Background
O'Brien Cotter, Patricia was born on April 28, 1950 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
O'Brien Cotter, Patricia was born on April 28, 1950 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Science, 1972). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Cotter & Cotter, P.C. (Great Falls, Montana) specializing in Civil Trials, Personal Injury, Banking Law, Insurance Law, Bad Faith. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Indiana and United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana.
1984, Montana; 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Chair, Montana Lawyer Representatives to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1997-1999.
Member: American Bar Association. State Bar of Montana. Montana Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President.
Chair of MTLA Amicus Curiae Committee).
Member: American Bar Association. State Bar of Montana. Montana Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President.
Chair of MTLA Amicus Curiae Committee).