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Patrick Ewing Clancy

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  • Pleasant Hill, CA
  • Licensed for 45 years
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About Patrick

 Mr. Clancy has devoted his practice to representing those falsely accused of child molestation, rape, internet stings, munchausen syndrome by proxy, and other sex offenses. He has more child molestation jury trial than any other California attorney and more not guilty verdicts.  There are over 16 hours of video and all subjects concerning false allegations of sex crimes.  See them at http://www.innocencelegalteam.com

Practice areas

Child abuseAppealsSex crime
  1. Sex crime: 85%

    Patrick Clancy is in his 4th decade of doing solely sex crimes and physical abuse cases. He is the founder of the Innocence Legal Team believed to be the only firm in CA dedicated exclusively to this field. He has written a book on child sexual abuse cases entitled "Has a Child Been Molested?" He is a frequent lecturer on trial tactics in child molestation cases. Mr. Clancy has handled numerous cases of FMS or False Memory Syndrome cases and produced a documentary film about the issue.

    45 years

  2. Appeals: 10%

    The Innocence Legal Team handles appeals of sex cases and the removal of the sex registration requirement in many cases.

    45 years

  3. Child abuse: 5%

    The Innocence Legal Team handles child physical abuse cases including broken bone cases and Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy.

    45 years

Languages spoken

English

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Contact

3478 Buskirk Avenue, Ste 150
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Innocence Legal Team

3478 Buskirk Avenue, Ste 150
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
CAActive197401/18/2020
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Legal answers11
Legal guides0
Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
NotableMartindale-Hubbell2018
Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2018
Client RatingMartindale-Hubbell2018
Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2017
Vice President Criminal DivisionContra Costa County Bar Association2001
Certified Criminal Law SpecialistState Bar of California1991
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
Founder and Chief StratigistInnnocence Legal Team2011 - Present
General PartnerClancy Litigation Group1977 - Present
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Criminal SectionVice President2001 - 2001
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Berkeley Creek ProductionsHas A Child Been Molested?1999
Sacramento County Bar AssociationFalse Allegations of Child Molestation1999
American Bar AssociationFalse Allegations of Child Abuse. Why is it happening? What can we do?1990
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Loyola Law SchoolJuris Doctorate1974
South Dakota Sch Mines & TechBachelor of Science1970
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Criminal Defense Practice - Sex Crimes,, BerkeleyTrial Tactics2014
Defending Sex Crimes Seminar, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2010
Defending Sex Crimes Seminar, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2008
Defending Sex Crimes, Palm SpringsCountering Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome2007
Defending Sex Crimes Seminar, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2006
Criminal Defense Practice Update, KonoctiTrial Tactics2006
Defending Sex Crimes Seminar, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2005
Criminal Defense Practice Seminar, SacramentoTrial Tactics2004
Defending Sex Crimes Seminary. Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2003
Sex and Drug Case Defense, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2002
Sex/Drug cases Seminar, Palm SpringsTrial Tactics2001
Drugs/Sex Case Defense Palm SpringsTrial Tactics1998
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Project Manager Charged with Child Molestation Contra Costa CountyAll counts not guilty by jury verdict
Police Officer Charged With Child MolestationNot guilty, Hung Counts Dismissed
Concert Pianist Charged With Child Molestation Alameda CountyNot guilty, Hung Counts Dismissed
Teacher Charged with Child Molestation Stanislaus CountyNot guilty, Hung Counts Dismissed
Medical Doctor Accused of Sexual Battery of PatientAll counts not guilty.
Student Accused of Internet Sting Ventura CountyNot Guity, Hung Count Settled for Non Sex Misdemeanor
Airline Mechanic Supervisor Charged with Child MolestationNot Guilty

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9 months and 17 days in jail, but who's counting?

