Patterson Munene Kamaara
Patterson Munene Kamaara is a professional Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. For over Forty (40) years he has practiced Civil Litigation, Coveyancing, Arbitration and Commercial Law in Kenya. He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the East African Law Society. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenyan Branch. He holds the qualification of a Fellow (FCIArb). He is also an accredited mediator both under the Court Annexed Mediation and under the Chartered Intitute of Arbitrators.
He also enjoys serving in the church and is the immediate past Session Clerk and now a Retired Elder of PCEA St. Andrew’s Church, Nairobi.
Patterson has a wide experience in the following areas:
- Civil Law Practice
- Criminal Law Practice
- Conveyance
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Land transaction of all kinds
- Legal Commercial transactions in Insurance, Banking, Patent and Trademarks among others.
- Negotiation and settlement of large commercial transactions and disputes.
- Negotation and settlement of Insurance claims.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
- Advocate of the High Court specializing in Civil Litigation and Commercial and Land transactions.
- Experience in Conveyance, Arbitration and Land transactions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Upright character and high intergrity
- Respect for human rights and the rule of law.
- Creative problem solver and highly motivated team player.
- Defence counsel in numerous criminal cases involving human rights issues.
- An experienced arbitrator, fully trained under the Auspices of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenyan Branch to the highest level of Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
- An expirienced Mediator in Commercial disputes, Conveyancing disputes and Family disputes, fully trained at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as well as Court Annexed Mediation framework.
- Kenya Railways Golf Club, Chairman, 2007
- Member of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa Business Committee where he advised the church’s administration on legal complexities and how to navigate them.
- Former Session Clerk of PCEA St. Andrew’s Church Nairobi, where he successfully and diligently served as the Session Clerk for three (3) years during the trying times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Retired Elder of PCEA St. Andrew’s Church Nairobi.
QUALIFICATIONS
- LL.B, University of Nairobi
- Postgraduate Diploma, KSL
- FCIArb, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Certified Mediator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Court Accredited Mediator, Mediation Accreditation Committee
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Notary Public
- Postgraduate Diploma, KSL