Jackie Sitjar Patton | WyrickRobbins

Jackie is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group. She handles a wide variety of business cases in state and federal court, as well as before arbitration tribunals. These include contract and business tort disputes, claims in the consumer financial services space, and claims related to the procurement of government contracts.

Before joining the firm, Jackie served in the Air Force JAG Corps, where she tried multiple cases along with advising commanders and federal investigators on criminal justice matters.

Jackie graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Law after receiving her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. She is licensed in North Carolina and New York, and is admitted to practice before the state courts of North Carolina, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina.

Professional & Community Activities

Advisory Member for Military Personnel Committee, North Carolina State Bar Association
Military and Veterans Committee, North Carolina State Bar Association
Triangle Asian American and Pacific Islander Attorneys Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Speeches & Publications

The “Initial Interest Confusion” Test – Analysis and Proposal for a Sensible Formulation for Use on the Internet, The National Law Review (2011)

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Every successful business will encounter legal disputes and related challenges. Our Commercial Litigation practice group strives to handle such disputes in the most strategic and efficient manner possible to achieve a positive result for our clients.

Government Contracting

Our firm is one of the few firms in North Carolina that provides full-service legal representation in government contracting matters. The head of our Government Contracting practice group, Ben Thompson, has 43 years of experience in handling government contracting matters.