About Patrick
PATRICK A. PALACE is the Managing Partner of Palace Law and Palace Personal Injury Law Group.
Patrick was the President of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) 2013-2014. He is the Treasurer of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP President 2025), Executive Counsel 2018-2020 and Chair of the 21st Century Lawyer. The NCBP trains Bar leadership nationwide
He was the Vice Chair for the ABA Center for Innovation Board, and co-hosts the ABA Center’s Innovation Network Podcast.
Patrick was recognized by the ABA as a “Legal Rebel” (Class of 2023) and pictured on the front page of the ABA Journal Jan/Feb 2023 edition.
He is a co-founder of the American Legal Technology Awards, a national award that recognize 8 legal leaders of innovation across the country at the Annual American Legal Technology Awards in Nashville Tennessee.
He also served on the editorial Board for GPSolo Magazine and was the convening editor for GPSolos “COVID an the Law” edition and the Reregulation edition (July – Aug 2021).
He was WSBA Board of Governors from 2008 – 2011, WSBA Treasurer, Chaired the WSBA Futures Committee and served on the Washington Association of Justice Board of Governors for 9 years,
Patrick has presented at the Clio Cloud Conference, AVVOs Lawyernomics, the ABA TechShow, Western States Bar Conference and others.
He has been interviewed on over 60 podcasts by Bob Ambrogi (LawNext), the Lawyerist, Lawsome, Clienting, The Paralegal Voice, multiple podcasts on Legal Talk Network’s “On the Road”, Jeena Cho’s “The Resilient Lawyer” podcast and more.
Since 2001, Patrick has been chosen by Law and Politics Magazine as a “Super Lawyer”, was the first recipient of the “Service to the Legal Profession Award”, selected by the Lawfirm 500 and as as one of the Nation’s Top 100 trial lawyers. He was also named as one of the “Top Attorneys in Washington.”
Patrick produced and moderated two television programs: “The Peoples Law School” and “LawTalk”. These programs provide consumers with information about their rights and remedies.
In 2020 Palace Law began purchasing other law firms and since then has completed 6 law firm mergers. Palace Law continues to seek new merger partners.
Finally, in 2015, Patrick opened a winery, Sunken Cellars (SunkenCellars.com).
Patrick is also a proud father who has a tendency to listen to his music (while drinking wine, and sometimes practicing yoga) louder than his three non-rocker children would like.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @palacelaw
Washington State Bar Association
- 2014 – 2015, Immediate Past President
- 2013 – Sept. 2014, President of the Washington State Bar Association
- 2012 – Sept. 2013, President-Elect of the Washington State Bar Association
- 2010 – 2011, WSBA Treasurer
- 2008 – 2011, WSBA Board of Governors Representative for the 6th Congressional District.
- 2013 – 2015, Chair – Future of the Profession Committee.
- 2014 – 2015, WSBA Awards Committee
- 2013 – 2014, Chair – BOG Governance Workgroup
- 2013 – 2014, Member of the Following WSBA Committees
- Board of Governors Legislative Committee
- Budget and Audit Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Awards Committee
- 2013 – 2014, Liaison to the Board of Judicial Administration
- 2012 – 2013, Chair – Committee on Committees
- 2010 – 2011, Chair – WSBA Budget and Audit Committee
- 2011 – 2012, Chair- WSBA Health Insurance Workgroup
- 1992 – Present, WSBA Member
ABA Center for Innovation
- 2020 – 2021, Member of the Board
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2019-Current, Legal Services Design Project: Innovation Committee
American Bar Association
- 2018-Present, GPSolo Magazine Board Member
- 2018 – Present, GPSolo Magazine Technology Editor
- 2019 – Present, GPSolo Magazine eReport Board Member
- 2018-Present, ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Standing Committee Member
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- 2015-Present
- 1991, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- 1988, University of Washington, BBA, International Business
- The Information – Leading from Within
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