Patrick R.
McNamara
(520) 622-2833
Patrick R. McNamara has been a partner in the firm Tretschok, McNamara & Miller, P.C. since 1981. He is a 1973 graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a 1976 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law. He has been in private practice since 1976 except for a period of time between 1979 and 1981 when he was an Administrative Law Judge for the Industrial Commission of Arizona.
Mr. McNamara has been a member of the state and federal bars since 1976 and is licensed to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member and past president of the State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Section and has subsequently served on numerous committees of the State Bar dealing with workers' compensation. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern Arizona Workers' Compensation Claimants' Counsel Association, the Pima County Bar Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
Mr. McNamara is listed in The Best Lawyers in America from Woodward/White since 1994, the best lawyers in the Tucson Area by Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Marquis Who's Who in American Law, and America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals. He has also been certified by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in workers' compensation since approximately 1981. Mr. McNamara has over 30 years experience representing injured workers in their workers' compensation claims as well as claimants in their Social Security disability cases.
Meghan
McNamara
Miller
(520) 622-2833
Meghan McNamara Miller joined the firm in 2001 as a law clerk, graduated law school and was admitted to the bar in 2003, and became a partner in the firm in 2005. She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University in three years at the age of 20, while a member of the women’s basketball and track and field teams. She received the distinction of being in the Athletes 4.0 Club and on the Dean’s List while at Loyola. In 2003, she obtained her juris doctor from the University of Arizona College Of Law, graduating in the top 15% of her class. She has been a member of the state and federal bars since 2003 and is licensed to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court.
Meghan has limited her practice to representing disabled people in Social Security disability cases and injured workers in workers' compensation cases. She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona's Workers' Compensation Section (and has served as co-chair of the section), Arizona Association for Justice, Federal Bar Association, Arizona Women Lawyers Association (where she has served as the co-chair of the community service committee), the Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
Meghan regularly volunteers her time with Step Up to Justice, an organization providing free legal services to low-income clients. She received the 2022 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award from the District of Arizona, the 2023 Top Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona award, and the Stand Out Award from Step Up to Justice in 2023. She is also active in the Autism community.
Patrick Butler
(520) 622-2833
Patrick Butler is a native Tucsonan who attended Rincon High School and the University of Arizona where he graduated With High Distinction in 3 years with a degree in Sociology. He then went on to graduate from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1976. His immediate interest was in trial law and during a 25 year career he tried both criminal and civil cases in State and Federal Courts. Eventually he specialized in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death litigation.
He was involved in several high profile cases in Southern Arizona and obtained millions of dollars in damages for his clients. He served as President of the Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and an officer in the state organization. He was a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases and listed in Best Lawyers in America as a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury attorney. He retired in 2002 at age 49 to be a stay at home dad. He and his wife Debbie have two sons, Adam and Daniel.
Mr. Butler is active in a variety of civic and charitable organizations including Mobile Meals and especially enjoys working with the American Lung Association and his role teaching elementary school children to control their asthma. With his kids having graduated from college, Mr. Butler was ready for a new challenge and now brings his years of litigation experience to the firm’s practice.