Vipal J. Patel
Vipal J. Patel | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| In office February 28, 2021 – November 23, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David M. DeVillers |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth L. Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Residence | Dayton, Ohio |
| Education | Kent State University (BS) George Washington University (JD) |
Vipal J. Patel (born 1967 or 1968), is an American lawyer who served as the acting United States attorney for the Southern District of Ohio from February 28, 2021 to November 23, 2021. He became acting attorney when David M. DeVillers resigned from the role. Patel served as Assistant United States Attorney for the district since 2000, and was First Assistant since April 2016.
Early Life
[edit]Patel immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1970 and was naturalized in 1981. He founded a soccer club in Dayton, where he lives.[1]
Career
[edit]Patel has taught law at University of Dayton School of Law since 2008.[2] He worked at an anti-corruption and anti-narcotics position in Afghanistan in 2011 as a civilian advisor.[3] After leaving the Southern District of Ohio office, Patel joined the law firm Squire Patton Boggs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vipal Patel Named Acting U.S. Attorney For Southern District Of Ohio". WOSU Public Media. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "School of Law : Vipal J. Patel : University of Dayton, Ohio". udayton.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Southern District of Ohio | Vipal J. Patel becomes Acting United States Attorney | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Immigrants to the United States
- Lawyers from Dayton, Ohio
- United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Ohio
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Kent State University alumni
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- University of Dayton faculty