About Patrick
I am a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. I limit my practice to issues involving divorce, marital relations, and family law. I serve other divorce lawyers by providing family financial mediation services to them and their clients. Since 2007, I have been continuously recognized by Best Lawyers in America and named the Family Law Lawyer of the Year for Asheville in 2015, 2017, and 2020. I am named to North Carolina Super Lawyers master list since 2012 and was listed in their Rising Stars category in 2009 and 2010. I am an AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell since 2010 and have been included in the Business North Carolina Legal Elite in 2012, and continuously since 2014.
I am a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. I limit my practice to issues involving divorce, marital relations, and family law. I serve other divorce lawyers by providing family financial mediation services to them and their clients. Since 2007, I have been continuously recognized by Best Lawyers in America and named the Family Law Lawyer of the Year for Asheville in 2015, 2017, and 2020. I am named to North Carolina Super Lawyers master list since 2012 and was listed in their Rising Stars category in 2009 and 2010. I am an AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell since 2010 and have been included in the Business North Carolina Legal Elite in 2012, and continuously since 2014.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Family Law, Asheville (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Family Law, Asheville (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Family Law, Asheville (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Family Law, Asheville (2015)
- Recognized: Family Law
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Super Lawyers Rising Star - Super Lawyers Magazine (2009 & 2010)
- AV® Preeminent™ Rating - Martindale-Hubbel (2010)
- Legal Elite Young Guns - Business North Carolina Magazine (2011)
- Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Asheville - Best Lawyers in America (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Asheville - Best Lawyers in America (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year, Family Law Asheville, Best Lawyers in America (2020)
- Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Section (since 2007)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers (since 2009)
- Legal Elite, Family Law Section - Business North Carolina Magazine (2012, since 2014)