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Biography
I have been practicing criminal defense in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Federal District Court for over 23 years.
Formerly I was a certified death penalty trial attorney by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Attorneys may only be certified after they have had at least 8 felony trials to verdict. Although it also requires 16 hours of credits in continuing legal education specifically focusing on death penalty cases, an attorney may not be certified unless they have the prerequisite trial experience.
I have also been appointed to the Criminal Justice Act Panel (CJA) through the Federal Government for over 12 years. As a CJA attorney, I am appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants in the Federal Court system. I am thoroughly knowledgeable with federal criminal practice having done several trials to verdict with two acquittals in a multi defendant case involving the distribution of drugs.
I am one of the very few attorneys in the Lehigh Valley that has had felony level criminal trials in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Federal District Court.
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
20%
31 years | 1,000 cases
DUI and DWI
20%
31 years
Speeding and Traffic Ticket
20%
31 years
Domestic Violence
10%
31 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 31 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 31 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Robert Charles Patterson
434 Cattell St, Easton, PA, 18042-1702
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Experience
Honors
2017
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2003 - Present
CJA Panel Attorney, Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel (CJA)
1996 - Present
Part-time Assistant Public Defender, Northampton County Office of the Public Defender
1994 - Present
Attorney, RC Patterson Law Offices
Associations
1997 - Present
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
Sample of Legal Cases
USA v SHAWN WILSON
Mandatory life sentence dismissed and sentenced to a reduced term of incarceration
Education
1994
Seton Hall University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
University of Southern California
BS - Bachelor of Science
Publications
2015
DUI Publication
Pennsylvania Driving Under the Influence Penalties
Activity
Legal Answers