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Patrick Clancy saved my life. Two girls falsely accused me of inappropriately touching them while I put them to bed when they were little. I was put in jail! I was pressured to just settle -- admit to sex crimes, and not face the expense and misery of sitting in jail for months, followed by a jury trial, and facing life in prison. The court and justice system treated me like a condemned child molester, but I was innocent. My family found Patrick Clancy on the internet. Mr. Clancy does not settle cases; he takes a case to trial. Clancy studied my case carefully, examined my court documents and analyzed the children’s testimony. He hired a great investigator, who found out a lot about the girls, their mother and all their troubled personalities. He hired a respected child psychologist and a specialist appellate lawyer to have important witness testimony ruled admissible. Most of all, he figured out why the girls turned on me and falsely accused me. When the DA saw it all, the case was dismissed without even going to trial. Thank you, Mr. Clancy. Your expertise and strategy saved me from a potential 25 years to life and gave me my life back.
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Revisión del Jefe Estratega (en idioma español)

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Un mexicano indocumentado con una condena previa por abuso de menores. ¡Mi vida había terminado! Recientemente, una sobrina joven me acusó falsamente de haberla molestado. Me mantuvieron en la cárcel sin fianza. El Sr. Clancy trajo intérpretes con él cuando me visitó en la cárcel. Mi familia extendida recaudó los fondos para contratar al Equipo Legal de Inocencia porque querían que yo tuviera lo mejor. Anteriormente, como joven me acusaron de tocar a mi hermana, pero no lo hice y no entendí lo que sucedió en el tribunal de menores. Ahora, me enfrentaba a una vida en prisión y, si alguna vez salía, me enfrentaba una deportación dejando a mí familia en los Estados Unidos. Patrick Clancy fue el "Jefe Estratega" en mi caso. Él me creyó cuando le dije que yo era inocente. Mi esposa tenía una pista de lo que podría haber sido la causa de la falsa acusación y, como jefe estratega, el Sr. Clancy desarrolló esta lista en el caso. El plan del caso era que un amigo de mi sobrina estaba en un hogar de acogida. Esta amiga quería que mi sobrina se uniera a ella en el hogar de acogida. Ellas planificaron una acusación formal de abuso sexual en mi contra para que ellas pudieran vivir juntas en el hogar de acogida. Descubrí que había aceptado un acuerdo por abusar sexualmente de mi hermana cuando era menor de edad. No entendía lo que estaba sucediendo en el tribunal de menores. Ahora, mi hermana dio una declaración por escrito en el caso actual apoyándome e indicando que nunca la molesté y que ella confiaba totalmente en mí con respecto a los niños. La estrategia fue desarrollada por el Sr. Clancy y reunió toda la evidencia necesaria. La acusadora admitió que ella había inventado la historia como parte de un plan para vivir con su amiga. La evidencia que el Sr. Clancy había reunido fue entregada al Fiscal del Distrito antes de la audiencia preliminar. Después de la audiencia preliminar, la fiscalía quedó satisfecha y desestimó todos los cargos. La estrategia del caso del Sr. Clancy condujo a un despido de del caso. Mi vida fue salvada.
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David Carico, Appeals Attorney on Jun 9, 2019
Relationship: Worked together on matter

As an Appellate Law Specialist, I am in the unique position where I can see the work done by many different attorneys throughout California. On a number of occasions, I have been asked to write difficult trial motions for Mr. Clancy. Because of this experience working with Mr. Clancy and his team, I have come to know Mr. Clancy on a professional basis. He has a reputation within the Legal Community of being a strategist without rival and dogged advocate for his clients in the field of Child Molestation Cases; a field where many attorneys struggle because of the complexities of the cases and the need for an understanding of child development, memory, suggestibility, and other specialized fields of study unique to these cases. In my opinion, Mr. Clancy’s reputation is well earned, garnered from over four decades of complex and challenging trial advocacy. I look forward to working with Patrick Clancy in his new role as “Chief Strategist” of the Innocence Legal Team.

John Forsyth, Sex crime Attorney on Oct 23, 2018
Relationship: Worked together on matter

There is none better. I have known and worked with Patrick Clancy for over 20 years. I know of no other attorney with the same work ethic or dedication to his clients. What speaks volumes is the results he achieves on the most serious accusations of sexual misconduct. Simply put, he wins!!!

