Patrick is a senior associate practicing intellectual property with a focus on patent prosecution and counseling. He has experience in a broad range of subject matter from electrical hardware components and information technology to shoes and weapon systems—with a particular acumen in telecommunications, relying on his electrical engineering undergraduate degree and experience as a communication officer on a Coast Guard warship. Using lessons learned from being a military officer, Patrick excels at building and managing teams of attorneys with a broad range of skills and experiences in order to meet client needs—regardless of the scale required.
Patrick enjoys counseling and working with clients to execute a full range of patent-related services, skills honed by several years of secondment at a Fortune 50 company. From engineering outreach, IP filing decisions, patent preparation and prosecution, and developing and managing global IP families, to claim charting, licensing and monetization, Patrick prides himself on being with his clients every step of the way.
Before joining Shook, Patrick was an intern at the University of Kansas Center for Innovation and Collaboration—which supports faculty research and protects intellectual property in fields as varied as pharmaceutical development, biosciences and information technologies. His work there involved negotiating contracts between the University and nonprofit or industry partners.
In addition to his IP work, Patrick is committed to giving back to the veteran community. He is an active mentor for veteran attorneys and law students, advocates for the targeted recruitment and retention of veteran attorneys, and regularly performs pro bono legal services for veterans.
Before becoming an attorney, Patrick served in the U.S. Coast Guard, first as a deck watch officer, then as an intelligence officer assigned to Homeland Security and FBI task forces. Patrick says his active duty experience “provides a framework for quickly identifying critical issues, developing creative solutions and executing a solution effectively and precisely. I bring the same focus, pride and sense of stewardship to my work as an attorney as I did when I was serving the country.” When not lawyering, Patrick enjoys spending time with his wife, Heather, and two sons on a small farm outside Kansas City.