Patrick A. Hennessey - Irvine, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1978
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, California, 1975
    B.A.
    Honors: With Distinction

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Lectured on various condemnation-related topics and served as a guest speaker for the Appraisal Institute’s annual litigation seminar; the International Right of Way Association annual valuation seminar and CLE International Eminent Domain seminar.

Representative Cases

• The taking of the landmark Lever Brothers soap facility in the City of Commerce, in which the total compensation awarded after a jury trial exceeded $20 million
• Los Angeles Unified School District v. Meruelo Maddux Properties which resulted in a judgment of $50 million on behalf of our client
• City of Los Angeles v. Sylmar Foothill LLC which resulted in a judgment in favor of our client of $20 million
• Chaffey Joint UHSD v. Intex Properties Inland Empire LP which resulted in a judgment in favor of our client in excess of $17 million
• Temecula Valley USD v. Sheffield FV-II, LLC which resulted in a judgment in favor of our client in excess of $14 million
• State of California v. La Cresta Investments, where the State paid in excess of $9 million for a partial taking of an apartment complex
• State of California v. Newport Diversified which resulted in a judgment in favor of our client in the sum of $6.7 million for a partial taking of an outdoor swap meet complex
• Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority v. Majestic Realty Co. which resulted in a judgment in favor of our client in excess of $4.7 million for a partial taking for a grade separation project
• State of California v. Los Angeles Athletic Club which resulted in a $4 million judgment for our client
• Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority v. Majestic Realty Co. which resulted in a judgment for our client in excess of $2.750 million after the Authority had offered only $428,000 to take permanent and temporary easements along the perimeter of an industrial property for a grade separation project

Published Works

Articles

• Mr. Hennessey was the lead trial counsel in Redevelopment Agency of the City of Pomona v. Thrifty Oil Company, 4 Cal.App.4th 469, 1992
  
• Mr. Hennessey was the lead trial counsel in the matter of Hot Rods, LLC v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1166
  

Bar Admissions

• California

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• State Bar Committee on Condemnation Law, 1989 - 1991
• American Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Condemnation Attorneys Group
• International Right of Way Association