Norm Pattis
Norm Pattis is a Connecticut attorney who has represented Alex Jones in the Connecticut Sandy Hook Case[1]. He filed a Pro Hac Vice to represent Alex in Texas as well, but that was denied.
Pattis represented Candace Owens in her (just) suit against her high school, where she was subjected to racist harassment[2]. Before going completely off the deep-end alongside Owens, Pattis in fact had a high-profile and fairly successful career as a defense and civil right attorney.
Norm has been on Alex's show as a guest many times. Perhaps most notably, Norm was on air with Alex when Alex threatened and put a bounty on Chris Mattei.
During Alex's ill-fated bankruptcy diversion, Norm messed things up by explicitly stating that the bankruptcy was an attempt to force a settlement[3]. This was quoted during arguments and motions to support dismissal.
In pre-trial court hearings, Norm has sent Cam Atkinson to represent Alex instead. Norm and Cam made a last-ditch unsuccessful attempt to stop representing Alex, claiming that he had been unable to directly contact his client for months. After Judge Barbara Bellis refused to allow him to withdraw so close to trial without a hearing, Norm withdrew his attempt. While Atkinson later successfully withdrew, Norm remained lead counsel for the trial[4][5].
Norm still claimed that he was unable to directly contact his client, and he asked for TX lawyer Andino Reynal to join Jones' CT legal team. While the judge partially granted this request, once it became clear that Reynal would not have a speaking role at trial, Reynal withdrew as well.
Norm represented Alex during the Connecticut trial, at one point falling asleep during proceedings[6]. The eventual verdict against Alex exceeded 1 billion dollars. Norm's license to practice law was suspended for 6 months because of Norm's part in sending the plaintiffs medical records to non-authorized parties (although that suspension was later stayed pending appeal[7]).
Norm represented former-InfoWars employee and Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs during his months-long Seditious Conspiracy trial (arising from Biggs conduct and planning related to the January 6th Insurrection[8]. It may not surprise you to learn that Biggs was found guilty of Seditious conspiracy and fiver other felonies[9].
Norm's Stand-up Career
Norm seems to have an ill-advised passion for stand-up comedy.
Episode #549: April 13-14, 2021 first documented Norm's attempts to ply his comedic wares on Alex's shows. Norm made an extremely clunky joke about how the modern person needed "Woke Insurance" so that if the woke masses came after them they'd be protected from consequence.
In March of 2022, Norm made a extremely racist stab at stand-up, appearing at a comedy event in East Haven, Connecticut with his pants around his ankles, and trying to do George Carlin's "7 dirty words" bit, but with racial slurs (including the N-word) instead[10][11].
Not even the courtroom is safe from Norm's questionably honed wit. In a July 2022 status conference in the Lafferty Case, Norm attempted to joke that because plaintiffs wanted to bring first aid supplies (e.g. bandages) into the courtroom, he might need to "notify [his] insurance carrier of a risk of potential physical harm here"[12]. This landed about as well as you would expect, with Judge Barbara Bellis responding "I'm not sure what to say to that." and Attorney Chris Mattei replying "No.".
Relevant Episodes by Release Date
| No. | Title | Coverage
start date |
Coverage
end date |
Air date | Episode type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284 | 284: April 12, 2019 | April 12, 2019 | April 12, 2019 | April 15, 2019 | Present Day, Wacky Wednesday |
| 310 | 310: June 13-14, 2019 | June 13, 2019 | June 14, 2019 | June 17, 2019 | Present Day |
| 311 | 311: June 17-19, 2019 | June 17, 2019 | June 19, 2019 | June 21, 2019 | Present Day |
| 315 | 315: February 17-18, 2013 | February 17, 2013 | February 18, 2013 | July 1, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 322 | 322: July 16-17, 2019 | July 16, 2019 | July 17, 2019 | July 19, 2019 | Present Day |
| 333 | 333: August 16, 2019 | August 16, 2019 | August 16, 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Present Day |
| 360 | 360: October 23, 2019 | October 23, 2019 | October 23, 2019 | October 25, 2019 | Present Day |
| 392 | 392: January 24, 2020 | January 24, 2020 | January 24, 2020 | January 27, 2020 | Present Day |
| 399 | 399: February 12-14, 2020 | February 12, 2020 | February 14, 2020 | February 17, 2020 | Present Day |
| 402 | 402: February 20, 2020 | February 20, 2020 | February 20, 2020 | February 24, 2020 | Present Day |
| 429 | 429: May 3-4, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | Present Day |
| 460 | 460: Donk's Dojo | July 24, 2020 | Present Day, Wacky Wednesday | ||
| 484 | 484: September 18-19, 2020 | September 18, 2020 | September 19, 2020 | September 21, 2020 | Present Day |
| 530 | 530: February 10-11, 2021 | February 10, 2021 | February 11, 2021 | February 12, 2021 | Present Day |
| 549 | 549: April 13-14, 2021 | April 13, 2021 | April 14, 2021 | April 16, 2021 | Present Day |
| 550 | 550: April 16, 2021 | April 16, 2021 | April 16, 2021 | April 19, 2021 | Present Day |
| 551 | 551: April 20-21, 2021 | April 20, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | Present Day |
| 554 | 554: April 30, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | May 3, 2021 | Present Day |
| 556 | 556: May 6-7, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | May 10, 2021 | Present Day |
