Pat is a versatile business litigator, representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex disputes.  He brings to litigation and arbitration the same preparation, discipline, and strategic focus that he honed as an Army officer in combat.  Clients value Pat’s hands-on approach, responsiveness, and focus on the details that drive results.

Pat has won multi-million-dollar jury verdicts representing plaintiffs and defendants.  In the last five years, he has recovered over $115 million for his clients, while successfully defending high-stakes cases by dismissal, summary judgment, and prevailing in arbitration.  Federal judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Northern District of Georgia have appointed Pat to represent plaintiffs with complex claims.  Pat’s peers have recognized him as a Georgia Super Lawyer and Rising Star.

Pat frequently litigates at the confluence of business and technical expertise, in areas such as corporate recoveries, construction, restrictive covenants, insurance coverage, and intellectual property.  He presents on corporate recoveries and works extensively with expert witnesses.  Pat prides himself on learning his clients’ businesses across industries like automotive, construction, energy, finance, fintech, healthcare, real estate, staffing, technology, and wastewater.

Pat also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing veterans in a range of legal matters.

Before joining the firm, Pat clerked for a federal district court judge.  He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the Virginia Law Review. 

Before law school, Pat served as a Ranger-qualified Captain in the U.S. Army.  He served two combat tours in Iraq, earning the Combat Action Badge and two Bronze Star medals.  Pat’s counterinsurgency work in Ramadi has been covered in A Chance in Hell, A Soldier’s Dream, and Ramadi Declassified.

Pat graduated from Georgetown University, which he attended on an Army ROTC scholarship.  He is an Atlanta native and a graduate of The Lovett School.

Representative Work

Plaintiffs’ Cases

Won a $11.1 million federal jury verdict for a healthcare technology company faced with the defendant’s breach of a software contract. The eight-figure verdict was affirmed in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Secured multiple eight-figure settlements as lead counsel for a construction company faced with the owners’ breaches of major construction contracts. 

Secured a federal preliminary injunction enforcing restrictive covenants on behalf of a payment processing client, protecting the business from a former employee who joined a rival startup. The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed, opening its opinion with the line: “Breaking contracts has consequences.”

Secured a favorable settlement as lead counsel for a large company faced with a financial services company’s breach of contract. 

Represented a high-net-worth client’s trusts against a national bank involving mismanagement of investment accounts. Defeated the bank’s motion for summary judgment and favorably resolved the case.

Appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to represent an indigent Army veteran in a medical malpractice case involving care at a VA hospital. After we deposed the government’s physicians and its medical expert from Stanford University, the case settled favorably for our client.

Appointed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to represent an Army veteran on appeal, asserting unique constitutional challenges to veterans’ disability benefit law.

Defendants’ Cases

Successfully defended two electronics companies in a breach of contract jury trial, securing a net verdict of over $1 million in their favor, despite being sued for millions by the plaintiff. Argued and won a directed verdict at trial against one of the world’s largest law firms.

Defended a family-owned business in an arbitration filed by a large, international company seeking to seize ownership and control of a joint venture LLC. Won at arbitration and secured a post-arbitration settlement with an eight-figure recovery for our client, the defendant.

Defended a Fortune 50 company in an arbitration involving alternative energy sales. Despite the plaintiff’s multimillion-dollar demand, the matter settled with a recovery for our client as the defendant.

Won dismissal of a negligent misrepresentation claim in the Georgia Supreme Court, preserving the state’s leading role in the national payment processing industry.

Served as lead counsel for a wastewater technology company facing eight-figure construction defect claims. Obtained partial summary judgment and then resolved the case for less than the anticipated cost of trial.

Served as lead counsel defending significant personal injury claims brought by a contractor injured during military-related training. Secured dismissal for our government-contractor client before discovery.

Served as lead counsel defending a leading hospital from high-profile claims regarding organ donation. Secured dismissal of our client before discovery.

Defended an international business against confidentiality, trade secret, inventorship, and other claims related to automotive technology in the Southern District of New York.

Defended against quiet-title claims regarding ownership of dozens of high-profile government properties.

Won reversal of an insurance-related declaratory judgment on appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Successfully resolved the breakup of a closely held corporation and related software ownership issues.

Professional Activities

State Bar of Georgia, Military/Veterans Law Section, Chair, 2019-2020 

Veteran Leadership Development Group, National Committee; Atlanta Chair, 2019-2025

Brookwood Hills Community Club, Board of Directors

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Usher 

Leadership Buckhead, Class of 2018

Fulton County Veterans Court, Mentor, 2014-2018

LEAD Atlanta, Class of 2013

Cooper Inn of Court

American Bar Association, Member

Atlanta Bar Association, Member

Honors and Awards

Georgia Super Lawyer, 2024 - 2025

Georgia Rising Star, 2017 - 2021