Patrick W. Walsh
Education
Mount Carmel High School - Chicago, Illinois
Indiana University- Bloomington, Indiana
The John Marshall Law School - Chicago, Illinois
Courts
Bar Admissions
Illinois: 1989
California: 1990
Texas: 1998
Federal Trial Bar: United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court, Eastern District of California
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Federal Appeals: United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
PRO HAC VICE
United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa
United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Background
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
*Law Enforcement Instructor: by Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Approved Instructional Expertise: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Search & Seizure, Legal Liability, Court Preparation, Law for Corrections Officers, Illinois Correction Jail Standards, Use of Force, Detainee Rights & Privileges, Arrest Procedures.
RECORD JURY VERDICT
Record FELA Verdict: James Woods v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company and Quantum Chemical Corporation n/k/a Millennium Petrochemicals (December 18, 1998: USDC ND-IL Judge Anne Williams; $1,045,000.00; un-operated cervical disc herniation).
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Hoey & Farina (Chicago, Illinois)
Civil actions in Federal and State Courts. Represented injured railroad employees in FELA cases. Represented plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases.
Cook County State's Attorney's Office (Chicago, Illinois). Assistant State's Attorney.Prosecuted felonies and juvenile actions on behalf of the State of Illinois.