As a colleague of Pat Whalen, I have had the opportunity to observe him represent his clients with the utmost professionalism, skill and compassion. He has the ability to analyze and evaluate legal issues better than most attorneys that I have seen and he does so without losing focus on achieving the best outcome for his clients. He had exhibited many times that his compassion for his clients is his primary driving force. Without reservations, I have recommended Pat to clients and other attorneys for matters that I could not handle. In each of the matters that he was recommended, he always exceeded the high expectations of his legal representation that he established long ago.