MEMBERS
James B. Muskal (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.M.E., 1960); DePaul University (J.D., 1963).Email: James B. Muskal
Dennis R. Schlemmer (Member) born Kankakee, Illinois, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. Gen. Eng., 1961; J.D., 1964).Email: Dennis R. Schlemmer
John W. Kozak (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois and District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.E.E., 1965); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968).Email: John W. Kozak
Mark E. Phelps (Member) born Warren, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., 1970); Northwestern University (J.D., 1975).Email: Mark E. Phelps
H. Michael Hartmann (Member) born Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1991, Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Colorado School of Mines (B.S. Petro. Eng., 1970); DePaul University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; U.S. Bar - EPO Liaison Council (Former Chair, U.S. Delegation). Languages: German.Email: H. Michael Hartmann
Bruce M. Gagala (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Drake University (B.A. Chem., 1973); Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1977).Email: Bruce M. Gagala
Charles H. Mottier (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.G.E., 1978); Magdalen College, Oxford University; University of Illinois (J.D., 1981).Email: Charles H. Mottier
John Kilyk, Jr. (Member) born Reading, Pennsylvania, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Kenyon College (B.A. Chem., 1980); Georgetown University (J.D., 1983).Email: John Kilyk, Jr.
Robert F. Green (Member) born Champaign, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. Chem., 1971); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1974).Email: Robert F. Green
John B. Conklin (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1983, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S.E.E., 1974; J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: John B. Conklin
Mark J. Liss (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1978); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1981).Email: Mark J. Liss
John M. Belz (Member) born East St. Louis, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1985, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.E.E., 1975; M.S. Nuclear Eng., 1976); University of Texas (J.D., 1980). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).Email: John M. Belz
Brett A. Hesterberg (Member) born Red Bud, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1981; J.D., 1984).Email: Brett A. Hesterberg
Jeffrey A. Wyand (Member) born Hagerstown, Maryland, 1942; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lehigh University (B.S.E.E., 1964; B.S. Eng. Physics, 1965); Carnegie-Mellon University (M.S.E.E., 1966); University of Maryland (J.D., 1977). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).Email: Jeffrey A. Wyand
Paul J. Korniczky (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Cooper Union School of Engineering (B.E., 1982; M.E., 1985); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1986).Email: Paul J. Korniczky
Pamela J. Ruschau (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: General Motors Institute (B.M.E., 1983); Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Pamela J. Ruschau
Steven P. Petersen (Member) born Park Ridge, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.E.E., 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., 1987).Email: Steven P. Petersen
John M. Augustyn (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S. Engineering, 1981); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1987).Email: John M. Augustyn
Christopher T. Griffith (Member) born Lansing, Michigan, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S. Ch.E., emphasis in Biomedical Eng., 1983); University of Houston (J.D., 1987).Email: Christopher T. Griffith
Wesley O. Mueller (Member) born Mansfield, Ohio, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S.E.E., 1985); Ohio State University (J.D., 1988).Email: Wesley O. Mueller
Jeremy M. Jay (Member) born Hackensack, New Jersey, 1953; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1991, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., Pre-Veterinary Technology, 1976; M.S., Zoology, 1978); Texas A&M University (Ph.D., Biology, 1985); George Mason University (J.D., 1990). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).Email: Jeremy M. Jay
Lynn A. Sullivan (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, 1950; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1976); University of LaVerne (M.S., 1978); DePaul University (J.D., 1990).Email: Lynn A. Sullivan
Jeffrey B. Burgan (Member) born Great Lakes, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana and Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S.Ch.E., 1977); Loyola University of New Orleans (J.D., 1989).Email: Jeffrey B. Burgan
Eley O. Thompson (Member) born Washington, D.C., 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1993, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S.E.E., 1987); George Mason University (J.D., 1990).Email: Eley O. Thompson
