Patrick Hanifin

Patrick Hanifin has been practicing law for 10 years in the State of Maryland. Patrick began his legal career working as a legal intern with the Pennsylvania Innocent Project located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then clerked for the Honorable Judge Jane Cairns Murray in the Circuit Court for Cecil County, Maryland. Currently he focuses on criminal, traffic, juvenile, landlord and tenant and personal injury law.

Patrick graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2011 as a double major with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor in Environmental Inquiry. He received his Juris Doctor Degree in 2014 from the Widener University Delaware Law School with Cum Laude honors.


Professional Memberships and Associations

  • Maryland Court of Appeals
  • American Institute of Legal Advocates
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
Maryland and Criminal Defense Attorneys Association seal with horse and rider emblem
Circular gold-and-black Top 10 criminal defense attorney seal with scales and stars, EST-2019
SuperLawyers Rising Stars badge for Patrick Hanifin in blue and white
Super Lawyers badge for Patrick Hanifin, rated by Thomson Reuters, selected in 2020.
Blue shield logo for American Institute of Legal Advocates, reading “Rising Star 2018”
American Institute of Trial Lawyers logo with gold and blue seal and “Litigator of the Year 2019” text

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