Patrick Mulligan was born in 1962 in Denver and has remained a Coloradoan throughout his life. He is a native of the 7th Congressional District. Patrick has maintained an energetic and dynamic approach that has consistently contributed to his success as a lawyer.

While attending college and law school in Colorado, he maintained high standards of academic excellence and was very active in sports. Patrick graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado and was the President of Phi Delta Phi at the University of Colorado Law School.

Patrick Mulligan began his career in law in 1987 when he joined the Denver Law Firm of Clanahan, Tanner, Downing and Knowlton, where he stayed through 1988. He shifted his focus toward defense of the indigent in 1988 and joined the Office of the Public Defender. Patrick served in the trial and appellate divisions of the Public Defender’s Office, working in the Pueblo and then Arapahoe office. In 1990, Patrick joined the Appellate Division where he focused on appeals of serious felony cases through the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court. Returning to trial cases in 1992, he worked in Jefferson County until he opened his own private practice in 1994 as a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer.

Patrick believes in providing aggressive but compassionate representation to those accused of criminal offenses. He has been qualified as an expert witness in many different jurisdictions throughout the State of Colorado. He has been hired by attorneys as an expert in criminal law both to assist in pending criminal litigation, and in matters of attorney discipline. He has acquired an exceptional expertise in the areas of appellate law and post-conviction litigation, not offered by many attorneys in the Denver area.

Patrick often teaches at the University of Colorado School of Law as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy. He has lectured throughout the State of Colorado on such diverse topics as Post-Conviction Litigation, The Insanity Defense, Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Law, and Habitual Criminal Litigation.

Throughout his life Patrick Mulligan has remained a competitive athlete, successful in competitive running, swimming, and triathlons, as well as a champion tennis player. For years he has played competitive basketball and also enjoys bicycling, skiing and hiking.

Patrick has been recognized as a Colorado Super Lawyer three years in a row.  This award, also known in Denver’s 5280 Magazine as a Top Colorado Lawyer, is reserved for the top 5% of lawyers in each specialty, as recognized by lawyers and judges throughout the state.

Patrick has also been recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Colorado.