SHAREHOLDERS
John L. Alex (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., Ch.E., 1959; J.D., 1962). Member: Chicago, Seventh Circuit, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; The Lawyers Club of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: John L. Alex
Gary W. McFarron (Shareholder) born Evansville, Indiana, October 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1974, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., with distinction, 1971); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Antitrust.Email: Gary W. McFarron
Raymond M. Mehler (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., with distinction, 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Raymond M. Mehler
Edward D. Manzo (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (B.S. in Physics, 1972); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Author: Manzo, Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit, Thomson West, 2006, 2007 and 2008; Manzo, Patent Claim Interpretation, Global Edition, Thomson West, 2008. Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Vice President, 2008-2009); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Law Club of Chicago. Fellow: Richard Linn American Inn of Court. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Edward D. Manzo
Joel H. Bock (Shareholder) born Hammond, Indiana, May 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1974); Indiana University (J.D., 1977). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Unfair Competition Causes.Email: Joel H. Bock
Stephen B. Heller (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S. Aero E., with honors, 1977); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Unfair Competition.Email: Stephen B. Heller
Andrew G. Kolomayets (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, October 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Loyola University (B.A. in Chemistry, 1984); University of Illinois (J.D., 1988). Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Chemical Society; Ukrainian-American Bar Association. Languages: Ukrainian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Andrew G. Kolomayets
Mark J. Murphy (Shareholder) born Janesville, Wisconsin, February 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Wisconsin, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Ch.Eng., 1986); Marquette University (J.D., 1989). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Antitrust.Email: Mark J. Murphy
David M. Thimmig (Shareholder) born Lansing, Michigan, December 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: General Motors Institute (B.S.M.E., 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Counseling.Email: David M. Thimmig
Michael J. McGee (Shareholder) born Dunedin, Florida, October 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Florida State University (B.S.E.E., 1993; M.S.E.E., 1994); John Marshall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Unfair Competition Law.Email: Michael J. McGee
Louis J. Alex (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1992; B.A., Psychology, 1992); Georgetown University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition.Email: Louis J. Alex
ASSOCIATES
Michael D. Zaronias (Associate) born Gary, Indiana, October 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Chemistry, 1998); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Litigation; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Unfair Competition.Email: Michael D. Zaronias
Paul M. Raya (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, December 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Knox College (B.A., Chemistry, 1995); John Marshall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois State American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Paul M. Raya
Joseph R. Freund (Associate) born Woodstock, Illinois, November 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 2001); DePaul University (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph R. Freund
Betsy J. Derwinski (Associate) born Willoughby, Ohio, December 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: College of William and Mary (B.S., 2001); DePaul University (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Betsy J. Derwinski
Robert D. Moir (Associate) born Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, May 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Dalhousie University, Canada, (Biology, First Class Honors, 1981); University of Calgary (Ph.D., Molecular Biology, 1987); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Robert D. Moir
Jason R. Smalley (Associate) born North Tonawanda, New York, April 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S. ENE., summa cum laude, 2002); DePaul University College of Law ( J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Litigation; Copyrights; Trademarks; Trade Secrets.Email: Jason R. Smalley
Steven E. Jedlinski (Associate) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, April 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., BME, 2003); Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Steven E. Jedlinski
Edward M. Roney (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1988); National Technological University (M.S.E.E., 1992); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Edward M. Roney
OF COUNSEL
Granger Cook, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, August 31, 1926; admitted to bar, 1955, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court; 1966, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1978, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1978, U. S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.E.E., 1951); University of Michigan (J.D., 1954). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Past Chairman of Taxation Committee); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association; The Lawyers Club of Chicago; Barristers of the Patent Law (Chairman). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Antitrust.Email: Granger Cook, Jr.
Daniel M. Riess (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, July 28, 1936; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S. Ch.E., 1959); Georgetown University (J.D., 1967). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. [Capt., USNR-Ret.]. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Unfair Competition.Email: Daniel M. Riess
James S. Pristelski (Of Counsel) born Marinette, Wisconsin, April 12, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.E.E., 1966); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1972). Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: James S. Pristelski
Joseph T. Harcarik (Of Counsel) born Braddock, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey; 1985, New York; 1991, Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (1964, Phys.); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Ch.E.); Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1974). (Resident, Lake Mills, Wisconsin Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Copyrights; Unfair Competition.Email: Joseph T. Harcarik
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