Patrick MacQueen
Founder
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law: J.D. Magna Cum Laude
- Michigan State University: B.A. with Honors
Patrick MacQueen is the founder of Medalist Legal. Patrick’s legal career has been highlighted by work primarily in the areas of real estate transactional law and real estate litigation. He recently prevailed in several Arizona Court of Appeals matters and one with the Arizona Supreme Court and served as local counsel in the $129 million acquisition of the City North development adjacent to Desert Ridge Marketplace in North Phoenix. He negotiated loan documents for the refinance of a $3 billion casino loan and has played a part in commercial real estate deals in all states, except South Carolina.
Patrick also provides legal education to those in the real estate community, including real estate agents and brokerages, management companies, and investors. Patrick is often a featured guest speaker and writer with numerous real estate and community publications throughout the Southwest.
Medals
- #1 Ranked Real Estate Law Firm in Arizona by Ranking Arizona (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) ; #3 in 2018
- Best Lawyers in America© 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Best Real Estate Law Firm 2019 & 2020 by Arizona Foothills Magazine
- Author: Nasty Neighbors
- Admitted to practice in Arizona and Michigan
- Ahwatukee Chamber Foundation, Vice President
- Admitted in Arizona State and Federal Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Arizona Department of Real Estate approved instructor
- Guest Speaker on FOX News National 2024
- Member of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
- Selected as "AZ BIG 100: CRE Leaders to Watch in 2024" by AZ Business Magazine
- Selected as one of the “People to Know in Commercial Real Estate Professionals” for 2020, 2022, and 2023
- Selected as “AZBusiness Leader” by AZ Business Magazine in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
- Recommended adviser in Arizona for 2019 by Real Estate Law Experts – The International Guide to Leading Real Estate Lawyers
- Southwest Super Lawyer: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2023 in the real estate category
- Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by AZ Business Magazine
- Recipient: America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award