Patrick Shea (Utah lawyer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Patrick Shea (Utah lawyer)

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: United States of America, United States

Profession: lawyer, attorney at law

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Patrick Shea (Utah lawyer)

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  • Shea (born February 28, 1948) is a Salt Lake City based lawyer who has taken on many cases related to freedom of the press.
  • He also held office in the United States Department of the Interior. Shea co-authored with Rodney K.
  • Smith Religion and the Press: Keeping First Amendment Values in Balance, a book which argued that Freedom of the Press had been taken too far in allowing the media to publish unsubstantiated claims that demean religious leaders.Shea served as the Assistant to the Staff Director of the Special Senate Committee which investigated the United States Intelligence Community, 1975-76.
  • Shea was Counsel to the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee which handled the Taiwan Relations Act, the Camp David Accord and the attempt to ratify the SALT II Treaty.
  • Shea was the General Counsel for Standard Communication, a private communication company which owned twelve television, twelve radio stations, several newspapers and cable system from 1985 to 1993.
  • Shea also represented Massachusetts Democratic Party in seeking to gain enough information to exclude Mitt Romney from running for governor in Massachusetts.
  • He represented Skip Knowles in his case involving being fired by the Salt Lake Tribune for plagiarism.
  • He represented Steven Greenstreet's defense against Kay Anderson's attempts to prevent Greenstreet's use of an interview with Anderson in a documentary film This Divided State.
  • Shea also was one of the lawyers for Brent Jeffs in his sexual molestation suit against his uncle Warren Jeffs.
  • He is admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and Utah.

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