Kevin Patrick

Firm Principal & Founder

Georgia Multi-Million Dollar Verdict & Settlement Personal Injury Trial Attorney

Kevin Patrick is an AV-Preeminent (the highest rating for professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell) Georgia personal injury trial attorney. Kevin devotes his legal practice to representing individuals and families throughout Georgia with an emphasis on automobile and trucking accidents and other serious personal injury cases. Kevin also has unparalleled experience in Georgia daycare injury cases. Kevin has secured multi-millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for injured clients in Georgia. Unlike many other “trial lawyers,” Kevin actually tries cases all the way to jury verdicts across Georgia, which leads to exceptional results for his clients. Most recently, Kevin obtained a $68 million dollar judgment for the family of a catastrophically injured young child. Kevin Patrick Law earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and a perfect 10/10 Avvo score. Kevin Patrick Law has the highest reputation for client satisfaction.

Kevin Patrick has helped secure over $90 million dollars in judgements, verdicts, and settlements for injured clients in Georgia.

Kevin is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and the District of Columbia Bar. He sits on the Board of Governors (Atlanta Circuit Post 22) for the State Bar of Georgia. Kevin is one of a select few Georgia trial attorneys admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Kevin is admitted to practice in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals along with the Northern, Middle, and Southern federal judicial districts of Georgia. Kevin’s admissions also include the Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals for Georgia, and all lower courts in Georgia.

Top-Rated Georgia Personal Injury Trial Lawyer

Kevin’s peers consistently recognize Kevin for his legal ability in civil jury trials and accomplishments in the area of Georgia personal injury. Kevin and his firm have been recognized as a “Bulldog 100” for being one of the fastest growing business owned by UGA alumni. He was named as a “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine. SuperLawyers named Kevin as both a “Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star.” The distinction is reserved for less than 3% of all eligible attorneys in Georgia.  Jurist Institute selected Kevin as a “Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney.” Kevin was also selected as a “Top 40 under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers. The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys selected Kevin as a “10 Best High Verdict and Settlement Winners” for Georgia. Atlanta Attorney at Law Magazine identified Kevin as an “Attorney to Watch.” The National Association of Distinguished Counsel invited Kevin to be a fellow for this organization.

The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association presented Kevin with the Fred Orr, II Memorial Scholarship based on Kevin’s commitment to civil justice. Kevin is also a graduate of the LEAD Program. The State Bar of Georgia has given Kevin several awards for his service to the profession and the public including the Ethics & Professionalism Award and Outstanding Service Award.

Well-Recognized in the Georgia Legal Community

Along with these professional accomplishments, Kevin continues to remain active in the Georgia legal community. The President of the State Bar of Georgia appointed Kevin to sit on the editorial board for the Georgia Bar Journal, as well as the Committee on Professionalism. Kevin also sits on the editorial board for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Kevin serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee and is the former Chairperson for the Litigation Section, which is the largest section of this organization. Kevin was inducted into the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. He  now serves as the co-chairperson of their Education Committee and on the Membership Committee. Kevin is a member of the St. Thomas More Society. Additionally, Kevin is part of the American Association for Justice, General Practice & Trial Law Section of the Georgia Bar, and a member of the DeKalb County and Brookhaven Bar Association.

During the early stages of his legal career, Kevin held numerous leadership positions with the Young Lawyers Division for the State Bar of Georgia. He served on the board of directors and as a district representative. Kevin also graduated from the Leadership Academy.

Georgia Injury Attorney with Community Involvement

As a Georgia trial lawyer, Kevin recognizes that the legal profession extends well-beyond the courtroom. Kevin volunteers for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Kevin is also part of the DeKalb County Office of Emergency Preparedness. Kevin sits on the Joseph T. Walker School’s Alumni Board of Directors and remains part of the Joseph T. Walker Society. Kevin routinely volunteers for the William Daniel Mock Trial Competition and the Georgia High School Mock Trial Program because those programs inspired Kevin to pursue a legal career as a trial lawyer.

Former Georgia Insurance Defense Attorney to Maximize Results

Kevin practiced for several years at a highly respected Georgia firm defending large corporations and insurance companies in trial prior to starting his own personal injury firm. Kevin realized though that his true calling rested with representing actual people in Georgia and now enjoys advocating for their rights as injured parties. During this time, Kevin gained valuable trial and litigation experience in federal and state courts in Georgia, and notably, has valuable “insider” knowledge about Georgia insurance company’s claims practices in personal injury matters.

Kevin also held a prestigious clerkship in the Superior Courts for the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia under Chief Judge John H. Bailey, Jr. prior to entering into private practice.

Georgia Lawyer with Top Academic Credentials

Kevin attended law school at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of law. During law school, Kevin was the summer clerk for Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson at the Georgia Supreme Court and had a field placement with the Hon. W. Louis Sands, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Kevin earned an Advanced Certificate in Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting and was presented with the Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing. Additionally, Kevin was the recipient to two CALI Awards of Excellence for the highest academic average in Appellate Practice and Procedure as well as Fundamental Perspectives on Law.

Kevin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences with high honors from the Honors Program and earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Classical Culture, History, and Latin. He was also named a CURO Scholar with Distinction by the Honors Program and the recipient of the Warlick-Mannion Scholarship from the Department of the Classics.

Not just a Georgia Trial Lawyer, but also a Husband and Father

On a personal note, Kevin and his family live in Garden Hills and are parishioners at Christ the King. He ran the full Atlanta Marathon (22 miles of the race on an injured leg). Kevin and his wife Tracy enjoy UGA Football — Go Dawgs, and, most importantly, Kevin enjoys being a father to his eight-year-old son and a five-year-old little girl. Kevin’s son was named after his maternal great grandfather, a World War I veteran, and his daughter’s namesake is his beloved Irish grandmother’s aunts.

Bar Licenses And Court Admissions

Bar Licenses

  • Georgia
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court of the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education

Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law

  • CALI Award of Excellence for Highest Academic Average (Appellate Practice and Procedure & Fundamental Perspectives on Law)
  • Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing
  • Advanced Certificate in Legal Writing, Research and Drafting

University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

  • Bachelor of Arts Degrees (Classical Culture, History, and Latin)
  • Magna Cum Laude and High Honors from the Honor’s Program
  • Warlick-Mannion Scholarship from the Department of Classics
  • CURO Scholar with Distinction from the Honors Program

Areas of Practice

  • Automobile & Trucking Collisions
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Daycare Negligence
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Premises Liability
  • Wrongful Death

Awards & Recognitions

State Bar of Georgia

  • Ethics & Professionalism Award (2018)
  • Outstanding Service Award (2019)

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

  • Champion Member
  • Lead Graduate
  • Fred Orr, II Memorial Scholarship Recipient

SuperLawyers

  • Rising Star (Only 2.5% of Attorneys Recognized)

Atlanta Attorney at Law Magazine

  • Attorney to Watch, 2018

Civic & Professional Commitments

  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
  • DeKalb County Office of Emergency Preparedness
  • Joseph T. Walker Alumni Board of Directors & Joseph T. Walker Society
  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
  • Georgia High School Mock Trial Program