Pat Wallace
Partner
“Sustained focus drives positive outcomes when cases get complicated.”
About Pat | Partner & Chair, Mass Torts
Class actions and mass tort cases rarely move in straight lines. Pat Wallace focuses his practice on matters that demand focus, adaptability, and sound judgment over time.
Pat has played a central role in litigation resulting in recoveries exceeding $150 million. His work includes consumer and employment class actions, whistleblower matters, and environmental contamination cases, often involving coordinated proceedings in state and federal courts. He has served as co-lead class counsel in cases challenging unlawful fees and consumer harm and has held leadership roles in toxic exposure litigation.
Pat’s experience spans all phases of litigation through trial and appeal, including multidistrict litigation and nationwide class actions. He brings a steady, analytical approach to cases where strategy must evolve without losing direction.
Pat earned his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and clerked for the Honorable Catharine R. Aron, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers
When Pat is not engaged in complex litigation, he enjoys spending time with his family and volunteering with his children’s activities. He is also an avid runner and regularly trains for and participates in road races.
- Current: Plaintiffs Executive Committee, Co-Chair of Science and Experts Committee: In re Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
- Current: Summary judgment on liability obtained for certified class of correctional officers asserting unpaid wage claims against North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
- April 2022: navigated $107.4 million settlement through resolution and appeal in a class action involving in-game consumer transactions
- 2020-2023: Appointed class counsel in series of cases involving unlawful eviction fees in state and federal court that resulted in successful appeals before Fourth Circuit and North Carolina Supreme Court; settlements reached in excess of $25 million
- September 2018: Settled class claims for $10,350,000 in a case involving a power outage to two islands during the height of tourism season
- October 2019: Trial counsel in qui tam case involving defective artificial turf, resolution reached before jury deliberations
- October 2018: Litigated, resolved, and successfully defended on appeal $36 million settlement involving defective laminate flooring.
- January 2017: Litigated and resolved $14 million settlement involving defective laminate flooring
- American Association for Justice
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Advisory Council for the Rabiej Litigation Law Center
- North Carolina Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
