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Patricia L. Hall, JD
Attorney WilliamsMcCarthy LLPBiographical Info
Education
J.D., Northern Illinois University College of Law, cum laude
B.A., Arizona State University, magna cum laude
Training
The Building Blocks of Collaborative Practice – June 2025; Guardian ad Litem – since April 2020; Illinois 17th Judicial Circuit Arbitrator Training – November 2019; Illinois Bar Foundation Civil Justice Fellow – 2016 to 2017.
Profile
Patricia is a partner at WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, practicing in Wisconsin state court and Illinois state and federal courts. She concentrates her practice in Family Law, Civil and Commercial litigation, Intellectual Property Law and Appeals.
Patricia’s family law practice emphasizes collaboration and focuses on uncontested cases and her work as a guardian ad litem. Patricia applies her experience and desire for preserving the health, dignity and best interests of the family to her family law practice to guide families toward effective problem solving rather than conflict.
Patricia’s civil ligation practice is diverse, representing individuals, businesses and insurance companies with an emphasis in complex commercial cases. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in trade secrets and trademark cases in federal courts and has litigated numerous commercial and injury cases in state courts.
Patricia has successfully represented clients in various appellate courts and is a contributing author to the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s publication on appeals. She also routinely hears cases as an arbitrator participating in the Illinois 17th Judicial Circuit’s Court Annexed Mandatory Arbitration Program.
Patricia is a volunteer lawyer for Prairie State Legal Services assisting victims in domestic violence cases. She serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for Carrie Lynn Center, Inc. She is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Federal Bar Association and is a member of and has served as a Director on the Board of Directors for the Winnebago County Bar Association in Illinois.
Patricia graduated cum laude from Northern Illinois University Law School. She served as Student Bar Association President, Secretary for the Public Interest Law Society, and an Associate Justice of the Moot Court Society. Patricia was a member of the moot court team, competing nationally. Her team also won the NIU Law internal moot court competition.
Patricia is licensed to practice in the State of Wisconsin, State of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Federal Court in the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Prior to her legal career, Patricia graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University where she received her B.A. degree in Psychology with an emphasis on child development. Before returning to college as a non-traditional student, Patricia worked in retail management and sales.
