Mr. Patrick Nelson Leduc

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Law Offices of Patrick Leduc, P.A.

Experience: 31 years

DUI & DWI, Military Law, Divorce and 5 others

Florida, 11th Circuit, Federal Circuit and 5 others

Top 100 Lawyers, Meritorious Service Medal and 13 others

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Awards 15

Experience 31y

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I am an accomplished military, criminal and civil trial attorney with a strong background in criminal, military, civil law, and criminal appellate work, having litigated in hundreds of jury trials in both State and Federal Courts. I have a proven ability to negotiate resolutions to complex issues. Member of the Florida Bar since 1992. I am former Assistant Felony Public Defender for Hillsborough County, where I handled all levels of criminal cases to include life felonies. I have tried over 100 criminal jury trials, involving a variety of criminal allegations, to include allegations from felony murder to armed trafficking in illegal narcotics to vehicular manslaugther, in both state, military and federal courts. I am also a Colonel, U.S. Army and serve as the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve Element, United States Central Command, Mac Dill AFB, Florida. Before that, I was the Commander for the 154th Legal Support Organization, Trial Defense Service. In that capacity, I supervise and manage the activities of 162 subordinate Judge Advocate’s located throughout the Eastern United States and Europe. I am an experienced military litigator, trying 100 courts-martial and litigated over 130 appellate cases at the Army Court Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; represented the Department of Defense in Federal Labor Relations cases in both Federal Court and before Administrative Law Judges under both the MSPB and the EEOC. Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran. Member and/or license to practice before: - United States Supreme Court - Supreme Court of Florida - United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces - United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals - United States Court of Federal Claims - United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida

Since 1992

11th Circuit

Since 2013

Federal Circuit

Since 2006

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2003

United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals

Since 1993

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Since 2003

United States Court of Federal Claims

Since 2003

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Since 2010

Professional Experience

2011 - Current

Law Offices of Patrick Leduc, P.A.

Attorney

1988 - Current

United States Army

Judge Advocate

Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve Element-US Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida Colonel, Judge Advocate, USAR * Prior Commander of the 154th Legal Support Organization-Trial Defense Service-Fort Belvoir, Virgina. Supervised and managed the activities of 162 subordinate Judge Advocate’s located throughout the Eastern United States and Europe * Experienced military litigator, having tired 100 courts-martial and litigated over 130 appellate cases at the Army Court Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; represented the Department of Defense in Federal Labor Relations cases in both Federal Court and before Administrative Law Judges under both the MSPB and the EEOC. * Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran. Served with Multi-National Force-Iraq, as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 143d Transportation Command

2010 - 2011

Merlin Law Group

Associate Attorney

? Assigned complex civil litigation involving first party claims involving property insurance

2001 - 2010

Law Offices of Julianne Holt

Assistant Felony Public Defender

? Handle complex criminal defense cases to include clients charged with life felonies, representing nearly 3,000 criminal defendants ? Manage all aspects of cases from inception through the appellate process. ? Conducted over 100 jury trials over a 9 year period.

Education

2009 - 2011

United States Army War College

Master's in Strategic Studies (2011)

1989 - 1992

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

J.D. (1992) | Law

Honors: Member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy ? Published Comment: Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department Of Health and the Right to Die: Where Should the Line be Drawn 14 Am J. Trial Advoc. 643 (1991). ? Member of the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. ? Order of the Barristers ? Selected outstanding senior member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy.

1982 - 1987