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