"During his stint in the state public defender's office, some colleagues noted that he made a positive impression on some peers and judges, leading to his getting hired in late 2009 as an assistant federal public defender, where he was one of the lone Republicans in the office."
"But to those who knew him during his eight years in Miami, there was nothing distinctive about the 44-year-old Patel - certainly not a hint of an aptitude for being named as the top law enforcement officer in the country."
"He was below average, an underachiever," said Miami attorney Paul Petruzzi, who was often assigned by judges to represent clients in federal criminal cases involving the public defender's office.
"He wasn't like other assistant public defenders who were willing to file motions to suppress evidence even when they knew they were unwinnable."
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