Conor Fitzpatrick
Conor Fitzpatrick comes to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø by way of Detroit, Michigan, where he was a principal at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone. Conor has extensive litigation experience at the state and federal level. He has first-chaired multiple jury trials and briefed and argued several eight-figure cases on appeal.
Conor also comes to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø with a track record of supporting civil liberties and the First Amendment. Before joining ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø, he taught First Amendment law as an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He has extensive experience litigating First Amendment cases pro bono on behalf of the incarcerated: His First Amendment work for inmates includes trying a First Amendment free exercise case to a federal jury, which resulted in a six-figure, mid-trial settlement following his cross examination of the key defendant. In another case, Conor secured a published decision from the Sixth Circuit denying qualified immunity to five prison employees, cementing his client’s First Amendment right to peacefully criticize government employees. Conor’s work on these and other cases earned him the 2018 Richard J. Seryak Award for Pro Bono Service.
When not thinking about the First Amendment, Conor enjoys reading, running, and eating sushi. He also avidly supports Detroit’s sports teams, but he rarely enjoys it.
Recent Writings
- Free speech advocates converge to support ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø’s ‘Let's Go Brandon’ federal court appeal,
- Reporters’ rights roll call: Broad ‘friend of the court’ support pours in for citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal,
- The First Amendment protects the right to criticize elected officials. But not according to one Michigan mayor.,
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