George T. Patton, Jr.
Profile : George Patton is chair of the Appellate Group and a partner in the Litigation Group. While practicing law, he taught Appellate Advocacy and Procedure at Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington for five years, wrote a book on Indiana Appellate Procedure published by West Group, authored a chapter in a book on appellate briefs, and published several articles on Indiana appellate procedure. His law review articles have been cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Indiana Court of Appeals. Mr. Patton has worked on cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Indiana Court of Appeals, resulting in more than 100 published opinions. For a list of his published opinions, see www.boselaw.com/groups/appellate_cases.pdf. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Patton served for two years as a judicial law clerk to Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard. Mr. Patton practices from the Washington D.C. office of Bose McKinney & Evans, and is licensed to practice in Indiana, Maryland and the District of Columbia
Education
Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1987)
Wabash College (A.B., cum laude, 1984)
University of Aberdeen, Scotland (1982-1983)
Appearances / Publications
Mr. Patton has spoken to numerous civic, professional, legal and judicial groups about topics such as constitutional law and appellate practices. He has been active in the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum as well as bar association seminars and conferences. He authored 24 Indiana Practice - Appellate Procedure, (3rd Ed., West Publishing Co., 2001) as well as several articles in legal and professional publications, and has written a chapter on The Brief in The Attorney's Guide to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Appointments / Memberships
Member:Maryland (2006), Indianapolis (Co-Chair, Bench - Bar Conference, 2000), Indiana State, (Chair: Appellate Rules Project, 1997-2001, Appellate Practice Section 1996-1997, Appellate Issues Study Committee 1995-1996); and American (Chair, Council of Appellate Lawyers 2001-02, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section; Appellate Advocacy Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia, (Appellate Courts Committee 2000-2004); Barrister, Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court, Washington D.C., (Treasurer, 2002-2005). Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals (7th Circuit, D.C. Circuit, Federal Circuit), the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and District of Columbia, and courts in Indiana, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Co-chair, National Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Election Law for the National Center for State Courts (2002-2004); Adjunct assistant professor of law, appellate advocacy and procedure: Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (1990-1994); Indiana State Board of Nursing (1991-1998).
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