Patrick A. King
pking@fabiansklar.com

Patrick A. King is a shareholder at Fabian, Sklar & King, P.C. With more than 30 years of experience, Patrick has litigated hundreds of cases involving insurance matters, including cases involving the investigation of potential arson and fraud defenses. He has defended and prosecuted errors and omissions cases against insurance agents and other insurance professionals, and obtained one of the largest multi-million dollar judgments against an insurance agent in Michigan’s legal history.

Patrick is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) through the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). He has lectured extensively on a variety of topics relating to the origin and cause of fires and explosions, including presentations to fire investigation organizations, fire science classes and insurance professionals. He has also presented at claim schools and seminars conducted by a number of insurance companies, focusing on advanced investigative techniques and other aspects of claims handling.

Patrick has been appointed to the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Fire Investigations as an alternate member. The Technical Committee is responsible for preparing the NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations.

Patrick co-authored the chapter on property insurance in Michigan Insurance Law and Practice published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).

He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Association for Justice, National Fire Protection Association and International Association of Arson Investigators. Law & Politics Magazine selected Patrick as a Michigan “Super Lawyer” in 2008 and 2009.

He earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1974 and a J.D. from the Wayne State University Law School in 1977.