Thomas Earl Patton is a Washington D.C. attorney with Butzel Long.  He engages in complex civil and criminal business litigation, corporate compliance and business counseling and has handled significant, nationally publicized trials. Patton has served on the boards of five companies and is a distinguished lecturer at Catholic University Law School.  He founded the DC Bar Lawyer Counseling Committee and is active in American Bar Association committees and various charity and non-profit endeavors including Oxford House.