Pat Sharkey (CC '73), now a partner in the Business Transactions section of Jackson Walker, LLP, has frequently been chosen by his peers as a Super Lawyer, appearing in Texas Monthly. He has 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate attorney, frequently writing and speaking about hot issues such as "How Alligators Hidden in Leases Can Eat a Client's Bottom Line."
Pat and his wife Mary have three children graduating this year--two from college and one from high school. His wife Mary got to conquer her pancreatic cancer as featured patient on Houston Medical, but Pat thinks she ought to be famous for a less stressful reason. They live on the west side of Houston, not too far off Memorial Drive.
Pat's co-worker and fellow alum Tom Adolph, (Law '81) shares that Pat worked his way through Columbia as a NYC cab driver and still parks like one(!) As president of the Irish Society, he supports knowledge of and partying in the Irish traditions. In 2000, he ran the New York City Marathon.
We'd all like to thank Pat for being such a big supporter of our alumni club, sponsoring meetings and staying connected.
Patrick Sharkey is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He represents real estate investors, developers and lenders with respect to real estate sales, purchases, leasing, development, brokerage, foreclosure, and financing (e.g., office buildings, retail centers, raw land, warehouse/service centers, hotels, restaurants, health care properties, apartment projects and condominium regimes), the development of condominium regimes (residential and office) and conversion of properties into condominiums. Mr. Sharkey's clients include real estate investment trusts, real estate developers, health care institutions, private investors, joint ventures, brokers and property management companies.
He won the Probate & Property 2000 Excellence in Writing Award for Best Overall Article. He was named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in the November 2003, October 2004, October 2005, and October 2006 issues of Texas Monthly magazine.
His law degree is from Case Western Reserve University, and his undergraduate major at Columbia was political science.
Pat helped found the Irish Society in Houston, and in 2006 he was grand marshal of the Houston St. Patrick's Day parade.
