Patrick T. Mahoney, Esq.
State Bar of California Membership Information
Attorney Patrick T. Mahoney, an associate at the Law Offices of James E. Blatt, has been involved in the professional practice of criminal law for over 10 years. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science and Business Administration. During his legal education at Whittier College School of Law, Mr. Mahoney received an American Jurisprudence Award in white collar crimes and clerked for the Orange County District Attorneys Office.
Immediately after law School, he practiced criminal defense with the Law Offices of James E. Blatt, where he represented state and federal criminal defendants, conducted preliminary hearings, client interviews, legal research, and motion writing. He assisted in the defense of Mr. Bajakajian, the landmark United States Supreme Court case involving government violations of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Cruel and Unusal Punishments and Excessive Fines. He also helped obtain dismissals of a murder case after preliminary hearing and a child molestation case after trial.
In 2000, Patrick Mahoney became an Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco where he represented the People of the State of California through all phases of criminal prosecutions. He rose quickly through the ranks and was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit and General Litigation Unit, where he prosecuted domestic violence cases, robberies, burglaries and assaultive crimes.
For the last two and a half years, he handled sexual assault cases while assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit. There, he was the lead prosecutor handling rape, attempted rape, sexual battery, and sexually violent predator cases. He conducted over forty jury trials involving driving under the influence, domestic violence, narcotics, robbery, assault, attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, torture, rape, kidnap for rape, and sexually violent predators.
Patrick Mahoney has received specialized training in felony sentencing, DNA evidence, sexual assault crimes, and California's Sexually Violent Predator Law.
The Law Offices of James E. Blatt are pleased Mr. Mahoney has returned to Los Angeles and rejoined the office. His vast criminal law experience is a great benefit to our clients through all stages of the proceedings.
Email: p.mahoney@jamesblatt.com
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