| 558 | 558: May 8-9, 2003 | May 8, 2003 | May 9, 2003 | May 17, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 584 | 584: August 5, 2021 | August 5, 2021 | August 5, 2021 | August 9, 2021 | Present Day |
| 602 | 602: Sandy Hook Response | October 4, 2021 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 631 | 631: December 20, 2021 | December 20, 2021 | December 20, 2021 | December 30, 2021 | Present Day |
| 637 | 637: January 13, 2022 | January 13, 2022 | January 13, 2022 | January 17, 2022 | Present Day |
| 662 | 662: March 22, 2022 | March 22, 2022 | March 22, 2022 | March 25, 2022 | Present Day |
| 667 | 667: July 25, 2003 | July 25, 2003 | July 25, 2003 | April 8, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 668 | 668: April 8, 2022 | April 8, 2022 | April 8, 2022 | April 11, 2022 | Present Day |
| 685 | 685: Formulaic Objections Part 7 | May 25, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| S012 | Alex's Breaky Minisode | June 17, 2022 | |||
| 723 | 723: September 8, 2022 | September 8, 2022 | September 8, 2022 | September 9, 2022 | Present Day |
| 725 | 725: September 13-14, 2022 | September 13, 2022 | September 14, 2022 | September 16, 2022 | Present Day |
| 727 | 727: Chatting with Sebastian Murdock | September 21, 2022 | Knowledge Fight Interview | ||
| 729 | 729: September 24, 2022 | September 24, 2022 | September 24, 2022 | September 26, 2022 | Present Day |
| 732 | 732: Trial Press Conference | October 4, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | October 7, 2022 | Present Day, Formulaic Objections |
| 733 | 733: October 6, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | October 10, 2022 | Present Day |
| 734 | 734: October 9, 2022 | October 9, 2022 | October 9, 2022 | October 12, 2022 | Present Day |
| 735 | 735: October 12, 2022 | October 12, 2022 | October 12, 2022 | October 14, 2022 | Present Day |
| 736 | 736: Reflections on a Verdict | October 15, 2022 | Knowledge Fight Interview, Formulaic Objections | ||
| 737 | 737: Reflections on a Verdict Part 2 | October 16, 2022 | Knowledge Fight Interview, Formulaic Objections | ||
| 739 | 739: Formulaic Objections Part 8 | October 21, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 741 | 741: December 2, 2015 | December 2, 2015 | December 2, 2015 | October 28, 2022 | Time Travel |
| 742 | 742: Formulaic Objections Part 9 | October 31, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 745 | 745: Formulaic Objections Part 10 | November 9, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 750 | 750: Formulaic Objections Part 11 | November 23, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 761 | 761: December 11, 2003 | December 11, 2003 | December 11, 2003 | December 30, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 765 | 765: Formulaic Objections Part 13 | January 9, 2023 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 775 | 775: Fireside Chatting | February 10, 2023 | Present Day | ||
| 786 | 786: Too Biggs For His Britches | March 17, 2023 | Present Day, InfoWars Interview | ||
| 804 | 804: May 3-4, 2023 | May 3, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Present Day |
| 806 | 806: Chatting with Erica Lafferty | May 12, 2023 | Knowledge Fight Interview | ||
| 813 | 813: May 29, 2023 | May 29, 2023 | May 29, 2023 | June 2, 2023 | Present Day |
| 845 | 845: September 2, 2023 | September 2, 2023 | September 2, 2023 | September 4, 2023 | Present Day |
| 848 | 848: The News Blitz | September 11, 2023 | Present Day | ||
| 851 | 851: Erica Lafferty Returns | September 19, 2023 | Knowledge Fight Interview | ||
| 870 | 870: November 9, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | November 13, 2023 | Present Day |
| 875 | 875: The Most Important Man In The World | December 7, 2023 | December 7, 2023 | December 9, 2023 | Wacky Wednesday |
| 883 | 883: More Like Jimmy Bore | January 1, 2024 | Wacky Wednesday, InfoWars Interview | ||
| 889 | 889: The Debate Of The Century, Part 2 | January 15, 2024 | InfoWars Interview | ||
| 920 | 920: February 4, 2008 | February 4, 2008 | February 4, 2008 | April 22, 2024 | Time Travel |
| 949 | 949: July 26, 2024 | July 26, 2024 | July 26, 2024 | July 29, 2024 | |
| 983 | 983: Chatting with Robbie Parker | November 22, 2024 | |||
| 1002 | 1002: January 21, 2025 | January 21, 2025 | January 21, 2025 | January 29, 2025 | |
| 1007 | 1007: January 25, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | February 12, 2025 |
- ↑ https://www.normpattis.com/
- ↑ https://www.thehour.com/norwalk/article/Schools-pay-37-500-to-Owens-family-8240741.php
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/infowars-alex-jones-seeks-to-leverage-small-business-bankruptcy-law-11650579228
- ↑ https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/DocumentInquiry/DocumentInquiry.aspx?DocumentNo=23170866 page 28
- ↑ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jury-hears-closing-arguments-in-alex-jones-sandy-hook-trial
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-lawyer-connecticut-trial-b2168406.html
- ↑ https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/court-stays-norm-pattis-law-license-suspension-17778556.php
- ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/prosecutors-rest-sedition-case-proud-boys-leaders-97986731
- ↑ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23800942-804-official-jury-verdict
- ↑ https://youtu.be/i5reSvkQq7k
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-jones-attorney-norm-pattis-n-word-pants-down-standup-set_n_6261a37fe4b07c34e9de3f23
- ↑ https://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/DocumentInquiry/DocumentInquiry.aspx?DocumentNo=23170866 page 16
