Patrick joined Thomas Miller in May 2019 following 9 years as a solicitor and casualty investigator for an international shipping law firm. Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Patrick has 11 years of seagoing experience, as Warfare Officer in the Royal Navy including command qualification and 2 years as a specialist navigation/pilotage instructor. In private practice Patrick specialised in “Admiralty” casualty cases involving collision, grounding, sinking, fire, flood, salvage, and/or hijacking.