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Sydney M. Patterson, Esq.

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Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Civil Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
    • J.D. - 2011
  • Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • B.A. - 2008
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Major: Political Science
    • Major: Spanish

Published Works

Honors and Awards

  • SuperLawyers®: Criminal Defense (2023)
  • SuperLawyers® Rising Star: Criminal Defense (2019-2021)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense (2023-2024); Commercial Litigation (2022-24)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Montgomery County Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 2023 to Present
  • Appellate Panel for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, 2023 to Present
  • Court of Appeals Advisory Committee to Explore the Feasibility of Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination, Member, 2016 to 2017
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
  • Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Prince George’s County Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

  • The Honorable Gary E. Bair, Circuit Court for Montgomery County (Jan. 2012–Sept. 2013), Law Clerk
  • David E. Aaronson, Maryland Criminal Jury Instructions & Commentary (2011), Research Associate
  • The Honorable Peter C. Schaumber, Board Member, National Labor Relations Board (2010), Legal Intern

Languages

  • Spanish

Sydney’s Awards & Associations

  • ABA
  • MSBA | Maryland State Bar Association
  • MCBA
  • PGCB