About Patrick Eugene
Patrick Eugene Knie built a legal life anchored in South Carolina. He followed a conventional path into law, completing undergraduate studies in history at the University of South Carolina and earning his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in the early 1970s. Those years set the stage for a long career in both state and federal courts.
Knie began practicing in the decades that followed, joining a private firm that later became Knie, White & Anthony in 1978. That firm experience gave him the daily practice of litigation and client counsel. He later helped establish Knie & Shealy Law Offices, listed as his practice since 2000. Over time his work expanded to the federal level as well. He is admitted to practice in South Carolina, before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
His professional memberships trace the arc of a long-standing local practitioner. He has belonged to the American Bar Association and the American Association for Justice since 1973. He joined the South Carolina Association for Justice in 1975. More recently he is listed as a member of the South Carolina Injured Workers Advocates beginning in 2009. Those affiliations reflect steady engagement with bar activity and organizations that connect trial lawyers across the state and nation.
Colleagues and records show a career that moved between private firm practice and advocacy in court. Early partnerships in Charleston-era firms gave way to the more recent firm bearing his name. He has handled matters that required appearances in state courts and filings in federal district and appellate courts. Over the span of several decades his practice has involved the litigative side of the law, serving clients through trial and appeals when necessary.
Knie’s resume is the kind that emphasizes continuity. Education at a single university system, decades-long membership in professional groups, and steady firm affiliations sketch a picture of a lawyer who has remained rooted in his community and profession. He continues to practice at Knie & Shealy Law Offices, representing clients in matters brought in state and federal courts and handling litigation through trial and appeal.
