Patrick McAuley has extensive legal experience, serving as a Partner at Connell Foley LLC since 1982. McAuley held the position of Secretary for the Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee, District V-C from 1987 to 1992. Early career roles include Law Clerk to Honorable George P. Helfrich at the Superior Court of New Jersey in 1978 and Law Clerk to Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes at the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 1977. McAuley earned a JD from Boston College Law School from 1974 to 1977 and a BA in Philosophy and Economics from William & Mary from 1970 to 1974, following education at Saint Benedict's Prep.