Mark Joy (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Computer Engineering, 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., 1990).Email: Mark Joy
David M. Airan (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.E.E., 1989); Northwestern University (J.D., 1993).Email: David M. Airan
Xavier Pillai (Member) born Budhalur, Tamil Nadu, India, 1952; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (Ph.D., 1984); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1994). Languages: Tamil and Hindi.Email: Xavier Pillai
Gregory C. Bays (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.M.E., 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995).Email: Gregory C. Bays
Steven H. Sklar (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University (B.S.Ch.E., 1991); Northwestern University (J.D., 1996).Email: Steven H. Sklar
Tamara A. Miller (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1993); Loyola University (J.D., 1996).Email: Tamara A. Miller
M. Daniel Hefner (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1990); Yale University (M.S., 1993; M.Phil., 1994); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996).Email: M. Daniel Hefner
Salim A. Hasan (Member) born Kanpur, India, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and 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 and History, 1989; J.D., 1992); George Washington University (LL.M., 1994). Languages: Urdu, Hindi.Email: Salim A. Hasan
Kenneth P. Spina (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Loyola University (M.S., 1988); DePaul College of Law (J.D., 1996).Email: Kenneth P. Spina
Phillip M. Pippenger (Member) born Midland, Michigan, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1992); Wesleyan University, Connecticut (B.A., Physics, 1993); Rice University (M.S.E.E., 1995); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1998).Email: Phillip M. Pippenger
Anne E. Naffziger (Member) born New Jersey, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, Washington. Education: DePaul University (B.A., Business, 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Washington State Bar Association. (Resident, Seattle, Washington Office).Email: Anne E. Naffziger
Claudia W. Stangle (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Fine Arts, 1992); DePaul University (J.D., 1997). Languages: German.Email: Claudia W. Stangle
Paul J. Filbin (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E.; B.A., English, 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 1999).Email: Paul J. Filbin
John L. Gase (Member) born Southfield, Michigan, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S. Biochem., 1995); George Washington University (J.D., 1999).Email: John L. Gase
Robert T. Wittmann (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.E.E., 1990); DePaul University (J.D., 2000).Email: Robert T. Wittmann
Kevin C. Parks (Member) born Ames, Iowa, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and New York Supreme Court; 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; State of Illinois Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., English, 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1984).Email: Kevin C. Parks
Caroline L. Stevens (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.F.A., 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., 2000). Languages: Spanish.Email: Caroline L. Stevens
COUNSEL
John E. Rosenquist (Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: St.Mary's College (B.A., Chem., 1961); Creighton University (M.S., Chem., 1962); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1968). Languages: German.Email: John E. Rosenquist
Robert V. Jambor (Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: General Motors Institute (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1958); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1963). (Resident, Rockford, Illinois Office). Languages: Czech.Email: Robert V. Jambor
James M. Robertson (Counsel) born Morenci, Arizona, February 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1993, Alabama; 1999, South Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Metallurgical/Materials Science Engineering, 1985); University of Arizona; University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Tau Beta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Phelps Dodge Scholar. Duval Scholar. Member: John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Summer Associate, Kullman, Inman, Bee, Downing & Banta, 1990. Associate, Leydig Voit & Mayer, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1992. Patent Counsel, Milliken & Company, 1993-1999. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar; Carolina Patent Trademark and Copyright Law Association; American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. (Resident, Rockford, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; General Business.
Frances Jagla (Counsel) born South Bend, Indiana, July 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; 1990, Illinois; 2007, Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1981); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). (Resident, Seattle, Washington Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks.
