J. Patrick Berry

J. Patrick Berry has practiced energy and environmental law in the Washington, DC office of a major international law firm for the past 34 years. Born and raised in rural Mississippi, sixth in a family of 12 children, he was awarded a full scholarship to attend Harvard College, from which he received his A.B. degree magna cum laude in 1971. Mr. Berry was awarded a Michael C. Rockefeller Travel Fellowship upon graduation and traveled in India from 1971-1972. He then attended Harvard Law School and received his J.D. degree in 1975. Before beginning private law practice, Berry worked for two years as Counsel to the United States Senate Energy Committee, then chaired by Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson.

Berry is a founding board member of Us Against Alzheimer's, a Section 501(c)(4) organization with the mission to mobilize America to stop Alzheimer's by 2020.

He resides in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Laura Beaty. They have one daughter, who lives in nearby Arlington, Virginia.