Patrick Justin Arata

Patrick Justin Arata

4512 Arrow Dr.
Fort Wayne, IN 46809

Phone: 260-747-0121

Website: aratalawfirm.com

Sustaining Member

About Patrick Justin Arata

Sustaining Member of NCDD; Indiana State Representative of NCDD. NCDD Summer Session Graduate: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. NCDD Winter Session Graduate: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010. SFST Student Course, 1999; SFST Instructor Course, 2003. State Courts Admitted: California, 1979 (Inactive); Indiana, 1980. Federal District Courts Admitted: Eastern District of California, Southern District of Indiana, Northern District of Indiana. Federal Appellate Courts Admitted: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court. Life Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Indiana Super Lawyer: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

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