Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  In Arizona, workers' compensation benefits do not include damages for pain and suffering, but do include medical benefits for treatment of the injury and compensation benefits for time missed from work due to the injury (or benefits paid to the dependents of workers who die as a result of the industrial injury). In Arizona, every employer who has one or more employees who is "regularly employed" is required by law to have workers' compensation coverage to cover workers who are injured or killed on the job. If an employer fails to purchase insurance, there is a "special fund" at the Industrial Commission of Arizona that covers injured employees of that employer.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  He was involved in several high profile cases in Southern Arizona and obtained millions of dollars in damages for his clients. He served as President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and an officer in the state organization. He was a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases and listed in Best Lawyers in America as a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury attorney. He retired in 2002 at age 49 to be a stay at home dad. He and his wife Debbie have two sons, Adam and Daniel.
• Medical Malpractice
  Patrick Butler is a native Tucsonan who attended Rincon High School and the University of Arizona where he graduated With High Distinction in 3 years with a degree in Sociology. He then went on to graduate from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1976. His immediate interest was in trial law and during a 25 year career he tried both criminal and civil cases in State and Federal Courts. Eventually he specialized in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death litigation.
• Social Security Disability
  Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (also called "SSD" or "Title II benefits") are paid to workers who are insured and disabled. Generally, being insured means that you have enough quarters of coverage. For example, a person who has worked five out of the last ten years would probably be insured for SSD benefits. Even if you have not worked yourself, you might be entitled to SSD based on the earnings record of a family member. For example, a person who is disabled before age 22 might be able to qualify for benefits based on the earnings of a deceased, disabled, or retired parent. SSD benefits are funded by payroll taxes and are administered by the United States government, and managed by the Social Security Administration. SSD benefits are only issued after a lengthy determination process, and most people who ultimately obtain benefits do so after being denied these benefits initially. SSD benefits are paid up to 12 months prior to the application date, but no earlier than five full months after your disability began. Therefore, if you do not file an application for SSD benefits within 17 months of becoming disabled, you will lose your right to retroactive benefits for each month you delay filing.