Robert E. Patterson

Managing Partner | Garnett Patterson Injury Lawyers 

Huntsville, Alabama | Madison County Native 

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ALONE 

If you’re reading this, chances are something happened that turned your life upside down. Maybe it was a car wreck on 565 or a workplace accident that put you out of work. Maybe you’re dealing with medical bills you didn’t ask for, an insurance company that won’t return your calls, and a growing fear that nobody is going to fight for you.  

I understand that feeling. And I want you to know something right now: you are not just a case number here. You are a real person going through a real crisis, and you deserve an attorney who sees that.  

Most people who call our office have never hired a lawyer before. They’re nervous. They don’t know who to trust. They’ve seen the billboards and heard the commercials, and they’re wondering if any lawyer actually cares about them—or if it’s all just about money.  

That’s a fair question. So, before I tell you about credentials and case results, let me tell you who I actually am.

In high school, I was elected Alabama FFA State President and competed in livestock judging across the Southeast. I didn’t realize it at the time, but standing in front of judges and defending my evaluations was teaching me how to be an advocate. How to read a situation. How to build a case. How to stand on my feet and make my argument. 

To this day, I’m still involved with local FFA events and look for every opportunity to give back to the program that gave me so much. 

During high school and college, my parents became foster parents and adopted my four younger sisters. Through that process, I had a front-row seat to the legal system. I saw how an incompetent attorney can ruin someone’s life. And I saw how a caring attorney can change it for the better. That stayed with me.