Background
Patterson, Richard Austin was born on December 30, 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Mais Patterson and Betty Jane (Austin) Horn.
Patterson, Richard Austin was born on December 30, 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Mais Patterson and Betty Jane (Austin) Horn.
Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1965; Juris Doctor cum laude, Wayne State University, 1968.
Partner, Patterson & Patterson, Whitfield, Manikoff, Waddell, Moore & White, PC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1968-1989; private practice, Bloomfield Hills, since 1990. Mediator Oakland and Wayne County Circuit Court Justices, since 1975. Contract administrative law judge Michigan Department Natural Resources, Department Management and Budget, since 1990.
Married Susan Eleanor Kreis, November 26, 1965. Children: Karyn, Charles.