About Al
Al Patrick constructed a career that starts in the study room and moves into the court. He completed undergraduate research in enterprise and marketing at East Carolina University in 1977, returned for graduate business work in 1981, and attended law program at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1982 before earning his J.D. at Wake Forest University School of Law in 1985. That series of learn about laid a realistic foundation for work that would middle on trials and court practice.
His first public legal role got here in 1986 as an Assistant District Lawyer within the Office of the District Lawyer for the 23rd Judicial District. The job concerned prosecutorial responsibilities and early courtroom experience. He moved into private practice two years later, becoming a member of Anderson, Cox, Collier & Ennis as a litigator in 1988. In 1994 he went directly to Taft, Taft & Haigler, P.A., continuing in trial work and deepening his experience dealing with contested matters.
In 2004 Patrick opened his own practice, Lawyers East. Running a company further control to his trial duties. It also provided a base from which he could keep an active presence in the local bar and trial network. He has practiced in North Carolina and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, reflecting a tradition that has covered each state and federal things.
Professional institutions were a continuous part of his profession. He joined the Southern Trial Lawyers Association in 2008 and stays a member. That same yr he have become concerned with the Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court. From 2008 through 2012 he served on the Auto Torts Executive Committee of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He additionally sat on that team's Board of Governors and chaired its Auto Torts Section from 2011 to 2012. Those roles indicate a prolonged engagement with auto-tort problems and with trial practice organizations.
Colleagues and opposing counsel describe him as someone who prefers the courtroom to behind-the-scenes negotiation. He has many years of trial experience, gained in both public prosecution and personal litigation. His instances have put him in front of juries and judges across the region. He balances case preparation and witness work with the enterprise demands of running a small firm.
Outside courtrooms and committee conferences, he has persisted to participate in expert exchanges and local legal establishments. That ongoing activity has stored him connected to trial advancements and to different practitioners in Eastern North Carolina.
He currently practices at Lawyers East, targeting auto-tort legal proceedings and trial work.
