I. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK - PERSONAL BACKGROUND:
PRACTICING ATTORNEY FOR OVER 30 YEARS
MARRIED- 4 children
RAISED- Eureka, California
EDUCATION- Eureka High School, Eureka, California, Claremont Men's College, Claremont, California Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California [Univ. of Calif.]
DEGREES- Bachelors Degree 1966; Juris Doctor Degree 1969
MILITARY SERVICE- U.S.ARMY 1970-76 U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVES 1976-1991 Present Status: Lt.Col. USAFR (Retired)
II. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK - PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
TRINITY COUNTY COUNSEL- 1994-1998
Former Deputy County Counsel in Yuba County, CA.
PRIVATE GENERAL LAW PRACTICE- 1977 until Present
CITY ATTORNEY-
Present City Attorney for:
City of Anderson, CA.- 1980 to present
City of Corning, CA.- 1990 to present
City of Orland, CA - 1990 to Present
(Assistant City Attorney)
Former City Attorney for :
City of Marysville, CA.-1977-1979
City of Tehama, CA.-2001-2004
JUDGE PRO TEM- Shasta County, California
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK - OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:
Mt. Gate Community Services District
Anderson Fire Protection District
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Paskenta Community Services District
Cousin Gary's (Skycrest Enterprises, Inc.)
Hue and Cry Security
III. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK - HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Graduated cumlaude from Claremont Men's College. Graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law, one of the top law schools in the country. Has served as Judge Pro Tem on numerous occasions in Shasta County. Member of the Redding Chamber of Commerce as well as the Anderson Chamber of Commerce. Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, JAG Corps. Coordinator of Southeast Asian ministries, First Church of the Nazarene, Redding, California. Former member of the Board of Trustees of Point Loma University, San Diego, California. Past Chairman and Member of the Board of Trustees of Simpson University Foundation, Redding, California.
IV. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
Extensive background in both public and private law, having worked in the federal system for several years as a military attorney, having been an attorney for two different counties, having represented a number of different cities over the years and having managed a private practice of law at the same time.
Fitzpatrick Law Offices is a private law practice maintaining offices in Anderson and Redding and consisting of one attorney, a legal assistant over 20 years experience, an experienced probate secretary, a bookkeeper/receptionist, and a file clerk.
This law firm represents clients in many types of administrative proceedings and in both the State and Federal Courts at both the trial and appellate levels. We represent numerous individuals and families as well as small businesses. We work in several different areas of law including real estate, probate, personal injury, family law, conservatorships, guardianships, living trusts, wills, estate planning and other areas.
Our goal is to provide quality legal services to all of our clients and to assist them in making the legal system work effectively for them.