Patrick is Counsel in the Cleveland office. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, internal investigations, and criminal defense. Patrick regularly represents individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has extensive experience navigating sensitive and high-stakes disputes.

Patrick’s recent representative experience includes:

• Defended a client against a temporary restraining order in federal court alleging violations of federal trademark law;
• Lifted a preliminary injunction in state court involving allegations of fraud and theft in a business context;
• Compelled arbitration in state court, defended that position on appeal, and reached a favorable resolution for the client during arbitration;
• Obtained a favorable resolution for a manufacturing client through mediation;
• Conducted numerous internal investigations for private and public employers; and
• Represented victims in complex federal court proceedings, both in civil and criminal proceedings.

Before joining Flannery | Georgalis, Patrick clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Prior to his clerkship, he practiced at a civil litigation boutique, representing clients in diverse business litigation matters.

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2015, Law Review)
Miami University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2012)

Admissions

Ohio
Northern District of Ohio

Government Service

Law Clerk, Hon. Christopher A. Boyko, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2018-2022)
Extern, Hon. James S. Gwin, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2014)

Professional Memberships

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

Awards & Recognitions

Cleveland State Law Review Editor of the Year (2014-2015)
Ohio State Bar Association Student Achievement for Meritorious Writing in the Field of Labor & Employment Law (2014)
CALI Awards for academic excellence in the courses of Contracts, Local Government, Estates & Trusts
The Howard White Award, Political Science (2012)
Outstanding Criminology Minor (2012)

Publications

Top Secret – The Defense of National Security Whistleblowers: Introducing a Multi-Factor Balancing Test, 63 CLEV. ST. L. REV. 237 (2014) (note)

Community Service

Take a Lap Foundation, Board Member
Miami University Rugby Football Club Alumni Association, Board Member
Cleveland Crusaders Rugby Club, Board Member
Cleveland Rugby Academy, Coach
Young Catholic Professionals, Former Board Member & President (2016-2018)