Pat counsels clients in patent law and technology transfer matters. She prosecutes patents primarily in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and food science. She also advises clients on patent portfolio development and renders various types of opinions, including inventorship, patentability, infringement, and validity opinions. She is experienced in interference and appellate proceedings and is also a registered neutral with the American Arbitration Association.

Pat is a member of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania bar associations. She is also a member of the Licensing Executive Society, Association of University Technology Managers, Federal Circuit Bar Association, and American Intellectual Property Law Association.