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About Us
Decades of Trial Experience
Robert Patton moved to Northern Kentucky in 1969, after graduating from University of KentuckyLaw. Starting as a prosecutor, he helped clean up Newport, when it was still "Sin City". He spent twenty years as a public defender and has since focused his practice on personal injury. Mostly retired, he's spending more time with family and starting on his memoirs.
Bankruptcy Law Firm
Robert Patton & Virginia Southgate
Husband and wife team focusing on bankruptcy law and practicing together in Newport, Kentucky since 2000. Trust a family firm to understand how much taking care of your family means to you.
Convenient Meetings
Since Covid, we've discovered our clients are just as happy to meet by phone or video call. So, when we work from home, we have new "assistants". Brigid makes sure we occasionally go outside.
Is Financial Freedom Closer Than You Think?
Bubo is inches from the pet door to the deck, but still feels trapped. Debt can feel like that. If your finances feel overwhelming, call, text or email to see if bankruptcy can free you from your financial stress.
About Us
Community Involvement
Virginia Southgate was born in Covington, Kentucky. After growing up in Cardinal and Wildcat country, she returned to Northern Kentucky, living and working in Newport. She is currently on the boards of the Friends of the Campbell County Library and the Kentucky Women Writers Conference. A past member of the boards of the Louise Southgate Woman's Center, the Kentucky Bar Foundation and the Friends of Sunrock Farm, she is especially proud of the partnership with Sage Yoga that brought Goat Yoga to Northern Kentucky (yes, she knows that's a lamb).