A partner in our Labor & Employment department, Patrick has represented management clients throughout the country in connection with traditional labor matters including union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practice charges and grievance arbitrations. Patrick regularly drafts and reviews employment agreements and various employment policies and manuals, and provides daily support to human resources professionals. He has extensive experience counseling clients regarding compliance with, and litigating disputes involving, federal and state labor and employment laws, including discrimination and civil rights laws, wage and hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act and disability laws. Patrick also has litigated numerous restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes involving clients’ former employees and competitors.

Patrick also is a member of our Commercial Litigation group. He has handled a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters involving antitrust laws, RICO, defense of corporate officers and directors, derivative claims, and shareholder, real estate, franchise, construction and securities disputes. Patrick has successfully represented clients at all stages of such matters, including through jury trials and appeals. He routinely appears before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators throughout the United States.

Patrick was born and raised in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, and attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He is an honors graduate of both the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Patrick began his legal career at Pelino & Lentz, P.C. which merged with Archer & Greiner in January, 2009.

Patrick has lectured and written on various topics, with a particular emphasis on writing skills. He is active in youth organizations in Drexel Hill, PA, including service as a Director and Coach for St. Andrew the Apostle CYO and Drexel Hill Little League.