Address:1238 East Concord Street Orlando, Florida 32803

LEGAL EDUCATION
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida.
August, 1981 - December, 1983.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. August, 1977 - May, 1981.
Received B.S., double major in Accountancy and Finance

EMPLOYMENT
Currently in private practice; Law Office of Patricia A. Cashman, P.A.
August 1984 - December 2000.
Assistant Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit; represented clients charged with misdemeanors, traffic offenses and felonies; since 1987 primarily responsible for preparation and trial of capital cases.
August 1993 - Present
Adjunct Professor, University of Central Florida, Criminal Law and Evidence

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Florida Coalition against the Death Penalty, past member Board of Directors
Healthy Community Initiative
Boone High School Mock Trial Team, coach 2009-2011
University of Central Florida Trial Team Coach 2011-present
Central Florida Tri Sigma Alumnae Chapter, member

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Florida Bar
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Former member Death Penalty Steering Committee, Florida Public Defender Association

PUBLICATIONS
Co-author of Resentencings: A Second Chance at Life, chapter 11 of Defending a Capital Case in Florida
Authored Guide to Criminal Law for Florida

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Frequent speaker at capital defense training seminars and trial seminars, presentations before legal and civic organizations on issues concerning capital cases and providing legal services to indigent