Sydney M. Patterson, Esq.

• Criminal Defense
• Civil Litigation
• Appellate Advocacy

• Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean’s Fellow
  • Law Review: Administrative Law Review, Senior Staff
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • B.A. – 2008
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: Spanish

• SuperLawyers®: Criminal Defense (2023-2026)
• The Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense (2023-2026); Commercial Litigation (2022-2026); Appellate Practice (2025-2026)
• SuperLawyers® Rising Star: Criminal Defense (2019-2021)

• Montgomery County Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, Member
• Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation
• Appellate Panel Attorney for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender
• Court of Appeals Advisory Committee to Explore the Feasibility of Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination, Member (2016-2017)
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
• Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Prince George’s County Bar Association

• David E. Aaronson & Sydney M. Patterson, Modernizing Jury Instructions in the Age of Social Media, 27 ABA CRIMINAL JUSTICE 26 (Winter 2013)
• Super Slot Swap: Delta, U.S. Airways Slot Swap Approved By DOT, ABA TRANSP. COMMITTEE Q., Winter 2012, at 9, 18–19

• Spanish

• The Honorable Gary E. Bair, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, Law Clerk
• David E. Aaronson, Maryland Criminal Jury Instructions & Commentary (2011), Research Associate
• The Honorable Peter C. Schaumber, Board Member, National Labor Relations Board (2010), Legal Intern

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