If you’re in trouble with the law, you need an advocate by your side in court. Preferably someone rocking red-bottom Louboutin shoes.
Why it matters: Metro Atlanta’s legal scene is crowded with personas — Strong Arms, Super Lawyers, Bald Lawyers, One Call That’s All, you name it. But there is only one Jackie “The Fly Lawyer” Patterson.
- Literally. Patterson trademarked — and legally changed his middle name to — “The Fly Lawyer.”
Catch up quick: Patterson, who was born roughly 50 miles southwest of Atlanta in Hogansville but grew up in Atlanta, says he’s always had The Fly Lawyer mindset.
- While serving in the U.S. military, Patterson told Axios, he starched his shirts every day.
“No matter what profession you’re in, whether you’re a police officer, soldier, lawyer, judge, you want to make sure that people remember you,” he said. “The first impression is what they remember.”…