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Fax: (910) 763-0020 (Wilmington)
Fax: (910) 253-8008 (Bolivia)
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Meet the Attorneys

Patrick graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1992. He received a B.A. in Psychology. He attended law school at Wake Forest University and received his J.D. in 1998. He returned to Wilmington after law school and has practiced law in the area since that time. Patrick began his career focusing primarily on defending clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, traffic offenses and DWI in North Carolina State Courts. He now focuses primarily on representing clients who have been injured at work or in accidents, including automobile accidents. Patrick also represents clients in cases against their own insurance companies when those companies unjustifiably deny insurance claims or mistreat them during the claims handling process. Patrick has tried cases before judges and juries and he has successfully recovered for clients on claims for unfair insurance practices against Nationwide, Metropolitan Property and Casualty, UnumProvident, and Scottsdale Insurance Company, among others.

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Robert is a 1996 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a B.A. in Psychology. After graduation from UNC, Mr. Epstein worked in state government and political consulting before returning to UNC Chapel Hill for law school. He received his J.D. from UNC in 2000. Upon completion of law school, Robert was appointed Assistant District Attorney for Brunswick, Bladen, and Columbus counties, where his work focused on DWI prosecution. While serving as Assistant District Attorney, Robert represented the State of North Carolina in literally hundreds of trials before judges and juries. In 2003, Robert chose to enter private practice so he could put his experience to work defending clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, traffic offenses and DWI in North Carolina State Courts. Robert also received his certification in Superior Court Mediations and District Court Arbitrations and is currently performing both roles in addition to his criminal defense practice.

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Sean graduated cum laude from Arizona State University in 2001. He received a B.S. in Criminal Justice, a minor in Sociology, and graduated from Arizona State’s Barrett Honors College. Sean attended law school at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University and received his J.D. in 2004. Sean joined Mulligan Epstein Attorneys in November of 2006, and concentrates in Criminal, Traffic, and DWI defense in State Courts. In 2007, Sean successfully completed the NHTSA/IACP Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course, which is the same certification that law enforcement officers are required to complete for DWI field testing and qualification to provide expert testimony on impairment level of the accused in DWI cases. Sean has also appeared in hearings before the Social Security Administration and has successfully helped clients to recover Social Security Disability Benefits. Sean currently handles Social Security Disability matters for the firm as well.

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Breanna graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Purdue University in 1998 where she received a B.A. in English Literature.  She then received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 2001.  She began her career in the family law with Joanne Foil Law Offices in Durham, North Carolina before moving to the Wilmington area in 2004.  She practices in the field of family law and handles a variety of cases, including custody, child support, property division (equitable distribution), domestic violence and Department of Social Services matters.