T. Patrick Matus II
Charlotte, North Carolina
| Phone: | (704) 377-4300 |
| Fax: | (704) 372-1357 |
Additional Information:
T. Patrick Matus II grew up in Charlotte and then attended High School in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Pat's undergraduate and law degrees are from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pat returned to Charlotte to practice law in 1972 and served for eight years in Mecklenburg county as a District Court Judge. He is a member of Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, as well as the Mecklenburg County Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association.
Pat's practice includes both criminal defense and civil litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury matters. He is a member of several arbitration panels and often is called upon to serve as a mediator or arbitrator of legal disputes. He also has taught mediation and arbitration seminars for the American Arbitration Association, where he sits on the panel of arbitrators.
When not with his family, Pat spends as much time as he can in the outdoors. He enjoys long distance biking, has hiked most of the Appalachian Trail and is looking forward to covering the "missing links".
Areas of Practice:
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions:
- North Carolina, 1973
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1973
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1994
Education:
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1972 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1969 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Mediation and Arbitration, American Arbitration Association
- North Carolina Bar Association Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, District Court Judge, 1981 - 1988