Pat is a founding member of Jackson Spalding and a leader on our Management Team. His strategic communications and program management skills have assisted clients in architecture, engineering, financial services, real estate, and sports marketing, to name a few. A skilled communicator in transportation and land-use issues, Pat helped guide the first public-private transportation initiative in Georgia. He also has directed several brand launches at Jackson Spalding. His award-winning direct-mail campaign helped brand the aviation practice of an international engineering company and was used for six consecutive years.

Previously, Pat was with an international public relations firm. He earned that agency’s top award for client innovation for his work with a major restaurant chain. He also traveled the country on a promotional tour with baseball legend Hank Aaron. Pat began his career with a marketing communications firm in Arizona, working with top names in outdoor recreation, including Yamaha Marine Group and Columbia Sportswear.

Active in the community, Pat serves on the Executive Board of the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is a board member of the Urban Land Institute’s Atlanta District Council, and serves on the Sustainability Committee for ULI Atlanta.

Pat is a graduate of Auburn University where he competed in the Collegiate National Water Ski Championships. A native of Kansas City, he currently lives in Roswell, Ga., with his wife, Lee, and their two children. He is passionate about the outdoors and can be found fly fishing in the Carolinas or mountain biking in North Georgia on any given weekend.