Patrick X. Fowler, Partner at our Phoenix law office
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Patrick X. Fowler

Partner
Biography

Pat Fowler is a trial attorney with a national practice, focused on the defense of complex product liability, technology and business claims as a member of the firm’s Litigation, Investigations, and Trials Practice Group. He counsels clients regarding compliance with government regulations and industry standards including automotive and recreational boating safety and consumer protection law. Pat leads Snell & Wilmer’s product liability practice and is part of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Privacy Industry Group.

Pat acts as national trial counsel for clients in the automotive, mobility, and consumer product industries, and has been lead defense counsel in more than one hundred catastrophic personal injury cases. He has jury trial experience across the country, including Arizona, California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, and has handled cases just about everywhere else.

Pat has been active in bar-related and pro bono activities for his entire career. He is a past president of the board of directors of Community Legal Services, Inc., the largest nonprofit pro bono legal services organization in Arizona. For more than a decade, Pat has served as a Judge Pro Tempore with the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court, Western District of Michigan


Education

  • University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.)
  • University of Kansas (B.A., Molecular Biology)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Phoenix Magazine, Top Lawyers (2025-2026)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2016-2027)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023)
  • AZ Business Leaders Magazine
    • AZ Business Leader (2022, 2026)
    • Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona: Product Liability Litigation (2017)
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury – Products Defense (2016-2022, 2025-2026)
  • Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona (2010)
  • Volunteer Lawyers Program
    • Exceptional Service Award (2004)
    • Pro Bono Lawyer of the Month (October 1992, September 2003)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Standing Committee on Technology, Board Member (2014-2017 term)
    • E-Commerce and Technology Section, Board Member (2013-2018)
    • Appointments Committee, Member (2006-2012)
  • American Bar Association
    • Section of Litigation Products Liability Committee, Newsletter Co-Editor (2014-2016)
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
  • Maritime Law Association
  • American Boat and Yacht Council
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
    • Phoenix KnowledgeNet Chapter, Co-Chair
  • InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance
  • Judge Pro Tempore, Superior Court, Maricopa County, Arizona

Community Involvement

  • Volunteer Lawyers Program
    • Advisory Committee, Member (1992-2012), Chair (2005-2010)
  • Community Legal Services
    • Board President (2010-2011)
    • Executive Committee (2007-2013)
    • Board Member (2006-2013)

Representative Presentations and Publications

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • “The Good Company Defense”, Presenter, LithiumSAFE Battery Safety Workshop, Greenville, SC (November 7, 2024)
  • “Product Liability Update,” Presenter, Snell& Wilmer Virtual CLE Series (June 16, 2022)
  • “Cybersecurity and Privacy Regulations: Adapting to the New Normal,” Presenter, Arizona Society of CPA’s Technology for Accountants Conference, Phoenix, AZ (December 6, 2017)
  • “Recent Developments in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law,” Presenter, Phoenix Security and Audit Conference, Phoenix, AZ (September 7, 2017)
  • “Cyber Security and the Law: An Update,” Presenter, (ISC)2 Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix, AZ (May 18, 2017)
  • “Prepare to be Hacked: Practical Pointers for Preserving Your Company’s Digital Assets” Seminar Chair and Co-Presenter, State Bar of Arizona CLE (May 3, 2017)
  • “Preparing for 2017: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy,” Presenter, Emerging Business Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ (January 4, 2017)
  • “Automotive Cybersecurity,” Co-Presenter, Discussion Group, Irvine, CA (January 2017)
  • “Preparing For Cyber Armageddon: Practical Tools For Law Firm Data Security, Privacy And Cyber Liability” Session Chair and Co-Presenter, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ (June 16, 2016)
  • “Recent Events in Cyber Security,” Co-Presenter, ISC2 Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix, AZ (May 19, 2016)
  • “Cyber Security: A Mid-Year Update,” Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel, Mountain West Chapter, Salt Lake City, UT (May 5, 2016)
  • “Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015: A Primer,” Presenter, Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG) Spring Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ (May 4, 2016)
  • “Lawyers Leading the Race to Cyber Security,” Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel, Arizona Chapter (April 14, 2016)
  • “Legal Considerations of a Data Breach Incident Response,” Co-Presenter, ISSA Phoenix Chapter Quarterly Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (April 12, 2016)
  • “Gambling, Credit Cards and Privacy: a Regulatory Environment Trifecta,” Co-Presenter, American Bar Association Gaming Law Minefield Institute, Las Vegas, NV (February 11, 2016)
  • “2016 Update on Cyber Security and Data Protection,” Presenter, Emerging Business Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ (January 6, 2016)

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