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Jeffrey D. Patton

Member in Charge of Winston-Salem Office

Winston-Salem, NC

office 336.725.4491

Pittsburgh, PA

mobile 336.749.0491

Overview

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Mr. Patton's primary areas of practice are complex commercial litigation, labor and employment law, class actions, trademark and patent litigation, health care law, and banking and consumer protection litigation.

Education

The College of William & Mary, B.A., 1991
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1994

Experience

Representing clients in all types of employment litigation, as well as advising management on compliance issues in an effort to avoid or protect against lawsuits
Serving as lead trial counsel in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes and intellectual property
Defending collective and class actions
Managing and overseeing workplace investigations
Providing advice and representation to employers on wage and hour claims, and H2A and H2B workers programs
Representing management in dealings with unions and union avoidance campaigns
Providing strategic advice and counseling to companies dealing with the full array of employment and labor issues, including EEO policies and practices
Conducting internal audits of employment practices with a focus on noncompete agreements, handbooks and protection of trade secrets
Speaking at national programs such as ABA and ACI featuring Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions, Employment Litigation, and Employment Practice Liability Insurance
Representing clients in consumer finance litigation, including consumer protection laws and payment systems
Advising and investigating loan fraud on behalf of financial institutions
Former Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Battle Group-Litigation Chemical Compliance, Privacy & Investigations Consumer Finance Energy Law Health Care Law Intellectual Property Labor & Employment Law Litigation Nursing Homes Technology White Collar Criminal Defense & Compliance

Distinctions

Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers list

Admissions

North Carolina State Bar
Pennsylvania State Bar
Tennessee State Bar
West Virginia State Bar
United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Memberships

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee
- Management Co-Chair, Workplace Investigations
North Carolina Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Publications & Presentations

Chapter Co-Author, Trial Techniques for the Labor and Employment Law Practitioner, Bloomberg/BNA, 2019

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Experience

Representing clients in all types of employment litigation, as well as advising management on compliance issues in an effort to avoid or protect against lawsuits

Serving as lead trial counsel in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes and intellectual property

Defending collective and class actions

Managing and overseeing workplace investigations

Providing advice and representation to employers on wage and hour claims, and H2A and H2B workers programs

Representing management in dealings with unions and union avoidance campaigns

Providing strategic advice and counseling to companies dealing with the full array of employment and labor issues, including EEO policies and practices

Conducting internal audits of employment practices with a focus on noncompete agreements, handbooks and protection of trade secrets

Speaking at national programs such as ABA and ACI featuring Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions, Employment Litigation, and Employment Practice Liability Insurance

Representing clients in consumer finance litigation, including consumer protection laws and payment systems

Advising and investigating loan fraud on behalf of financial institutions

Former Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Admissions

North Carolina State Bar

Pennsylvania State Bar

Tennessee State Bar

West Virginia State Bar

United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina

United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

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