Richard Atwood Patterson

As the Founding Partner of Owen, Patterson & Owen, Mr. Patterson has passionately and effectively represented accident victims for more than 35 years. He has represented clients in nearly every state, as well as many foreign countries who have suffered as a result of the negligence, fraud or misconduct of others. His specialty is serious motor vehicle accidents including automobile, truck, motorcycle, motor-home and bicycle accidents. His efforts have resulted in the obtaining of many multi-million dollar recoveries for injured clients.

Rick represented victims of one of the most tragic railroad accidents in California history: The Metro-Link crash in Chatsworth, California. In that accident, 25 people lost their lives because of the inattentiveness of the railway engineer and the lack of proper mechanisms to prevent a head-on collision between two trains.

Thousands of clients injured in car and truck accidents, pedestrians, motorcycle and bicycle accidents have benefitted from Rick’s representation. He is committed to pursuing fair and complete recoveries for his clients. Rick is a member of the American Bar Association and serves on the ABA Attorney Advisory Panel. He is licensed to practice in California and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Under the leadership of Rick Patterson, the SCV Facilities Foundation made a donation of $1 Million to the Wm. S. Hart School District. This donation will allow 10 local junior high and high schools to receive shade structures on their campus. 

In 2007, Rick was honored by The Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association with the prestigious Dan Hon Memorial Award for outstanding legal services in connection with his diligence in ousting a self-proclaimed pedophile from the State of California. Jack McClellan posted pictures of young girls in Santa Clarita on his internet website with details on where to find them. Rick initiated a lawsuit with his own daughter as the plaintiff in order to obtain an injunction against Mr. McClellan. After receiving recognition from his peers in the legal community, Rick worked closely with Assemblyman Cameron Smyth on Assembly Bill 534, recently signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger, which permanently converted the protections won in the courtroom into state law.

Rick was recently honored as one of the Top 51 influential people of Santa Clarita. He has earned this honor for the 8th year in a row. The recipients of this award are able to effect positive change in the community from behind the scenes.

Rick continues to work hard to build Santa Clarita into a place where its residents, young and old, can enjoy the protections and benefits of the law. Over 25 years ago, he founded Valencia National Bank, meeting the needs of small business owners of this burgeoning community. Since 1979, he has served as a panel attorney for the California Association of Realtors. Since 1998, he has served as president of the Santa Clarita Valley Facilities Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation, which has been instrumental in developing school sites for public schools and generating $25 million dollars in assets for the benefit of local schools. Mr. Patterson also served as the president of his favorite charity, the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging, which serves the needs of senior citizens. He is genuinely interested in the community in which he lives. Rick Patterson has been recognized as the Best Personal Injury Attorney of Santa Clarita by The Signal newspaper. Rick’s extensive background in real estate and banking has provided him with the tools necessary to cut through the corporate defenses when pursuing major corporations who refuse to fairly compensate their victims.

Rick considers it a true privilege to provide the benefits of the legal system to those who have been injured or damaged as a result of the negligence of others. Many seek his services because they know he is a man who is capable of righting the wrongs that they have suffered.

Rick married his college sweetheart, Ann, and they enjoy their home in Valencia where they have raised their 8 children and now enjoy their many grandchildren. Ann, a special needs educator, shares Rick’s passion for philanthropic activities.