Patrick Corbett

Professor
B.A. Michigan State University 1983
J.D. University of Notre Dame Law School 1987

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Professor Patrick Corbett joined Cooley Law School in 2001. He has an extensive background in Criminal Law and Procedure. After graduating from law school, Professor Corbett served as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Horace W. Gilmore. He then served as a federal prosecutor for 10 years, as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. He worked in the general crimes unit, prosecuting cases involving firearms, drug trafficking, bank robberies, kidnappings, mail theft, counterfeiting, embezzlement, alien smuggling, and environmental offenses. He also worked in the economic crimes unit, prosecuting cases involving mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, customs fraud, credit card fraud, government program fraud, arson for profit, FDA fraud, and tax fraud.

In 1999, Professor Corbett was recruited by former Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm to help start the High Tech Crime Unit at the Michigan Attorney Generals Office, where he served as the Deputy Chief of that unit for over two years, investigating and prosecuting federal and state Internet and computer-related crimes. Professor Corbett also served as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law from Jan. 2001-May 2001.

Professor Corbett teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Computer Crimes.
 

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