Patrick Morgan Ford

Patrick Morgan Ford

4.6
Rating: 9.1

Licensed for 41 years

Appeals Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Appeals

1901 1st Ave #400, San Diego, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 41 years

State: California

Acquired: 1984

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Law Offices of Patrick Morgan Ford

1901 1st Ave #400, San Diego, CA, 92101

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Patrick Morgan Ford's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Genesis | November 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Appeals

The best!

Mr. Ford took my grandfathers Appeal case. We are still fighting it at the moment but we had the privilege of working with Pat. I can’t say enough about this lawyer he is so great! Not only is he excellent at what he does he really cares about his clients and their well-being. He’s helped us since d...ay one and is still a phone call away if we need him. We are so grateful to have found him. We highly recommend him!!!

Posted by rcs180 | January 27, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Appeals

A Gifted Appellate Attorney

It is difficult to find words sufficiently laudatory to commend Patrick Ford and the appellate work he has done on my behalf .Patrick possesses a rare combination of heart and mind. He is empathic and caring; yet he is no bleeding heart. His personal qualities of kindness and compassion are balanced... by razor sharp analytical rigor and rock solid professional integrity. Patrick has an obvious love-and encyclopedic mastery of -the law. Patrick's modest demeanor may downplay his talents, but they are richly displayed in his list of accomplishments- not just in the abstract realm scholarship- but in the real world of the court room, including a precedent setting win before the US Supreme Court. I could never sufficiently think Patrick for the brilliant work is done on my behalf.

Posted by Cliff | October 01, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Appeals

Best appellate lawyer in Southern California

Patrick Ford, is by far the most highly skilled and motivated attorney I have ever had, and unfortunately, I have had plenty. Pat Ford actually cares about and is devoted to his clients and I am living proof. After other lawyers gave up on me, Pat never did, even when I gave up on myself. Pat n...ever faulted and stayed engaged to the end. Pat literally saved my life by fighting for me through the state and federal courts, even all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the end he won My case and got my unconstitutional 25 years to life, sentence over turned. Pat never gave up and I am a free man now. I would recommend Pat to anyone lucky enough to hire him. He is definitely the best of the best. No one is as skilled and no one will work harder.

Posted by edith | May 05, 2015 | Appeals

Last Minute Appeals Issue

With only 3.5 days left to file appeal for friend with a 75 to life sentence when his defending attorney refused to file without upfront payment, by the grace of God I was referred to Mr. Ford, who calmly gave mollifying answers to all questions - free of charge. Additionally, he nonchalantly offere...d to file the necessary appeal that time was running out on - without any pressure whatsoever for remuneration, not even this review. For comparison's sake, I asked what his fee would be should I hire him - and his quote was 40% less than the attorney I had been using. "I coulda had a V-8!" Now that I have some breathing room and an attorney whose advice isn't slanted towards making his own self more money, I think I know whom I'm going to hire for this appeals case. Wish us luck!

Posted by Lee | October 02, 2014 | Appeals

Excellent appellate criminal defense appellate lawyer

Mr. Ford has a reputation as a premier criminal defense appellate lawyer. He was the appellate attorney in the 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case where the court upheld the privacy of data contained in everyone's cell phone. This is why I hired him. He proved to extremely knowlegable and kept me inform...ed on every step of the case. His fee was very reasonable. (I shopped around. Lessor attorneys wanted to charge much more.)

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Elizabeth Missakian

Appeals lawyer | Sep 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Patrick Ford is an excellent appellate attorney as evidenced by his recent win before the United States Supreme Court. He is also extraordinarily generous with other attorneys in providing assistance and consulting."

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Experience

Rating:  9.1 (Superb)

Honors

2015

Appellate attorney of the Year, San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association

2014

Paul Bell award for Appellate Achievement, Appellate Defenders and Federal Defenders

2009

Appellate attorney of the Year, San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association

2009

Burbank Award for service to CADC, California Appellate Defense Counsel

Work Experience

1983 - Present

Attorney, Pat Ford Appeals

Associations

2015 - Present

National association of criminal defense Lawyers

faculty

2000 - Present

California Appellate Defense Counsel

former director and chapter president

1986 - Present

California attorneys for Criminal Justice

member/legal contributor

1984 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

People v Goodman

reversal

Riley v California

Reversal

In re Hill

reversal

Maxwell v. Roe

reversal

People v Wilson

reversal

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Education

1983

University of San Diego School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

Georgetown University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

California Appellate Defense Counsel Annual Seminar

Ineffective assistance of Counsel

2015

Forensic for experts

Cell phone privacy after Riley v Cal

2015

Appellate Seminar

What's up with Miranda these days?

2013

Appellate Seminar

Is the Fourth Amendment still alive?

2012

Appellate seminar

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel after In re Hill

Publications

Languages

English

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