Patrick N. Chapin is the President and founder of Patrick N. Chapin, Ltd. He has practiced law in Southern Nevada since 1993. Until 2014, his practice concentrated on federal and state civil litigation with an emphasis on employment law. Today he serves as arbitrator, mediator and conducts employment related independent investigations for companies and organizations. He is an active member of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Nevada and previously served as the Section’s Chairperson. In January 2024, he became a Visiting Professor of Law and Distinguished Saltman Fellow at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, teaching courses in the areas of conflict resolution and negotiation. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (Nevada Chapter) and panel arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association.

He is licensed to practice before all State and Federal courts of Nevada and Utah, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has received recognition and awards for his advocacy skills in employment law. He is a frequent lecturer in the area of Dispute Resolution and ethics in ADR. Mr. Chapin is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in their Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and been named a Mountain States Super Lawyer for Alternative Dispute Resolution since 2021. He currently serves on the panel of Settlement Judges for the Nevada Supreme Court and is a past Vice-Chair of Nevada’s Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics.

Mr. Chapin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Purdue University and Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio. He has earned advanced degrees in both Theology and Divinity. Upon graduation from law school, he served as a judicial law clerk in the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio. 

He received advanced mediation training at both the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law and Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Civically, Mr. Chapin was a long-time Board Member for Nevada Public Radio and in 2003 was elected Board Chairperson Emeritus.