PATRICIA A. STREETER
Attorney at Law
221 North Main Street, Suite 300
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
U.S.A.

In her over 26 years of legal experience, Ms. Streeter has developed a network of professionals and businesses to work with her clients, including expert witnesses, investigators and other attorneys. Here is an overview of Ms. Streeter’s background:

BACKGROUND

Licensing and Court Admissions

State Courts: State of Michigan (1979) and State of Illinois (1998)

U.S. District Courts: United States District Courts for the Eastern (1979) and Western Districts (1985) of Michigan and the Northern (1997) and Central (1998) District of Illinois, including the Trial Bar in the Northern District of Illinois (1997).

U.S. Appellate Courts: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979) and for the Seventh Circuit (1997)

U.S. Supreme Court (2003)

Education and Training

LL.M. International Business and Trade Law, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago (Jan. 2000)

Juris Doctor, Detroit College of Law, 1979 (Regional Competitor, National Moot Court Competition; Clerk-Internship, United States Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives)

Certificate, General Civil Case Mediator Training, April 2000, from the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education (40-hour training program)

Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, Art Education, Detroit, 1973

Diploma, Cass Technical High School (Commerical Art), Detroit, 1969

Professional Experience

Sole practitioner since July 1979, maintaining a general practice that includes diverse practice areas, from civil rights prosecution and federal criminal defense to business contract and litigation issues.  Included in this practice are services as a neutral case evaluator for the Third Judicial Circuit Court in the State of Michigan (Wayne County), and as a hearing referee for the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Currently an adjunct professor at the Vytautas Magnus University Law School in Kaunas, Lithuania, teaching Private Law of the Sea (Admiralty and Maritime Law).

Presentations and Papers

Panelist, “Cognitive Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System”, State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting, addressing the prevalence and impact of mental illness and cognitive disabilities on prisoners’ ability to cope with prison life, September 22, 2005.

Panelist, “Proving Your Case”, Pro Bono Training Seminar, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, November 16, 2005.

Paper and Presentation “Basics for Advising On Electronic Commerce”, an overview of current Internet usage Worldwide and in Lithuania, sales on the Internet and advising businesses going onto the Internet, International Conference: “The Business Environment: What Can The Law Do?” at the Law University of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania, June 25, 2003.

Panelist, “Incarcerating the Mentally Ill”, Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Safety, Lansing, Michigan, October 30, 2000.

Article, “Arbitration in Lithuanian Commercial Agreements: Establishment and Development”, Vytautas Magnus University Law Review, Number 4, September 2000.

Article and Presentation, “The 1999 Lithuanian Code of Professional Ethics for Lawyers: Areas for Improvement Consistent with European Union Standards” presented March 6, 2000 to the ten-member Joint Commission of members of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) and the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. (LAC), published in the Vytautas Magnus University Law Review, Teises Apzvalga, Number 4, September 2000.

Article, "Incarceration of the Mentally Ill: Treatment or Warehousing?," Michigan Bar Journal, February, 1998.

Panelist, “Prison Litigation Under the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act)”, addressing the Michigan experience, National Prison Project, Washington, D.C. October 31, 1997

Paper and panelist, "Developing a Theory of Your Case," Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, August 15, 1994.

Paper and panelist, "Some Thoughts On Cross-Examination of Informants and Police Witnesses", Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program, October 14, 1994.

Courses Given

“International Private Law of the Sea” (Commercial Maritime Law), Vytautas Magnus University Law School, Kaunas, Lithuania (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005)

“US Criminal Procedure,” Vytautas Magnus University Law School, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1999

Awards

1995  Joann Watson Civil Rights Award, National Lawyers Guild - Detroit Chapter

1988 Wayne County Region, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, for work in the pro-choice campaign of 1987-1988

1988 Sara Kilgore Award, for significant contributions to women and the law.   Women Lawyers Association of Michigan,  

Bar Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan, Sections: International Law, Prisons and Corrections
Lithuanian-American Bar Association, Inc. (President)

This page last revised June 10, 2006