
Biography
WILLIAM JOSEPH PATTON focuses his practice on tax matters.
Prior to joining Sidley, Billy Joe served as a judicial intern to The Honorable Eugene E. Siler Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He also served as an intern for a large accounting firm and the United States Senate.
While attending the University of South Carolina School of Law, Billy Joe was a law clerk for the Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives and volunteered for the law school’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Prior to joining Sidley, Billy Joe served as a judicial intern to The Honorable Eugene E. Siler Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He also served as an intern for a large accounting firm and the United States Senate.
While attending the University of South Carolina School of Law, Billy Joe was a law clerk for the Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives and volunteered for the law school’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
*Admitted to practice only in South Carolina. Not admitted to practice in New York.
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- South Carolina
*Admitted to practice only in South Carolina. Not admitted to practice in New York.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 2026
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2025, cum laude
- Centre College, B.S., 2022