Patty Taue McNamara
Patty founded Pacific Legal Search over a decade ago. She loves recruiting and collaborating with associates and law firms to find candidates their ideal position. She is a Northern California native, a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Go Bears!), and received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. She previously served as Vice President, in-house counsel to the CIGNA Companies and was an associate for an AmLaw 100 firm. A litigator for over 15 years, she specialized in large, international, multi- track environmental coverage cases. A mother of three, Patty volunteers her time in her South Bay community and sports leagues with her children. Now that her children are college age, she spends her time visiting, attending tailgates and cheering on their teams, including Duke, UCLA gymnastics and Ole Miss. In her spare time, she enjoys reading a great book, gathering with her friends and family at the beach, attending sporting events and traveling to old favorites and new destinations.
“I called Patty to let her know I would be flying to California for Christmas. She set up an interview that day - and in just one week, I had an incredible offer. Patty got me results and I was so impressed.”
“I was not an easy case in that I was trying to shift practice areas, but Patty was great at taking initiative and presenting me with interesting opportunities, as well as helping me strategize about my different career options.”