Patrick Gallagher

Patrick Gallagher was born and raised in southern West Virginia. He received his B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Elon University in 2002, then attended law school at Wake Forest University, graduating cum laude in 2005. In law school he participated in mock trial, Moot Court, and Law Review. After graduation he returned to West Virginia and worked for a large defense firm handling consumer finance, deliberate intent, and Mine Safety Health Administration cases. In 2008 he moved to Wilmington, Delaware, joining a large firm practicing primarily in corporate litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery. In 2009 he moved to Dover and joined a small firm focused on personal injury, family law, and criminal defense, later expanding into estates, bankruptcy, real estate litigation, landlord/tenant issues, civil rights, employment law, and small business representation. Pat is currently the Managing Director of Jacobs & Crumplar, focusing on personal injury, employment discrimination, and civil rights. He has litigated at every level of the Delaware courts, including the Delaware Supreme Court, and regularly practices in the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware. He has served on the Board of Directors of Delaware's Community Legal Aid Society, the Board of the Kent County Bar Association, the Executive Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association, the Delaware Supreme Court's Board of Bar Examiners (associate member), and as a statewide co-chair for the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice.