Atty. George Earl Patton

• When new clients arrive at my office, they are sometimes hopeless
• They have heard horror stories about the legal system
• Part of my job is restoring hope and convincing clients that the system is not going to eat them alive
• I am fond of telling clients when they first walk into my office that I'm sorry they are here
• I understand that most people would prefer to lead lawyer-free lives
• My middle name is Earl and that is what my friends call me and that is what I want my clients to call me
• If you want to hire me and I think enough of you and your case to accept the representation, I will be your highly educated friend, wise confidant and fierce advocate who will fight for your full recovery or vindication
• My practice consists mostly of the following types of cases: Personal Injuries, Divorce, Child Custody, and Criminal Defense

PERSONAL INJURY

• As a first year law student, I went to work for a law firm preparing personal injury cases for trial
• During my last year of law school, I accepted employment with State Auto Insurance as a Claims Adjuster...in many ways, the exact opposite role!
• I did this because I wanted to know how both sides of a personal injury case worked and thought
• Since then, I have dedicated a substantial portion of my career to keeping abreast of personal injury law and trial strategies for people who have been hurt in car, truck and motorcycle accidents
• I'm sorry you've been hurt and I will do everything I can to make it right
• I love fighting for clients I believe in

DIVORCE AND CHILD CUSTODY

• I am a 49 year old father of four kids...11, 13,18 and 21
• I am divorced from the mother of my oldest two kids
• I am not particularly proud of that, but I am not ashamed of it either
• I understand that marriage is unbelievably difficult in even the best of circumstances
• My oldest kids were about 2 and 5 when the divorce occurred
• By that time in my career, I had successfully tried a number of divorces, but in retrospect, going through my own probably taught me the most about this area of the law
• I empathize with my clients because I know what's at stake
• I am now happily married to the mother of my youngest two and am proof that rainbows sometimes do follow rain
• Chances are that no matter how unique your own circumstance is, if I have not seen it before in a case I have tried, I have lived through it personally
• I have the knowledge and experience that can help you through it too

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

• What can I say?
• I went to college!
• I have always cheered for the little guy...the underdog
• Make no mistake about it... in a criminal prosecution, the Defendant is the underdog
• The government has a full staff of lawyers who sometimes believe the police can do no wrong and that the word "defendant" is equivalent to the word "criminal"
• Every criminal defendant needs a champion with the heart of a teacher...to teach the government the difference
• DUI convictions have devastating consequences and you cannot afford NOT to have an experienced lawyer in your corner when facing such charges
• I can, and will, help