Areas Of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Dependency Hearings
DUI/Traffic
Immigration Law
Military Law
Bar Admissions: Florida 1992
* United States Supreme Court
* Supreme Court of Florida
* United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
* United States Court of Appeals for the Federal and 11th Circuit
* United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
* United States Court of Federal Claims
* United States District Court for the Middle and Southern District of Florida
Education:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Juris Doctor, 1992
The Florida State Universtiy
Bachelor of Science, 1987
United States Army War College
Masters in Strategic Studies, 2011
Patrick N. Leduc
Recipient of the 2000 Clayton B. Burton Award of Excellence presented by the Florida Bar for “Demonstration of Character and Leadership in Promoting Legal Services to Military Personnel Serving in Florida”.
Awarded the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal(with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters); Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster);; The Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster); Joint Services Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Armed Forces Reserves Commendation Medal (with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters); National Defense Service Medal (2); Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Inherit Resolve Campaign Medal; Armed Force Expeditionary Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal (two campaign stars); Armed Forces Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Oversea Service Medal; Army Reserves Overseas Training Ribbon; Army Service Ribbon; Air Assault Badge; German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Gold); Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters); Meritorious Unit Citation.
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
Juris Doctor May 1992 Class Rank: Top 20%
* Member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy
* Published Comment: Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department Of Health and the Right to Die: Where Should the Line be Drawn 14 Am J. Trial Advoc. 643 (1991)
* Member of the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board
* Order of the Barristers; selected outstanding senior member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy
The Florida State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science August 1987
Major in Political Science and Social Studies Education
The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS)
1993 Graduate of the 130th TJAGLCS Officer Basic Course; 1994 TJAGLCS Criminal Law Advocacy Course; 1995 American Prosecutors Research Institute Child Abuse Prosecutions; 1995 TJAGLCS Law of War Course; 1996 TJAGLCS 50th Federal Labor Relations Course; 1997 TJAGLCS 44th Legal Assistance Course; 1998 TJAGLCS 3d Tax Law Course; 2000 Trial Defense Advocacy Course at the U.S. Department of Justice, National Advocacy Center-University of South Carolina; 2003 JAGC Officer Advance Course; 2006 Command and General Staff College;
US Army War College Graduate, class of 2011 - Masters in Strategic Studies.
Commander, 20th Military Historians Detachment, Chattanooga, TN
Colonel , U.S. Army, 2019-Feb 2023 (Officially Retired on 1 Feb 2023).
* Prior assignment as the Staff Judge Advocate, USAR Element, USNORTHCOM and NORAD, Petersen AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida. Prior Commander of the 154th Legal Support Organization-Trial Defense Service-Fort Belvoir, Virgina. Supervised and managed the activities of 162 subordinate Judge Advocate’s located throughout the Eastern United States and Europe
* Experienced military litigator, having tired 100 courts-martial and litigated over 130 appellate cases at the Army Court Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
* Operation Inherit Resolve, Allies Refuge, Enduring Freedom (Spartan Shield) and Iraqi Freedom combat veteran. Served in seperate deployments with USCENTCOM Fwd and Multi-National Force-Iraq, as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 143d Transportation Command
Chronological Listing of Military Assignments as a Judge Advocate
Duty Assignment Duty Status Dates
Student, 130th JAGC Officer Basic Course Active Army Jan - Mar 93
Legal Assistance Attorney, Fort Huachuca Active Army Mar - June 93
Chief, Legal Assistance, Fort Huachuca Active Army Jun 93-Apr 94
Trial Counsel, Fort Huachuca Active Army May 94 –Jun 95
Administrative Law Attorney and Assistant
Installation Labor Counselor-Fort Huachuca Active Army Jul -Nov 95
Trial Defense Counsel-Hunter Army Airfield
24th/3d Infantry Division (MECH) Active Army Dec 95-May 97
Administrative Law Attorney and Assistant
Installation Labor Counselor-3d INF DIV
(MECH)-Fort Stewart Active Army Jun 97-Dec 98
Chief, Legal Assistance, 3d INF DIV
(MECH)-Fort Stewart Active Army Jan 99-Jul 00
Trial Defense Counsel/Senior Defense Counsel
(Fort Stewart Field Office) Active Army Aug 00-Dec 01
174th Legal Support Organization, Team 6
Trial Counsel-St Petersburg, Florida USAR/TPU Jan 02–May 03
U.S. Army Legal Services Agency-
Defense Appellate Division, MDW Active Army Jun 03-Jun 04
Command Judge Advocate, 3d Transportation
Command Element-Anniston, Alabama USAR/TPU Jul 04-Apr 06
Staff Judge Advocate (FWD), 143d TRANSCOM
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and OSJA, MNF-I,
Camp Victory Iraq Active Army May 06-Jun 07
Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 143d Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, FL USAR/TPU Jul 07-Apr 08
Regional Defense Counsel, Southeast Region,
154th Legal Support Organization-Trial Defense USAR/TPU Apr 08-Apr 10
Deputy Commander, 154th Legal Support
Organization-Trial Defense USAR/TPU Apr 10-June 11
Commander, 154th Legal Support Organization USAR/TPU June 11-Feb 13
Staff Judge Advocate-U.S. Army Reserve Element USAR/TPU Feb 13-Feb 16
US Central Command-MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida
Staff Judge Advocate-U.S. Army Reserve Element USAR/DIMA Feb 16-Mar 19
US Northern Command/NORAD-Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs
Commander, 20th Military Historians Detachment USAR/TPU July 19-Present
81st RD, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Depolyed-
USCENTCOM Fwd July 21-June 22)
