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About William Patterson

William Patterson is a personal injury attorney at Ricci Law Firm in North Carolina. His practice covers car accidents, truck accidents, workers' compensation, drunk driving accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, motorcycle accidents, brain injury, premises liability, catastrophic injury, bus accidents, rideshare accidents, boat accidents, nursing home abuse, product liability, and Social Security disability cases.

He earned his B.S. cum laude in Sustainability Science and History from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in Raleigh, North Carolina.

He is admitted to the North Carolina and South Carolina state bars and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Patterson is a member of the American Association for Justice, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, and the North Carolina Bar Association.

He was recognized as Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers in 2023.

Practice areas

Education

Furman University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina
State Bar of South Carolina
American Association for Justice
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
North Carolina Bar Association

Awards & recognition

B.S. cum laude, Furman University
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2023)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Raleigh firms

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$42.44 million · Fire Case Brings a $42.44 Million Settlement in North Carolina
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
$40 million · Henson Fuerst Wins Record $40 Million Drunk Driving Verdict, Affirmed as Largest in North Carolina History
Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
$8.62 million · $8.62 Million Settlement After Former UNC Student Drove Wrong-Way on I-85, Killing Three
Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
$1.25 billion · Black Farmers Secure $1.25 Billion From USDA in Pigford II Settlement
Martin & Jones
Martin & Jones
$31 million · $31 Million Settlement After Two-Point Lap Belt Paralyzed an 11-Year-Old in a Ford Escort