It’s no coincidence that the founder of a law firm that is as steeped in history as ours, turned out to be quite an historian himself. Still today, our lawyers integrate some of their life passions into their professional practice of law.

In 1928, Frank Patterson founded what is today known as Patterson Law. For 50 years, the then Patterson Smith Matthews & Grant offered exceptional legal work from its Truro office. A merger in 1986 with Halifax-based Kitz Matheson led to the birth of a truly provincial law firm known as Patterson Kitz, offering full service legal work to clients across Nova Scotia.

Just nine years later, in 1995, it grew to become Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy, with offices in all four Atlantic Provinces, through mergers with firms in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

In 2005, the Nova Scotia offices of Patterson Palmer decided to curtail their geographical growth. While some of Patterson Palmer’s lawyers joined two of the larger regional firms, lawyers in the Truro and Halifax offices bucked the trend of “bigger is better.” And Patterson Law was born, or reborn.

The firm is dedicated to the principles established when Frank Patterson hung out the shingle almost 80 years ago. We offer the same personable, straightforward client service that he and his colleagues did and value our reputation perhaps even more. The tradition of a loyal and responsive law practice continues.