Patrick S. Yates

JD/MBA

**** ****** ******* **., *** G, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

828-***-**** abl1ed@r.postjobfree.com

JD/MBA: Juris Doctorate/Masters of Business Administration

North Carolina Bar Number: 35673

EXPERIENCE

ERIC M. BERMAN, P.C. Winston-Salem, NC

Associate Counsel

January 2009-July 2010

. Debt Collection Law

. Civil Litigation

. Business Litigation

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY Forsyth County, NC

August 2008-December 2008

. District Court

o Prosecuting Attorney: Traffic Court; Family Court; Misdemeanor Crime

. Litigation; High Caseload Volume

EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE Cherokee, NC

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

(Functioned as In-House Counsel for Tribe)

Associate Counsel: October 2006-December 2007

. Attorney in Charge of Oversight for Benefits and Retirement Committee

o Attorney in charge of all Securities Law issues raised by Committees

responsible for investing and managing the money that finances the

Tribal Employee Retirement and Health Care Systems

. Attorney in Charge of Oversight for Audit Committee

o Attorney in charge of all Tax Law Issues and Financial Legal

Compliance Regulations

. Tax Law Support for Tribal Entities

. Business Transactions; Contract Review

. General Legal Research/Tort Liability

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Atlanta, GA

ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

Externship: January - May 2006:

. Investigating Insider Trading Violations

o Legal Research on Insider Trading

o Helped Prepare Civil Litigation

o Supported Government Prosecutorial Case

. Reviewing Securities Registration Filings

o Checking for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

o Reviewing Financial Statements

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF Raleigh, NC

NORTH CAROLINA

Summer Internship 2005: Trademarks Division

* Registering Trademarks

* Legal Research

* Securities Law Research

LONG, PARKER, WARREN, & JONES LLP Asheville, NC

Law Clerk, Summer 2004

* Legal Research, Drafted Briefs: Trial and Appellate Practice

* Assisted Attorneys in preparing clients for testimony and depositions

MERRILL LYNCH Asheville, NC

Summer Internship 2002-Private Client Services

OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE Washington, D.C.

Congressional Intern, Summer 2000

EDUCATION

J.D. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY 2006 Atlanta, GA

College of Law

* Honors Litigation Recipient

* Tax Clinic

* VP of Securities Club, Member: Pi Alpha Delta, ABA, International Law

Society

M.B.A. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 2003 Winston-Salem, NC

Babcock Graduate School of Management

Masters of Business Administration

Concentration: Finance and Accounting

* Member: Finance Club, Strategy and Consulting Club

B.A. DUKE UNIVERSITY 2001 Durham, NC

Major: Public Policy Studies

Minors: Economics and History

* Mock Trial Team Captain, Secretary of Dorm Council, Public Policy Club

Treasurer

* Study Abroad: Public Policy Department, University of Glasgow, Scotland,

Fall 1999

VOLUNTEER

. Pisgah Legal Services

. Manna Food Bank

. Salvation Army: Clothing Drives, Holiday Bell Ringer

. Crabtree United Methodist Church: Building Committee

. Eagle Scout

. Haywood County Board of Election: Election Day Volunteer

. Haywood County Public Library Youth Literacy Program

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

* Computer: Power Point Excel Spreadsheets, Microsoft Windows, Word,

Outlook

* Legal Research: Lexis Certified, Westlaw Certified

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