Patrick has always had a fascination with understanding how things work. Whether it is working on cars or becoming an expert in board game rules. This fascination led him to focus his studies on economics at Southwestern University where after graduation he worked in margin trading with a major investment brokerage firm. It was here Patrick first experienced when a person does not understand “how things work” they can be adversely affected. Patrick saw how a client’s decisions today will affect their results tomorrow. This led him to proactively navigate situations to give clients the best possible outcome. This problem solving combined with his desire to see “how things work” inspired his return to school and pursuit of a law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
Bringing together his passion of breaking issues down to understand how they work and desire to help others understand complex issues. Patrick’s practice focuses on state and federal health care laws and regulations, and legislative developments in health care primarily for the aesthetic industry. Patrick also provides educational and informational resources to the cosmetic and aesthetic industry by navigating all state’s regulatory landscape and assisting American Med Spa Association (“AmSpa”) in its legislative efforts. Patrick also serves as the General Counsel for ByrdAdatto and AmSpa.
When he is not in the office Patrick enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and loyal hound dog.
Credentials & Experience
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Education
- Southwestern University, B.A. (2003)
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D. (2014)
Admissions
- Texas State Bar
Associations
- Dallas Bar Association, Health Law Section Member
Publications
- “Physician Assistants Head Toward Greater Autonomy,” QP, Spring 2023
- “Mad Men (And Women): Adventures in Medical Aesthetics Advertising,” QP, Winter 2022
- “Medical Aesthetics Legal Trends of 2022,” QP, Fall 2022
- “The California MSO Bill and What It Means to Medical Aesthetics,” QP, Summer 2021
- “Steps to Freedom: The Journey to Practice Independence for Advanced Providers,” QP, Winter 2020
- “Sneak Peek at AmSpa’s Model Rules for Medical Spas,” QP, Fall 2019
- Columnist, QP, Summer 2019 – present
- Interviewed by Elizabeth Stanton, “New York Tries to Regulate the Wild West of Laser Hair Removal,” Bloomberg, March 2021
Media
- Guest, “Understanding the Legal Landscape with Semaglutide”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2023)
- Guest, “Increasing Independent Practice and Other Upcoming Medical Spa Law Trends”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2021)
- Guest, “Update on the New Stimulus Plan”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2021)
- Guest, “The Return of COVID Restrictions”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “PPP Update: Forgiveness Rules and Changes from the PPP Flexibility Act”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “PPP Update: Forgiveness Rules, Re-hiring Employees, and Potential Upcoming Rule Changes”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and Other Updates”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “PPP Update: Guidance on Forgiveness Rules, IRS Rulings and Moving Targets”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “Weekly PPP Update: Program Refunded, Loan Forgiveness Details, and Beginning to Re-open”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “Additional PPP and COVID-19 Updates for April 21, 2020”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “PPP Progress and Other COVID-19 Updates”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “The CARES Stimulus and Med Spas, MSOs, and Independent Contractors”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “Applying for Emergency Funding Under the Payment Protection Program (PPP)”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2020)
- Guest, “Sneak Peek of the Model Rules: Who Can Do What?”, Medical Spa Insider Podcast with AmSpa (2019)
Presentations
- Speaker, Making Sense of Mask Requirements, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2021)
- Speaker, The Basics of Medical Director Contracts, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2020)
- Co-Speaker with Alex Thiersch, The Return of Restrictions, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2020)
- Speaker, California’s New COVID Worker Protections, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2020)
- Speaker, Coronavirus—What It Means for Your Business, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2020)
- Speaker, Practice Independence for Advanced Practitioners: Updates and Issues, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2020)
- Co-Speaker with Sam Pondrom, Texas Med Spa Bill 2366: What It Means to You, American Med Spa Association Webinar (2019)
- Panelist with Brad Adatto, Michael Byrd, Jay Reyero and Alex Thiersch, Legal Panel: The Houston Med Spa Arrests—What Happened and What Does It Mean for Your Medical Spa?, American Med Spa Association, Medical Spa Show (2019)
