Patrick Edelin

Summary

Talented Senior Case Manager with a law degree adept at handling high-pressure, fast-moving caseloads with large and small case teams. Highly effective collaborator and team manager skilled in communications and personnel management. Passionate legal professional with voracious appetite for continued knowledge base growth and skills-sharpening.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Litigation Case Manager

Fish & Richardson P.C.

10.2003 - Current

U.S. Int'l Trade Commission (ITC): Nearly 20 yrs. of experience managing complex IP matters before ITC
U.S. District Court Venues: Delaware, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania (ED, MD), Texas (ED, WD), Florida (ND), California (ND, SD), Wisconsin (WD), Maryland, Virginia (ED), Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Pro Bono: Whitman-Walker Clinic (SSA appeals), Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (employment rights, first amendment), Arkansas Public Defender Service (death penalty)

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Government

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

J.D. - Law

University of The District of Columbia

Washington, DC

Skills

Case Planning and Management: work with all levels of case teams re discovery strategy and implementation, document collections and production, collaborative planning sessions, trial and post-trial, appellate processes
Trial Management: 35 trials across numerous venues; full mgmt including trial planning and attendance

Client-Facing: pitch work, collection meetings and data ingestion for offensive and defensive matters, on-site collaborative sessions with clients across the US, Asia, and Europe
Implementation: prepare drafts of pleadings including dispositive materials; work on drafts of deposition outlines and trial witness examinations; prepare topical analysis materials for team dissemination

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