MEMBERS OF FIRM
Richard E. Wawrzyniak (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, June 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri-Rolla (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1991). Associate Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Applications; Patent Prosecution; Electrical Patents; Electronic Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation.Email: Richard E. Wawrzyniak
Thomas F. Lebens (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and California Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S.E.E., 1989); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1993). President, Associated Students Incorporated of California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, 1988-1989. Director, San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, 1985-1986. Partner, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, San Diego, 1998-2000; Associate, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, San Diego, 1993-1997. Of Counsel, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, San Diego, 2000. Member: Los Angeles County, San Diego County (Member, Intellectual Property Section), San Luis Obispo County and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Also Member, Sinsheimer, Schiebelhut & Baggett, A Professional Corporation, San Luis Obispo, California Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Business Strategy; Licensing; Infringement and Validity Analysis; Patentability, Infringement and Validity Opinions; Trademark; Copyright Law, Artistic Property; Electrical Intellectual Property.
Scott J. Menghini (Member) born Missoula, Montana, June 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Montana State University (B.S.E.E., 1991); University of San Diego (J.D., 1998). Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers for Excellence in Advocacy Cause and Trial Court Work. Member: San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Technology and Science; Computer Software; Electronics; Electro-Mechanical; Cable Communications; Cable TV; Cellular Communications; Cellular Telephone; Electronic Commerce; Wireless Communications; Computer Technology; Software Protection; Electrical Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution; International Intellectual Property Patents; Mechanical Intellectual Property; International Patents; Patent Prosecution.Email: Scott J. Menghini
Steven M. Freeland (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1992); University of San Diego (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Steven M. Freeland
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Shirin Tefagh (Associate) born Tehran, Iran, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, Irvine (Computer Science, 2005); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property.
OF COUNSEL
James J. Schumann (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, May 31, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in California). Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S. Ch.E., 1955); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1962). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Chicago (Member, Board of Managers, 1980-1982), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; San Diego Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Biochemical Technology; Biomedical Technology; Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Intellectual Property; Licensing Law; Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition.Email: James J. Schumann