Patricia M. Cruz Danbury, Connecticut
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Patricia M. Cruz has been practicing with Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith since 2009, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury Law. Patricia M. Cruz was admitted to the State of Connecticut Superior Court in 2009 and has been practicing with Ventura, Ribeiro and Smith since then. She received her undergraduate degree from the Catholic University of Portugal in 2004 and she graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she completed her law degree in two years.
Attorney Cruz is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and the Portuguese Bar Association of Connecticut.
Attorney Cruz is also involved with the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut, where she serves on the Board of Directors.
- Education:
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills, Michigan,
September, 2008
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 2006 - 2008 - Catholic University of Portugal, Viseu, Portugal,
2004
Licenciatura
- Published Works:
- Abigail Alliance for Better to Development Drugs v. Von Eschenbach: Is There a Right to Live?, 25-2 T. M. Cooley L. Rev. 347, 2009
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Portuguese Bar Association of Connecticut
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury, CT, Legal Clerk, 2008 - 2009
- Lakeshore Legal Aid Clinic, Auburn Hills, MI, Legal Intern, 2008
- Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury, CT, Paralegal Assistant, 1997 - 2006
- Languages:
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- French
