Sydney M. Patterson, Esq.
- Partner
Location :
Greenbelt, MD
Phone :
Fax :
301-441-3003
Email :
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
- J.D.
- Senior Staff, Administrative Law Review
- Dean’s Fellow: Research & Writing Assistant to Professor David E. Aaronson
Xavier University
- B.A., Political Science and Spanish
- Dean’s List
Published Works
- David E. Aaronson & Sydney M. Patterson, Modernizing Jury Instructions in the Age of Social Media, 27 ABA CRIMINAL JUSTICE 26 (Winter 2013)
Honors and Awards
- SuperLawyers®: Criminal Defense (2023-2025)
- SuperLawyers® Rising Star: Criminal Defense (2019-2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense (2023-2025); Commercial Litigation (2022-2025); Appellate Practice (2025)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Montgomery County Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission (2023-Present)
- Appellate Panel for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (2018-Present)
- Court of Appeals Advisory Committee to Explore the Feasibility of Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination, Member (2016-2017)
- 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, 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
