Patrick W. Brown

Mr. Brown concentrates his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, with emphasis on contract and shareholder disputes. Other areas of practice include appellate advocacy, professional malpractice, and general litigation.

Prior to joining Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C., in 2020, Mr. Brown worked in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Shelley Robins New, and as Judicial Fellow to the Honorable Daniel J. Anders.

Mr. Brown is a 2016 graduate of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, where he was inducted into the Rubin Public Interest Honors Society. He is a 2011 graduate of Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences, where he was recognized for outstanding public service.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

ID Number: 252669

Since 2019

New Jersey

New Jersey Courts

ID Number: 21328203

Since 2023

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 5990858

Since 2023

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 323662

Attorney

Alan L. Frank Law Associates, P.C.

2020 - Current

First-chaired bench trials, arbitrations, and hearings. Took and defended depositions. Prepared clients for trials, hearings, and depositions. Second-chaired hearings, oral arguments on appeal, arbitrations, and mediations. Drafted appellate briefs to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the First Department of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. Drafted pleadings, pre- and post-trial motions, responses, and replies. Drafted motions in limine, indices of trial exhibits, witness lists, trial subpoenas, pre-trial memoranda, proposed points for charge, voir dire questions, and verdict sheets. Drafted notices, agreements, affidavits, praecipes, authorizations, stipulations, and exhibits. Drafted correspondence to chambers, counsel, clients, and non-parties. Participated in all aspects of discovery, including complex e-discovery. Worked closely with clients through the entire litigation process.

Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Shelley Robins New

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

2018 - 2020

Assigned trials and motions to judges of the 2017 Major Jury Program. Presided over status hearings on her Honor’s behalf. Recommended rulings on pre-trial motions. Drafted judicial opinions. Briefed her Honor on cases scheduled for hearings. Attended pre-trial conferences, hearings on rules to show cause, hearings on damages, and Discovery Court. Corresponded with judges, attorneys, and support staff

Judicial Fellow to the Honorable Daniel J. Anders

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

2016 - 2018

Conducted legal research and drafted judicial opinions on civil matters. Recommended rulings on pre-trial motions, including preliminary objections and motions for summary judgment, and post-trial motions. Drafted court orders, jury instructions, and bench memoranda. Attended jury trials of civil matters, hearings in Motions Court, and hearings in Discovery Court

Legal Intern to the Honorable Anthony H. Williams

Senate of Pennsylvania

2016 - 2018

Researched, summarized, and briefed Senator Williams and his staff on state and municipal law, legislation pending in the Senate and House, and hearing testimony. Met with constituents of Pennsylvania’s Ninth Senatorial District on Senator Williams’ behalf.

Judicial Intern to the Honorable Daniel J. Anders

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

2014 - 2014

Conducted legal research on denial of relief under Pennsylvania’s Post Conviction Relief Act, and on the sufficiency of evidence supporting a conviction of aggravated assault. Drafted judicial opinions supporting Judge Anders’s decisions on appeal in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Temple University Beasley School of Law

J.D. (2016)

2013 - 2016

Boston University

B.A. (2011) | Political Science

2006 - 2011