Patricia McEvoy is a founding partner of Zagnoli, McEvoy and Foley. Dr. McEvoy retired in 2010 after dedicating more than twenty years to the field of trial consulting. She began her esteemed trial consulting career in 1987. Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa, she received an M.A. in Education from Northern Arizona University and a B.A. in English from the University of Iowa.

Dr. McEvoy was introduced to the field of trial consulting as a graduate student when she took a position with Hale Starr. Since then, Dr. McEvoy helped found the American Society of Trial Consultants and has served as an elected Board of Directors member and annual conference planner.

Dr. McEvoy prides herself on the close bonds she has formed with trial teams over the years and relishes the challenges that many of her cases posed.