Biography

Patricia is an attorney with Preti Flaherty’s Real Estate and Finance and Corporate and M&A practice groups in the firm’s Concord, New Hampshire, office. She has a wide range of experience advising business and banking clients on creditor rights issues, including secured and unsecured lending, collections, and bankruptcy. She counsels Chapter 7 Trustees in asset recovery and the avoidance of preferential transfers, and has represented numerous banks and other creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and state law collection cases.

Patricia has experience representing corporate clients on transactional and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases, and corporate governance issues. She has an extensive background in advising government clients on matters ranging from government investigations and audits to compliance with Open Meetings and Open Records laws.

Patricia is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Merrimack College, where she majored in Communication Studies. In law school, she was a staff writer and senior editor of the Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest and a member of the Business Law Society. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, she was an Associate at a distinguished law firm in Lexington, Kentucky, and she also has prior experience in marketing and journalism.

Patricia lives in Concord, New Hampshire with her husband and children.

Professional Activities

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Junior Service League of Concord, New Hampshire

Firm Highlights

Event

2023 Maine Employment Law Summit

For nearly 30 years, Preti Flaherty's Employment Law team has provided Maine employers with practical guidance and best practices at our annual Employment Law Summit. Join us  Thursday, October 5  for the 2023 Employment...

News

Jeffrey Talbert Named to American College of Environmental Lawyers

Jeffrey Talbert, Chair of Preti Flaherty’s Environmental Law Group, has been invited to become a Fellow in the distinguished American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL). Membership in the premiere association of environmental lawyers is by...

News

Preti Flaherty Litigation Practice Group Adds Four New Attorneys

Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce the addition of four experienced Associates to the firm’s Litigation Practice Group: Stephen Garvey, Michael Hanify, Hanna May, and Tiffany Ottenga. Stephen Garvey is a graduate of Boston...

News

Matt Warner Named to Cannabis Law Journal Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2023

Preti Flaherty attorney and Cannabis Business Group member Matt Warner has been named to the list of Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers for 2023-2024. A joint publication of  Cannabis Law Report and  Cannabis Law...

Publication

Schutz and Harriman Author Article for MLRC on Mill's Veto of Constitutionally Fraught Legislation

In an article for the Media Law Resource Center's July 2023 Media Law Letter,  Preti Flaherty attorneys Sig Schutz and Alex Harriman explore Gov. Janet Mills' recent veto of L.D. 1610, “An Act to Prohibit Campaign Spending...

Press Coverage

Maine Media Organizations Oppose Foreign Electioneering Ban

Question 2 on Maine’s November ballot asserts that corporations owned or controlled by foreign governments do not have the same rights to political speech as companies here in the U.S. and that foreign governments should be prohibited...

Publication

How to navigate the legal side of nondisclosure agreements

Preti Flaherty attorney Kristy Abraham has authored an article for  MaineBiz  on navigating the legal side of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), outlining six questions for organizations to review before entering into a NDA.

Publication

Municipal Update: Maine Legislature Acts to Clarify Sales of Tax-Acquired Properties

Early this week, in response to the  United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in  Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota  (598 U.S. (2023)) , the Maine Legislature passed emergency legislation establishing a new process for...

Publication

131st Maine Legislature End of Session Update

The First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature was expected to end on June 15th or soon after. Instead, the First Regular Session ended on March 30th, and the Governor signed the “continuing services&rdquo...

Press Coverage

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Wins Public Records Dispute with York County Jail