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Patrick J. Filan, P.C.

Personal Injury

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1 Eliot Pl., Fairfield, Connecticut 06824

(203) 221-8066

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About Patrick J. Filan, P.C.

  • The son of Irish immigrants, Mr. Filan grew up in Derby, Connecticut and graduated from Duke University where he was a member of the Duke lacrosse team. Patrick earned his law degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
  • While in law school he worked in New York City for a Wall Street law firm, O'Dwyer & Bernstien. This experience included the successful defense of an extradition proceeding brought against an alleged member of the Irish Republican Army charged with shooting an undercover British soldier, In Re Mackin and United States v. Harrison, the successful defense of a federal criminal case brought against alleged members of the IRA charged with... Read More

  • Education

  • Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1982
  • Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  • A.B., Bachelor of Arts - 1978
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Member, Duke lacrosse team
  • Associations

  • Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Vice Chairman, Medicine and Law Committee, 1990 - Present
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Vice Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1992 to 1993
  • Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1984
  • Ohio, 1982
  • New York, 1991
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1983
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1985
  • U.S. Federal Court, 1983
  • U.S.... Read More

  • Languages

  • English
  • Locations

    1 Eliot Pl., Fairfield, Connecticut 06824