George Patterson, Truck Accident Lawyer

Ever since middle school, I wanted to be a lawyer. When I was a young child returning from a family vacation, my father was run off the road by a tractor trailer. We were traveling on a rural highway with no shoulder and he was forced onto a steep grassy embankment while driving 60 miles per hour until he could bring the car to a stop.  The truck driver failed to keep track of traffic that was entering his blind spots.  The truck driver never stopped despite my father laying on the horn.  This one mistake by a careless truck driver could have killed my family.  A truck company has a duty to make sure its drivers are properly trained, supervised and monitored before they hand over the keys to an 80,000 pound truck.

In college I majored in economics and philosophy.  Philosophy for me is about understanding why something is right or wrong.  While, economics is the force that makes companies constantly improve their products and practices.  Personal injury lawyers put the costs of bad conduct on the balance sheets of those responsible.  If bad conduct costs more, you will get less of it.I have a sincere belief that my work plays a part in improving the lives of my clients while inspiring people and companies to make changes for the better.   Perhaps my mother’s lawyer was just trying to help her with her injuries but he also inspired an industry to make a change that has spared countless people from similar injuries.Although, you want a lawyer who cares about you and the dignified pursuit of your case you want to know that your lawyer has the skill and experience to succeed.

George P. Patterson is a Board-Certified Truck Accident Attorney, Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorney and Civil Pre-Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the founder of Patterson Law LLC.  He is passionate about commercial motor vehicle accidents.  This is reflected by the extraordinary work, studying and experience that the National Board of Trial Advocacy demands of applicants for Truck Accident Attorney Board.  This is an American Bar Association credited program. He is also been selected as Top 10 Trucking Accident Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers.  After passing a rigorous exam he was admitted as an advocate member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.  This is the highest level of membership for the organization.  George Patterson has also been selected as a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers and as a Top 100 Super Lawyer for the State of Maryland and for Washington D.C. by Super Lawyers from 2013 to the present.  The Super Lawyers list of the Best of the Best lawyers in Maryland covers all practice areas.  He has also been recognized as a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney for Maryland by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys and as Best in Personal Injury for Maryland by Acquisitions International.  In 2015, George Patterson was recognized as the best civil trial attorney in Maryland by Corporate America.George Patterson has lectured to national audiences on Truck accident litigation, evidence and using technology in Court.  He has likewise provided lectures to local legal groups in Maryland.  He was invited to give a presentation to the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys about novel approaches to establish liability in Party Bus cases.Bowie and Annapolis truck accident lawyer George Patterson has been lead counsel on several hundred trials, recovering millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  Approximately 4,000 lawyers in the United States are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum representing less than 1% of the lawyers in the United States.   Lawyer George Patterson has successfully handled dozens of wrongful death cases along with hundreds of car accident cases involving permanent personal injuries.  George Patterson is rated as a 10.0 attorney by Avvo, an attorney rating service.  George Patterson has also obtained the best possible ratings from clients that have posted reviews on Avvo.  Avvo has named George Patterson as a client's choice lawyer for truck Accident, wrongful death and motorcycle accident cases.Commercial truck accident lawyer, George Patterson is widely recognized for his ability to obtain substantial settlements for his clients across a broad spectrum of practice areas.  In cases where insurance companies have refused to offer their insurance policy limits, Bowie lawyer George Patterson has obtained verdicts in excess of the insurance policy limits at trial.Early in George Patterson's career as an attorney hired by several major insurance companies, he obtained dozens of defense verdicts in personal injury jury trials.  As a young lawyer a National Trucking company hired George Patterson to immediately go to the scene of a trucking accident involving multiple fatalities.  On the eastern shore of Maryland an 80,000-pound truck proceeded through heavy fog crashing at full speed into dozens of cars that had safely stopped for a red light.  The injuries and property damage were catastrophic.  My job was to investigate the accident and to look for any liability issues to assist the trucking company with the inevitable suits.  The trucking company knew it was critical to get to the evidence quickly, in most car accidents this is far less important.  Lawyer George Patterson has built on this experience to properly present plaintiffs' claims and to avoid tactical mistakes made by plaintiffs' attorneys.  George Patterson knows there are a different set of rules, tactics and approaches that must be taken in a commercial motor vehicle accident.For a list of George Patterson's more noteworthy truck, vehicle accidents and personal injury cases please review the verdicts and settlements discussed on this site.George Patterson graduated from DePauw University with a double major in economics and philosophy and magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.  While attending Catholic University, George Patterson published an award winning legal analysis of a Supreme Court case.  The publication has since been cited in several publications including the Yale Law Journal, Villanova Environmental Law Journal, the Virginia Tax Review and the book Bittker on the Regulation of Interstate and Foreign Commerce.If you have been injured in a truck accident, Bus accident, Limousine accident, or commercial motor vehicle accident please contact lawyer George Patterson for a free consultation.  The Bowie and Annapolis truck accident lawyer may be reached at 301-888-4878 and his offices are in Bowie and Annapolis just off Route 50.  The truck accident lawyer offers free consultations.