About Walter Patterson
Walter joined the Law Office of Patton Brown Law in July 2013 following the merger of this Law Office and his current incapacity practice. Prior to the merger, he changed into in practice with the company of Lewis & Patterson in Statesville, having joined the predecessor of that firm after graduation from UNC Law School in August 1971. Walter earned a BA degree in History in 1962. Walter served in the US Marine Corps and US Navy. He served 6 years with INS (Border Patrol) all through the United States. Walter’s first exposure to Social Security incapacity regulation was in the mid-1970’s while he become asked by using the Deputy Clerk for the US District Court in Statesville to help 3 humans who were denied administratively and had cases earlier than the Court. After being successful in 2 of these 3 instances, he began to help increasingly claimants looking for Social Security incapacity benefits, until Social Security law became his sole prison work with the aid of 2000. Walter became a founding member of the loosely formed Social Security Lawyers Group, an casual affiliation of attorneys working towards within the Social Security disability area that was modeled after NOSSCR, which he had already joined in 1984. This organization later became the NC Advocates For Justice Disability Advocacy Section. He become inside the first class of lawyers educated in Social Security Disability Law as a NC Board Certified Specialist. He is likewise a member of NC State Bar, a NC Bar Association has club, and has been admitted to exercise inside the Western and Middle US District Courts of NC and america 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Walter has been married 45 splendid years to his spouse Haydee and has two youngsters and a couple of grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, studying and gardening. Walter has been very lively in Trinity Episcopal Church and Diocesan stage capabilities, and has served on many network non-profits boards over the years.