Oliver Maner LLP is pleased to announce that partner Patricia T. “Patty” Paul has been appointed to the 2027 National Council of the Federal Bar Association.  National President Kevin A. Maxim appointed Patty as one of twenty-one Presidential appointments to the National Council.

Patty has long been involved with the Federal Bar Association. She served as the 2017 President of the Southern District of Georgia Chapter.  With regard to the national organization, she is in on the Membership Committee, and previously she served on the Nominations and Elections Committee, and the Constitution, Bylaws, Rules and Resolutions Committee.

A partner at Oliver Maner LLP since 1993, Patty focuses her practice on employment and federal discrimination law, workers' compensation, municipal and county defense, and appellate matters. The Federal Bar Association is dedicated to strengthening the federal legal system and the administration of justice.

The Federal Bar Association supports an independent judiciary and promotes the rule of law.

Patty was inducted in 2025 as a Fellow of the Federal Bar Foundation, an organization chartered by Congress.