‘Geriatric Hippie’ Saves The Day For Occupy New Haven

New England’s last standing anti-corporate occupation” was about to become history. 

Then a ponytailed, self-described geriatric hippie” lawyer read up on some New Haven history that blew his mind — and saved the fort, for now.

That lawyer is Norm Pattis. On a few hours’ notice he whipped together an 11th-hour legal complaint to try to stop the city from removing Occupy New Haven protesters and their five-month-old encampment on the upper Green by high noon on Wednesday. 

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