Dallas Bar Association-Court House Committee, 2012
State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Conference-Planning Board , 2023
State Bar of Texas Law Practice Management Committee , 2023
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Report-Assistant Editor, 2023
State Bar of Texas Family Law Council, 2023
Denton County Texas Bar Association, 2020
Texas Family Law Section-State Bar of Texas, 2020
ABA TECHSHOW BOARD, 2023
Denton Bar Association. , 2015
Texas Family Law Section-State Bar of Texas, 2017
State Bar of Texas-Family Law Section, 2013
Collin County Bar Association, 2020
Dallas Bar Association-Dallas Bar Family Law Section, 2017
Dallas Bar Association-Family Law Section, Courthouse Committee, Lawyer Referral Committee, 2013
Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section , 2015
Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2017
State Bar of Texas State Bar of Texas-Family Law Section, 2012
Dallas Bar Association-Fee Dispute Committee. , 2014
Legal Marketing Association, 2015
Texas Family Law Foundation-Bill Review Committee, 2011
Texas Family Law Foundation, 2015
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
Certified Mediatior in Basic and Texas Family Law
Texas Family Law Foundation, Bill Review Committee, Legislative Committee, Social Media Committee, 2015
Texas Family Law Foundation., 2016
Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister, 2013
Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015
Texas Family Law Foundation-Board of Directors 2019, Bill Review Committee, Legislative Committee, 2017
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2013
American Bar Association-LP Magazine Board , 2015
American Association for Justice-Member, 2017
Denton Bar Association Denton Bar Association-Family Law Section, 2011
American Bar Association-E-Lawyering Taskforce, 2013-2015, 2013
Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister, 2015
Texas Family Law Foundation, 2012
Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Program, 2015
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2014
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2012
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, 2015
American Association for Justice, 2014
Texas Family Law Foundation, 2013
Denton Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2015
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2017
Texas Family Law Foundation-Bill Review CommCommittee, 2013
American Bar Association-eLawyering Task Force, 2014
Denton County Bar Association, Denton County Bar Family Law Section, 2017
Dallas Bar Association Dallas Bar Association-Court House Committee Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Committee, 2011
American Bar Association-Law Practice Magazine, Editorial Board 2013-2014, 2013
Annette Stewart American Inn of Court-Barrister., 2014
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
American Bar Association American Bar Association-Family Law Section American Bar Association-Law Practice Management Section, 2012
Dallas Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Committee, 2014
Legal Marketing Association, 2014
Flower Mound Bar Association, 2011
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialist, 2015
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
Special Licenses/Certifications:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law. Originally Certified in 2001. Recertified in 2006. Recertified December 31, 2011.
Texas Board of Legal Specialization-Board Certified Child Welfare Law, 2020
Pro bono/Community Service:
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Project, 2011
Honors/Awards:
AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2013
Ranked by Best Lawyers-Tier 1 Family Law, Best Law Firms, Ranked by Best Lawyers-Tier 1 Family Law, 2024
2018 Best Family Law Firm Denton County, Best of Denton County, Murray Media Group, 2018
The Firm was selected as the Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of the GoPages Magazine. , Best Law Firm in Denton County, 2013
AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2015
Patrick was selected for inclusion in the Best Attorneys of America by Rue Ratings, Best Attorneys of America, Rue Ratings, 2015
The Wright Firm was selected Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of GoPages Magazine. , Best Law Firm Denton County, Texas, GoPages, 2015
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is an organization that recognizes lawyers that have tried or settled cases in excess of a million dollars. , Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
The Firm was selected by the readers of the Lewisville Leader as the Best Law Firm in the City of Lewisville, Texas. , Best Law Firm in Lewisville, Texas, 2013
The Firm was selected as the Best Law Firm in Denton County by the readers of the GoPages Magazine. , Best Law Firm in Denton County, LoneStar Pages, 2014
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Publication, 2016
The Wright Firm was selected Best Divorce Law Firm 2016 by the residents of Denton County, Texas. , Best Divorce Law Firm, GoPages Magazine, 2016
AV rated by Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings. AV Preeminent (4.5-5.0)- AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is an organization that recognizes lawyers who have tried to verdict or settled cases in excess of a million dollars. Less than 1% of the lawyers in the United States have received this designation. , Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment-a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. , AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2020
Patrick was selected for the 2015 inclusion of the Best Lawyers Publication, Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers, 2015
Patrick was selected for the 2017 inclusion of the Best Lawyers Publication, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Publication, 2017
-AV Preeminent Rating is a significant rating accomplishment a testiment to the lawyer's peer rating him or her at the highest level of proefssional excellence. , AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2016, 2016
Educational Background:
South Texas College of Law, 1994
University of North Texas, 1991
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
This presentation was on the effective presentation of cases in writing and hearings including trial., Speaker and Writer, Divorce Motion & Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 2020
This paper focuses on the use of AI in the practice of family law for drafting. , Author and Presenting, Using Your AI Legal Assistant for Drafting, Advanced Family Law Drafting, 2023
Speaker at the Denton County Bar Family Law Section regarding running a family law practice and setting up a family law practice. , Speaker, Denton County Bar Family Law Section, 2017
March/April 2014 Law Practice Magazine. Author of "I Submit My IPad as Exhibit A...", Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2014
July/August 2015 Issue. Author The Uberization of Law. , Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2015
Speaker-A Paralegal's Guide Divorce Cases From Start to Finish"Your Role During Settlement and Trial." Institute for Paralegal Education. April 13, 2016. , Author and Speaker, IPE -Institute For Paralegal Education, 2016
Live Webinar sponsored by the ABA Young Lawyers Division, Section of Litigation and the ABA Center for Professional Development. Speaker-"No Participation Trophies: The Challenges and Benefits of Hiring and Managing Millennials. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. , Speaker, ABA Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2017
Inside the Minds-Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Leading Lawyers on Handling Negotiations, Managing Client Expectations, and Navigating Recent Trends-2011 Edition- Aspatore Books. , Author, Strategies For Family Law in Texas, Aspatore Publishing, 2011
Inside the Minds-Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Leading Lawyers on Handling Negotiations, Managing Client Expectations, and Navigating Recent Trends-2014 Edition- Aspatore Books., Author, Strategies for Family Law in Texas, Aspatore Publishing, 2014
January/February 2017 Issue. Co-Author -Championing a Cause: Can It Work for Lawyers?", Author, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2017
Spoke at the 42nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course. Topic: Setting Up & Staffing a Profitable Family Law Office. August 1-4, 2016. , Author and Speaker, State Bar Of Texas, 2016
July/August 2016 Law Practice Issue. Co-Author of Managing Millennials in the Legal Workforce. , Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association, 2016
Speaker at the Forensic Psychology Summer Conference. June 11, 2011. , Speaker, Argosy University Dallas, 2011
Firm News (Newsletters):
The Wright Firm Newsletter provides coverage of Texas legal issues, legal research topics, current events, happenings at the firm, and Texas law., Wright Firm Newsletter, Law