32 Alvin Drive                                                                      203-823-1283
Norwalk, CT 06850                                           email:Joseph J. Patchen

                                           Biography   

Bar Admissions
         Connecticut Bar, December 1985
           U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut,  September 1990
   

Judicial Magistrate, State of Connecticut, July 2003 - present
         Housing
           Motor Vehicle
           Small Claims

Significant Representations
         Department of Housing and Urban Development;  1993 - 1998
           Associate Town Council :
                          Suffield, CT;  1991 - 1993
                          New Canaan, CT;  1986 - 1991
                          Wilton, CT;  1986 - 1991
           Class Council for sub-class of plaintiffs, Connecticut State Police
                          Wiretap Class Action v. State of Connecticut &
                          Connecticut State Police

Education
           Western New England University, School of Law,
                          Springfield, Mass.;  May, 1985 - J.D.
              
          Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 1982 -
                          B.A., Philosophy, Psychology & Sociology

Professional Associations/Activities
         State of Connecticut, Bench-Bar Centralized Small Claims 
                             Committee, Legal Issues Subcommittee, 2008
           Panelist, Combatting Hoarding, State of Connecticut and social
                             service seminars                                                                   
           Past memberships:  American Bar Association
                                             Connecticut Bar Association
                                             Norwalk-Wilton Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities
         Animal Rescue, foster-home for various rescues,
               1996 - 2010
          Board of Directors,
              Spring Meadow FarmTherapeutic Riding Program,
              2011 - 2012
          Member City of Milford C-Ride Committee
              2015
          Western New England University School of Law
               Moot Court Judge 2015, 2016