours of pro bono service per year.
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