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 4th Circuit

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
  • J.D. – 2011
  • Honors:
    Dean’s Fellow: Research & Writing Assistant to Professor David E. Aaronson
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • B.A. – 2008
  • Honors:
    Dean’s List
  • Major:
    Political Science
  • Major:
    Spanish

• Super Lawyers Rising Star (2020)
• Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019)
• Court of Appeals Advisory Committee to Explore the Feasibility of Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination, Member

• Appellate Panel for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender
• American Bar Association (Litigation & Criminal Justice Sections)
• Federal Bar Association (Federal Litigation & Criminal Law Sections)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Maryland State Bar Association (Litigation & Criminal Law Sections)
• 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 (Jan. 2012–Sept. 2013), 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