John Patterson

Education

• University of Florida, J.D., 1969
• Duke University, B.A., 1966

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Court Admissions

• All Florida courts

• Board Member and 2022 Chair-Elect, The Innocence Project of Florida
• Past President, The Florida Bar Foundation
• Past President, Sarasota County Bar Association
• Past President, Legal Aid of Manasota
• The Twelfth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission
• Florida Second District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission
• Board Member, Sarasota Tiger Bay Club
• Fellow, American Bar Association
• Former Board of Governors, The Florida Bar
• Board Member, Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.
• Member, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Access to and Delivery of Legal Services of Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice

Presentations

• Speaker and panelist for a number of seminars produced by Real Property Section of Sarasota County Bar Association, most recently in June of 2011.
• Speaker and panelist, Environmental Aspects of Real Property Law, Florida Legal Assistants, Inc. (1995)
• Speaker and panelist, Environmental Aspects of Real Property Law, Real Property Section of the Sarasota County Bar Association (1993-1994)
• Adjunct Professor, Manatee Community College (corporations and business law) (1991-1992, 1972-1978)
• Speaker and panelist for course for real estate specialty certification, Florida Legal Assistants, Inc. (1987)
• Speaker and panelist, appellate law topics, Hampton Seminars (1984-85)

Publications

• "Past Sarasota County Bar Association President Interview - John Patterson," The Docket (November 2020)
• "Legal Aid Benefits the Community as a Whole", The Docket (April 2017)
• "Appeal of Non-Final Orders" in Florida Appellate Practice (The Florida Bar, 1986)
• "Interlocutory Appeals" in Florida Appellate Practice (The Florida Bar, 1978)
• "Orders and Judgments" in Florida Civil Practice (The Florida Bar, 1977)
• Prosecutorial Disclosure: In Camera and Beyond, University of Florida Law Review (1970)
• Aircraft Hijacking:  Civil and Criminal Aspects, University of Florida Law Review (1969)
• Case Note, University of Florida Law Review (1967)

News & Speaking Engagements