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Notable cases taken by Attorney Norm Pattis

Feb 24 - CT Post

Attorney Norm Pattis is arguably Connecticut’s most colorful and controversial lawyer — defender of two of the most despised defendants in recent state history, accused wife murderer Fotis Dulos, who died in January after attempting suicide, and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who has pushed the lie that the Sandy Hook school killings were a hoax.
For more than 20 years, Pattis has roamed the state’s halls of justice looking for trouble. In that time, he’s been...

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Attorney Norm Pattis: Defender of the Despised

Feb 18 - Connecticut Magazine

Norm Pattis used to receive a hate letter once a year from an elderly woman in California. Incensed over a $2 million award the criminal defense lawyer had won for a convicted rapist and murderer injured by guards during a prison escape attempt, the woman would excoriate him and wish a painful death on him and his family.
Most people would be disturbed. Not Pattis. For him, the letters were a badge of honor. “I framed one of them,” Pattis says. “I figured if I was...

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Norm Pattis: Sentencing Guidelines Abused in Roger Stone Case

Feb 12 - The David Night Show

Norm Pattis on Sentencing Guidelines Abused in Roger Stone Case

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‘Fotis Was No Killer’: Family of Fotis Dulos Releases Statement

Fotis Dulos died two days after a suicide attempt. He was facing murder charges in the disappearance of his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos.

Feb 3 - NBC Connecticut

The family of Fotis Dulos released a statement Monday criticizing the state, the media and law enforcement for the "mass hysteria" that they believe played a hand in his death.
Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, died Thursday evening, two days after a suicide attempt at his home in Farmington, Connecticut.
His estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, has been missing since May and Fotis Dulos was facing charges, including murder, in connection with the disappearance at the...

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'Heartbroken' Lawyer For Fotis Dulos Vows To Continue Fight To Clear His Name

Fotis Dulos, died days after being found unresponsive in his garage in a suicide attempt, reportedly left a suicide note maintaining his innocence.

Feb 3 - Oxygen

The chief lawyer representing Fotis Dulos, the man who faced murder charges in connection with his missing estranged wife Jennifer Dulos, says he'll fight to clear his now deceased client’s name.
Dulos, 52, was declared dead at 5:32 pm Thursday, his lawyer Norm Pattis told Oxygen.com in a statement. His death came two days after he was found unresponsive in a car parked in his garage, after he had failed to show up for an emergency hearing related to his $6 million bond on Tuesday....

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Likely to Be Denied, Norm Pattis Presses for Trial of Dead Client: 'I Do Suppose I'm Angry'

"I know the chances of success are somewhere between zero and 0.00001%," Pattis said.

Feb 3 - Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis wants his client to have his day in court, even though that client, Fotis Dulos, is dead.
And Pattis says he’s willing to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to make it happen, even though he’s likely to fail.
Pattis filed a motion to substitute Dulos’ estate as the defendant in the hope of continuing the upcoming trial of his client, who was charged with murder following his wife’s disappearance. Dulos died Thursday by suicide, after an attempt two...

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Fotis Dulos is dead. But his attorney still wants to prove his innocence

Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of killing his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos, was confirmed dead Thursday after an apparent suicide attempt two days before.

Feb 1 - Clayton News-Daily

Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of killing his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos, was confirmed dead Thursday after an apparent suicide attempt two days before. But that won't stop Fotis Dulos' attorney from insisting he was innocent.
To do that, Dulos' attorney, Norm Pattis, has asked the state to proceed with the criminal case against a defendant who is no longer alive.
Whether a posthumous trial will take place remains to be seen, but legal experts told CNN that such...

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Fotis Dulos has been declared dead, his lawyer says

Jan 31 - CNN

Fotis Dulos, who was charged with killing his estranged wife, was declared dead Thursday, his attorney said.
Authorities believe Dulos made an apparent suicide attempt Tuesday, according to two law enforcement sources. He was in “dire” condition Wednesday at a New York hospital, his attorney said, and he was in a hyperbaric chamber
“His family came in from Greece and decided today to donate his organs so that he will live on in some form in the assistance that he...

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Fotis Dulos note: My lawyers have evidence to prove I’m innocent, court doc reveals

Jan 31 - Stamford Advocate

In a motion filed late Thursday, attorneys for Fotis Dulos are seeking to preserve all evidence police gathered at their client’s Farmington home following his apparent suicide attempt this week.
Fotis Dulos, who died Thursday at a New York hospital, left a note stating he was not involved in the death and disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, according to the court document.
“He declared his innocence of the infamous and heinous crimes that the state has...

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Attorney: Fotis Dulos is dead, ‘family adamant that his name be cleared’

Jan 31 - Stamford Advocate

Fotis Dulos clung to life for more than 48 hours after his apparent suicide attempt before he died late Thursday afternoon, according to his attorney.
Attorney Norm Pattis said his client died at 5:32 p.m. Thursday at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, where he had been on life support and surrounded by family, friends and his legal team.
A source close to him confirmed earlier on Thursday that Dulos left a note proclaiming his innocence in the death and disappearance of his...

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