Pat grew up near Reading, Pennsylvania, and won a football scholarship to the College of William and Mary, where he played all four years as an offensive guard. After graduating with his bachelor’s degree, Pat worked in Washington for a company that designed and installed security systems for commercial and federal government office buildings, for which he was licensed by the Department of Defense. In 2005, Pat entered law school at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, where he earned his JD degree in 2008.