MEMBERS OF FIRM
Allen J. Hoover (1940-2006).
Jeffrey L. Clark (Member) born Garrett, Indiana, October 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with Highest Distinction, 1975); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Chi Epsilon; Tau Beta Pi. Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "The Contract Clause Reemerges," Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 1978. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Jeffrey L. Clark
Jeffery N. Fairchild (Member) born Nurnberg, Germany, February 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.M.E., with honors, 1984); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Jeffery N. Fairchild
Stephen D. Geimer (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.M.E., 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1977). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Stephen D. Geimer
Martin L. Katz (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 11, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia; 1969, New Jersey; 1987, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S., 1964); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Member, Board of Managers, 1987-1989). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Martin L. Katz
F. William McLaughlin (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, April 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1978); DePaul University (J.D., 1984). Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: F. William McLaughlin
Dean A. Monco (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1973; M.B.A., 1977); DePaul University (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Graduate School of Business Alumni Association, 1979. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Justinian Society. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Dean A. Monco
John S. Mortimer (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, October 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and Florida; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1976); DePaul University (J.D., 1979). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: John S. Mortimer
Paul M. Odell (Member) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S.N.E., 1968); DePaul University (J.D., 1973). Licensed Professional Engineer: Illinois, 1973; Indiana, 1975. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Paul M. Odell
Steven F. Weinstock (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 2006, Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1975); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Steven F. Weinstock
ASSOCIATES
Jeffrey M. Drake (Associate) born New York, N.Y., January 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University (B.S.M.E., 2000); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Jeffrey M. Drake
Katherine N. Addison (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.S., 2001); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Katherine N. Addison
Mark V. Polyakov (Associate) born Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and Ohio; 2006, Illinois. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2005).Email: Mark V. Polyakov
OF COUNSEL
Richard S. Phillips (Of Counsel) born Peoria, Illinois, April 11, 1926; admitted to bar, 1951, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University and University of Illinois (B.S. in E.E., 1950); University of Illinois (LL.B., 1951). Phi Delta Phi; Eta Kappa Nu; Pi Mu Epsilon. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Richard S. Phillips
Robert J. Brill (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin; 1994, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1989); Marquette University (J.D., 1992); University of Wisconsin-Madison (P.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996). Associate Member, Marquette Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Chicago Software Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademarks; Copyrights.
Peter J. Shakula (Of Counsel) born Gary, Indiana, November 22; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1993, Indiana; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana,; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1986); Indiana University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation; Patent Licensing; Unfair Competition.
Joel E. Siegel (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., March 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.I.E., 1964); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1969). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Joel E. Siegel