About Heather Bradford
Heather Bradford Patterson built a path from the woods to the court. She began her academic journey at Texas A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1993. She continued that center of attention at Stephen F. Austin State University, finishing a Master of Science in Forestry in 1998. She returned to school for regulation and earned her Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in 2003.
After law school, Patterson moved into private practice in Texas. Early in her legal career she joined McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. and was listed as a senior associate in 2003. That role observed directly on her graduation and marked her access into company-primarily based practice. Her work there uncovered her to the daily demands of client representation and case preparation in a company placing.
A decade later she was listed as an associate at Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith in 2013. Those years in company roles concerned studies, record drafting and counsel to clients on matters that occur in business and estate contexts. Colleagues have famous her continuous strategy to case work and awareness to technical detail.
Patterson’s undergraduate and graduate education in forestry informs how she views legal questions tied to land and resources. The aggregate of science and regulation offers her a realistic point of view on property, environmental and regulatory topics, and it often shapes the questions she pursues for clients. She is licensed to practice in Texas and maintains club in expert organizations that serve the state’s legal network.
Today she practices regulation in Texas. Her practice draws on both her forestry background and her legal training when addressing matters that involve land, herbal resources and associated regulatory problems.
