Mr. Patton specializes in assisting corporate clients with international import and exporting activities and establishing Corporate Compliance Programs for International Trade and NAFTA programs. He has extensive knowledge and experience in licensing procedures for international exports, product marking procedures for importation and U.S. Customs, preparing and filing licenses and product classification requests with the Bureau of Industry and Security, and assisting clients with NAFTA, International Trade Commission and Customs Audits. He has extensive practice before U.S. Customs, the Bureau of Industry and Security, NAFTA and other U.S. Governmental Agencies that control and regulate international trade.
Mr. Patton's areas of practice also include general litigation, insurance defense, criminal defense, corporate litigation, and asbestos and silica litigation.
Key Experience
Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos - 1997 to
Present
Cuyahoga
County
Prosecutor's Office - 1989 - 1997
Education
Bachelor's Degree,
Xavier
University
Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law,
Cleveland
State
University
Affiliations
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
U.S.
District Court, Northern District
Ohio
U.S.
District Court, Southern District
Michigan
American Association of Exporters and Importers