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Ed focuses on commercial bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation matters. His practice also includes contested probate and trust disputes and real property litigation. He has briefed and argued numerous bankruptcy and commercial litigation appeals, appearing before the Ninth and Fifth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno, Ed began his legal career at the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. An exceptional student, his analytical acumen frequently earned him the highest grade in class. He also earned the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence and served on the Nevada Law Review. A clerkship with Justice A. William Maupin at the Nevada Supreme Court was the capstone of his formal legal education. Although Ed began his career in Reno, Nevada, he was lured to Phoenix, Arizona, to pursue bankruptcy litigation during the Great Recession. There he participated in the reorganization of a professional sports team and a national real estate company. He represented companies with billion- dollar loan portfolios, multi-state franchises, landowners, and lead creditors. His attention to detail and nuanced understanding of the Bankruptcy Code and case law has frequently led to successful outcomes. In 2013, he returned to Reno to open his own firm. He spends his weekends with his wife and their two sons. He spends a significant portion of those weekends litigating with his sons, who have proven tireless advocates of their own rights.

Patrick attained a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California at San Diego, and Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, also in San Diego, California. During school he clerked for a boutique immigration law firm and later one of the busiest estate planning firms in California, where he focused on business and family immigration, estate planning, probate, and trust administration. After graduating from law school and being admitted to the California State Bar, Patrick moved to Orange, California, where he gained diverse experience in matters ranging from family law to probate at a mid-sized firm adjacent to Angel Stadium. In 2014, Patrick moved to Reno to be closer to family after the birth of his first son. For next five years, Patrick represented the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada Schools of Medicine in complex business immigration matters involving professors and researchers. Patrick is now dually licensed in Nevada and California.