Patrick Melikian was born and raised in central Arkansas and has lived in Cabot, AR for more than 20 years. After high school, Patrick worked for the US Postal Service prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army. He also worked in the wireless communications industry for a number of years, as well as owning and operating a number of different companies, all while studying Sociology and Criminal Justice at Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. With encouragement from family, friends and colleagues, he applied to law school to pursue his goal of becoming an attorney. Patrick graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock/William H. Bowen School of Law with his Juris Doctor and joined his wife in private practice.
