Patrick Walbridge Email & Phone Number

Royal Oak MI

Specializing in estate planning, small business advising, and civil litigation including personal injury, product liability, and contract disputes.

Southfield, MI

Providing first-class defense in litigation related to automotive, personal injury, and general liability.

Royal Oak, MI

Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Reviewed and analyzed documents related to large class action lawsuits.
• Performed quality control reviews on the work of other associates.

• Reviewed and analyzed documents related to large class action lawsuit.
• Conducted legal research and drafted arguments for discovery motions.

• Appeared on behalf of defendants each week pursuant to MCR 8.120, which allows law students to represent clients through legal aid clinics prior to being licensed.
• Interviewed clients and reviewed discovery materials to develop a theory of each case.
• Evaluated the strength and admissibility of the prosecution’s evidence as well as all potential defenses available to my clients under the facts of their case.
• Negotiated plea agreements with the city attorneys based on clients’ legal positions, positive qualities, and any extenuating circumstances surrounding their misconduct.
• Advised clients on how to conduct themselves in court and whether they should proceed to trial or accept the prosecutor’s plea offer, in consultation with my supervising attorney.

• Drafted and edited motions and briefs related to criminal defense issues at both the trial court and appellate level, such as motions to suppress, to dismiss, and to quash.
• Drafted sentencing memoranda for criminal defendants arguing for leniency based on materials evidencing generally sound character and good-faith attempts at rehabilitation.
• Conducted extensive legal research into diverse questions of law in areas such as criminal law, evidence, constitutional law, tort, worker’s compensation, and contracts.
• Drafted and responded to interrogatories to develop facts in cases related to civil litigation.
• Drafted internal memoranda on significant legal developments in criminal law, such as new Michigan and U.S. Supreme Court precedent and changes to relevant statutes.
• Drafted advisory opinions for the Woodhaven city council concerning whether proposed ordinances were compatible with the city charter.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Executive Editor of the Law Review, Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government