Patrick Solomon
Patrick Solomon was a founding partner of Thomas & Solomon LLP. He practiced solely in employment law, first at a large firm advising employers, and then, from 2000 to 2021, as partner at Thomas & Solomon LLP representing employees. Most recently, he concentrated his practice on national wage and hour, class and collective action litigation. He has represented hundreds of thousands of employees, and recovered back wages resulting in tens of millions of dollars for those clients. While at Thomas & Solomon LLP, Mr. Solomon was selected to be a mediator for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and was regularly mediating federal actions for the court.
During his time at Thomas & Solomon LLP, Mr. Solomon served as an executive committee member of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law section, and co-chair of the section’s Wage and Hour Committee.
Mr. Solomon played goalie on the Iroquois National Lacrosse Team in the 1990 and 1998 World Lacrosse Championships in Perth, Australia and Baltimore, Maryland. He also played on the twelve-time National Championship Hobart College Lacrosse team earning three National Championships.
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York
J.D., 1995
President of the American Indian Law Students Association, 1994-1995 - Hobart College, Geneva, New York
B.A., 1992
Honors: With Honors
Classes/Seminars
- Faculty, Law Education Institute, Aspen Colorado, “Handling Workplace Investigation of Discrimination”
- Faculty, Law Education Institute, Aspen Colorado, “Effective Use of Closing Arguments”
- Speaker, Hobart College Academic Achievement Awards Benjamin Hale Dinner
- Speaker, Monroe County Bar Center for Education, “Practical Ways to Build Your Practice”
- Speaker, National Employment Law Association- New York, “Effective Use of ERISA in Disability Litigation”
- Speaker, New York State Bar Association
- Speaker, American Bar Association
- Speaker, Monroe County Bar Association
- Speaker, ACI
- Speaker, Law Education Institute
- Speaker, National Employment Law Association
Honors & Awards
- Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award, 2005
- New York Super Lawyers, 2007 – 2021
- The Monroe County Bar Association’s President Award, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- National Employment Law Association
- Monroe County Bar Association, former Judiciary Committee Member
- American Bar Association, Fair Labor Standards Legislative Committee
- Compeer, Inc. and Compeer International, Inc., Past Chairman and former Board Member
- New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law section, Executive Committee Member
- New York State Bar Association’s Wage and Hour Committee, Co-Chair
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Enrolled member
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Court, Appellate Judge
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, former Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, Co chair
- Iroquois National Lacrosse Team, goalie, World Lacrosse Championships in Perth, Australia and Baltimore, Maryland, 1990 – 1998
- Former Trustee, Friends of Ganondagan, a N.Y.S. Historic site of a former Iroquois/Seneca village
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Legal Services Project
- Iroquois National Lacrosse Team, goalie, World Lacrosse Championships in Perth, Australia and Baltimore, Maryland, 1990 – 1998
- Former Trustee, Friends of Ganondagan, a N.Y.S. Historic site of a former Iroquois/Seneca village
