Background
Patterson, Thomas Edward was born on June 8, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Robert and Sara Ann (Boeske) Patterson.
Patterson, Thomas Edward was born on June 8, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Robert and Sara Ann (Boeske) Patterson.
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1979). Lead Articles and Illinois Issue Editor, De Paul Law Review, 1978-1979.
Worked at Hickey, Driscoll, Kurfirst, Patterson & Melia, Chartered (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial Banking, Construction, Corporate, Employment, Insurance Coverage, Commercial Real Estate, Securities, Torts, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois. Lead Articles and Illinois Issue Editor, De Paul Law Review, 1978-1979.
Author: Note, "Judicial Control of Ex Parte Contacts in Informal Rulemaking ProceedingsĀHome Box Office v.
Federal Communication Commission," 27 De Paul Law Review 489, 1977. Company-Author: Bi-monthly column on Non-Pattern Jury Instructions, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 1989-1992.
Law Clerk, Justice William G. Clark, Illinois Supreme Court, 1979-1981. Associate, 1981-1987 and Partner, 1988-1991, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon.
Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Board of directors Chicago county Boy Scouts American, since 1991. Member American Bar Association (litigation, business law, torts and insurance sections).
Married Sharon Lynn Finegan, June6, 1982. 1 child, Thomas James.