Michael Burt, Criminal defense Attorney on Oct 22, 2018
Relationship: Worked together on matter

I endorse this lawyer. By reputation and by working with him I can attest that Patrick is a very capable and well qualified criminal defense lawyer. In fact, one of the best I have worked with.

Shep Zebberman, Criminal defense Attorney on May 11, 2015
Relationship: Worked together on matter

My name is Shep Zebberman. I am a criminal defense attorney in Encino, CA. I have known Pat Clancy for almost 3 years. We have worked together on many cases and I have also gone through numerous training sessions he has taught on the area of child molestation, child abuse and various other sex crimes. He is extremely knowledgeable on the law and may have more experience in the sex crimes field than any other attorney in California. He has provided training to the Public Defender’s office on various sex crimes and has successfully represented countless clients accused of child molestation, child abuse, and various other sex crimes. In addition to his knowledge, experience, successful track record , he also communicates well with his clients and is able to put their mind at ease through a very difficult situation.

Demosthenes Lorandos, General practice Attorney on May 11, 2015
Relationship: Worked together on matter

“Patrick Clancy, Founder of the Innocence Legal Team, is among the top five child molestation defense trial attorneys in the United States. We jointly created State Bar of California approved continuing education courses covering all issues in child molestation defense and have taught hundreds of attorneys in the techniques of defending these cases. I was his expert witness in a case that NBC filmed for three weeks and made into a television special. We have also worked on child molestation cases as attorneys together. I know of no one that has tried and won more child molestation defenses.” Demosthenes Lorandos, PhD in Psychology, Doctorate in Law, Licensed in New York, Washington, D.C., Michigan, and California. Noted author/co-author of “Cross Examining Experts in the Behavioral Sciences”, “The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome”, “Parental Alienation - Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals” and “Benchbook in the Behavioral Sciences”.

David Pastor, Probate Attorney on May 10, 2015
Relationship: Worked together on matter

I endorse this lawyer. “My name is David Pastor and I have been a criminal defense attorney since 1977 in Walnut Creek, CA. I referred my first case to Pat Clancy over 30 years ago. Since then I have referred countless clients to him for representation. You may ask why I would refer a client to Pat when I could do it myself. Pat has devoted his law practice to defending those accused of sexual offenses. I have watched him in court and his knowledge, skill and expertise are unmatched among California attorneys. I want my clients to receive the best attorney and Pat is the best. Very few attorneys specialize in sexual offenses. Pat has excellent people skills with clients. Judges and District Attorneys all across California know that he will leave no stone unturned for his client. He gets excellent results. I highly recommend Pat Clancy.”

Michael Waddington, Military law Attorney on Jun 13, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse Patrick. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.

Markus Dombois, Criminal defense Attorney on Jul 8, 2011
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Sex abuse cases are the most difficult cases to defend because society's abhorrence of these crimes and the consequential rush to judgment. Mr. Clancy is one of the best lawyers you could have at your side, should be falsely accused of this type of crime. I've attended his seminars and accessed his information that he provides freely on his website. For these reasons, I wholeheartedly endorse him as a fighter who must overcome almost insurmountable odds.

Carin Johnson, Juvenile law Attorney on Nov 8, 2010
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Mr. Clancy is an excellent lawyer. He is compassionate about his clients and works tirelessly for them.

William Daley, Appeals Attorney on Jan 31, 2010
Relationship: Worked for lawyer

I have know Mr. Clancy for several years, and have had the pleasure of working for Mr. Clancy the law few months. I have never meet a lawyer that knows more about sex related offenses. Even after 35 years of experience in heavy criminal defense, I am learning. He has my highest recommendation.

Alexander Henderson, Criminal defense Attorney on Nov 16, 2009
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Mr. Clancy has dedicated himself to providing unparalleled legal representation to the wrongfully accused as well as developing a technologically based model of 'best practices' for handling complex and difficult litigation. I recommend his work unhesitatingly.