Patrick is Of Counsel at Katine Nechman McLaurin LLP. He is a native Texan, born and
raised in southeast Texas. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1988 with a
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. He received his law degree from the University of Georgia
in 1993. He is licensed in Georgia and Texas.
Patrick’s practice focuses on real estate transactions. This includes closing documents
and curative title documents (escrow agreements, deeds, release of liens, security agreements for seller/third party financing, heirship affidavits, correction instruments and other documents).
Prior to joining Katine Nechman McLaurin LLP, Patrick was an Associate at Williams, Birnberg & Andersen, LLP for 10 years where, in addition to real estate transactions, he also represented residential property owners’ associations (collection of assessments, enforcement of deed restrictions, foreclosures and evictions).
Patrick spent the early years of his legal career working in the upstream oil and gas
industry as in-house counsel, first for an international seismic company based in Paris,
France, then for a competitor based in Oslo, Norway. During this 14-year period, his work brought him to many interesting places across 4 continents where he represented his clients in negotiations with contractors, governmental agencies, international oil and gas companies, as well as national oil companies. This work also included real estate matters such as land entry permits, seismic trespass and other mineral rights issues affecting real property. He served as a member of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (“IAGC”) legal committee for preparing industry standard proposed model agreements between seismic contractors and their clients. He also testified in front of the Uruguayan Senate Committee on Industry, Energy and Mines concerning oil and gas exploration issues.
Patrick has lived and worked in Caracas, Venezuela and in Oslo, Norway. He is fluent in
Spanish and proficient in French and Portuguese. In his spare time, Patrick enjoys
reading, watching classic movies, playing the drums, and spending time with his family
and friends. He is an avid college football fan. In the Fall, he will be at the game or
watching it on television, rooting for his “Dawgs” from Georgia.