Management Team

Eric M. Albritton

Founder and President

Eric Albritton spent nearly 25 years as a trial and appellate lawyer.  During that time, Mr. Albritton handled patent infringement cases in a wide variety of technologies, including cellular communications, medical device, video coding, and cases involving Standard Essential Patents.  He represented patent holders and accused infringers, including individual inventors, patent pools, and some of the world's largest technology companies.  Mr. Albritton has appeared as counsel of record in more than 800 patent infringement cases in jurisdictions across the United States, has been trial counsel in more than 65 jury trials, and has argued in numerous courts of appeals and the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Albritton has been lead counsel in patent trials that have resulted in judgments totaling more than $1 billion.  

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Mr. Albritton attended Baylor University—where he graduated first in his class—and UC Berkeley Law School.  He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable William Wayne Justice of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the Honorable Henry A. Politz, then-Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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Mr. Albritton formed Paracletus in 2021 to leverage his and his team's vast litigation, licensing, and trial experience to help patent holders navigate the complex world of patent litigation and licensing.