Charles S. Cohen (Counsel) born Highland Park, Illinois, March 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1982); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Author: "Third-Party Computer Leases: The Effect of the Lessor's Bankruptcy," Computer/Law Journal, Vol. VI, No. 3. Member: Chicago Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(75%); Corporate Law(25%).Email: Charles S. Cohen
Joseph G. Contrera (Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1985); Hood College (M.S., 1987); American University (J.D., 1995). Alpha Chi Sigma. Note and Comment Editor, The Administrative Law Journal, American University, 1994-1995. Recipient: NIH Award of Merit, 1998; NIH Office of Technology Transfer, 1995-1998; FDA Group Recognition Award. Author: "Problems Facing Start-Ups," 1 Bio Process Intl. 22, 2003; "FDA and The ICH: How Harmonious Will International Pharmaceutical Regulations Become?" 8 Admin. L.J. Am. U., 1995. Biologist, FDA Center for Drug Evolution and Research, 1989-1995. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Chemical Society; Association of University Technology Managers; Licensing Executive Society. (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Licensing; Litigation.Email: Joseph G. Contrera
Thomas David Paulius (Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.C.E., 1976); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Thomas David Paulius
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J. Karl Gross (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.M.E., 1994); Boston University (J.D., 2001).Email: J. Karl Gross
Aaron R. Feigelson (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., Mathematics, 1991); Northwestern University (M.S, Computer Science, 1995; Ph.D., Computer Science, 1998); University of Chicago (J.D., 2002).Email: Aaron R. Feigelson
L. Scott Beall (Associate) born Elmhurst, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Chemistry, 1991); Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1996); Rutgers University (J.D., 2003).Email: L. Scott Beall
Nancy J. Gettel (Associate) born Cass City, Michigan, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Alma College (B.S., 1998); Duke University (M.A., 2001); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004).Email: Nancy J. Gettel
Peter H. Domer (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Rice University (B.A., Biochemistry, 1981); Northwestern University (M.D., 1986; J.D., 2004).Email: Peter H. Domer
Jeffrey N. Turner (Associate) born Joliet, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.G.E., 2001); University of Houston (J.D., 2004). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Jeffrey N. Turner
Stephanie M. Lawley (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Mary Baldwin College (B.S., Biochemistry, magna cum laude, 1999); College of William & Mary (M.A., Biology, 2001); George Mason University (J.D., 2004). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office). Languages: German.Email: Stephanie M. Lawley
Marcos P. Rivas (Associate) born Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of Chicago (B.A., Philosophy, 1991); University of Alabama at Birmingham (Ph.D., Cell Biology, 2000); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: Spanish.Email: Marcos P. Rivas
Christine M. Cochran (Associate) born Hackettstown, New Jersey, April 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., Biological Sciences, 1998); Washington University (J.D., 2003).Email: Christine M. Cochran
John P. Snow (Associate) born Southfield, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Biological Chemistry, 1998; J.D., 2005).Email: John P. Snow
Dimitry Kapmar (Associate) born Odessa, Ukraine, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1996); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2005). Languages: Russian and Ukrainian.Email: Dimitry Kapmar
Caryn Borg-Breen (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., Chemistry, 1994); University of North Carolina (Ph.D., Chemistry, 2000); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2006).
Angela J. Baylin (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Psychology, 1998); Roosevelt University (Paralegal Certification, 1999); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006).
Ashlee B. Mehl (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.S., Chemistry, 2003); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2006).
John K. Winn (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University School of Engineering (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2000; B.S., Computer Science, 2000); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2006).
Boris Umansky (Associate) born Odessa, Ukraine, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Political Science and French, 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. President, Loop Chapter, Business Network International, 2005-2007. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2005) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Vice-Chair, Internet Law Committee, 2006). Languages: Russian and French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Computer Law; Internet Law; Commercial Litigation.
Kevin Keenan (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2007).
Michelle Calkins (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 2004); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007).
Elias P. Soupos (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 2000); Northwestern University (M.E.M., Specialization in Systems Engineering and Project Management, with honors, 2004); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2008).Email: Elias P. Soupos
Emer L. Simic (Associate) born Galway, Ireland, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cambridge University, England (B.A., Natural Sciences, 2001; Master's of Philosophy, 2002); Honorable Society of Kings Inns, Ireland (Barrister-at-Law Degree, 2006); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2008; Certificate in Intellectual Property law).
Christopher K. Leach (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: Saint Louis University (B.A., Chemistry, 1994); Washington University in St. Louis (B.S., Chemical Engineering, with honors, 1994); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008).
OF COUNSEL
C. Frederick Leydig (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, 1925; admitted to bar, 1950, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S. Ch.E., 1945); DePaul University (J.D., 1950).
Berton Scott Sheppard (Of Counsel) born Zanesville, Ohio, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S. Agr. Eng., 1958); Northwestern University (J.D., 1961).Email: Berton Scott Sheppard
Gordon R. Coons (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S. Ch.E., 1961); Georgetown University (J.D., 1965).Email: Gordon R. Coons
James D. Zalewa (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trail Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. Eng. Physics, 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974).Email: James D. Zalewa