MEMBERS OF FIRM
Thomas L. Tarolli (1935-2006).
Robert B. Sundheim (Member) born Bismarck, North Dakota, November 18, 1936; admitted to bar, 1964, Ohio; 1968, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. in E.E., 1958); George Washington University; University of Detroit (LL.B., 1963). Gamma Eta Gamma. Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark.Email: Robert B. Sundheim
Calvin G. Covell (Member) born Muskegon, Michigan, January 14, 1936; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1968, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.M.E., 1959); George Washington University (M.B.A., 1961); Georgetown University (J.D., 1965). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark.Email: Calvin G. Covell
Barry L. Tummino (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cleveland State University (B.E.S., 1972; M.S., 1974); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1979). Sigma Pi Sigma. Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University. Member: American Bar Association; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent.Email: Barry L. Tummino
James L. Tarolli (Member) born Lakewood, Ohio, April 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Columbus Ohio State University (B.S.M.E., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1991). Member: Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark.Email: James L. Tarolli
Richard S. Wesorick (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1988); University of Dayton Law School (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Inventor, U.S. Patent No. 5,178,003. Member: Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark.Email: Richard S. Wesorick
Richard A. Sutkus (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1999, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., 1992; M.S., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: St. Louis and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Chemical Society. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks.Email: Richard A. Sutkus
Matthew M. Shaheen (Member) born Frankfurt, West Germany, November 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Akron (B.S.M.T., 1992; J.D., 1996). Member: Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks.Email: Matthew M. Shaheen
Gary J. Pitzer (Member) born Solon, Ohio, May 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1999, Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.E.E., 1991); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Entertainment and Sports Law Section) and American (Member: Intellectual Property Law and Law Practice Management Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Business Law Section; Intellectual Property Law Committee); International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Licensing.Email: Gary J. Pitzer
Christopher P. Harris (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.S.E.E., 1987; M.B.A., 1992); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient, Watts Hoffman Award for Best Intellectual Property Student, 1996. Member: Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Licensing.Email: Christopher P. Harris
John R. Hlavka (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S.M.E., with honors, 1971); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Member: Cleveland, Lake County and American Bar Associations; Cleveland and American Intellectual Property Law Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation.
Stephen J. Schultz (Member) born Frewsburg, New York, September 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1978, Ohio; 1981, New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., 1973; J.D., 1977); Cleveland State University (M.C.I.S., 1994). Member: Cleveland and American Intellectual Property Law Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Computers and Software.
George L. Pinchak, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cleveland State University (B.I.E., summa cum laude, 1978); Case Western Reserve University (M.B.A., 1981); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991); Cleveland State University (B.S.E.E.T., summa cum laude, 1998). Tau Beta Pi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient: Charles Auerbach Memorial Award in Evidence; Federal Bar Association Award in Constitutional Law. Executive Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Lake County Bar Association; Cleveland and American Intellectual Property Law Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation.
John A. Yirga (Member) born January 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1992); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1998); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002); Cleveland State University (B.S., Electronic Engineering, summa cum laude, 2007). Golden Key National Honor Society. Moot Court Board of Governors, Cardozo College of Law Intellectual Property Competition. Recipient: Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke Co. Award for Intellectual Property; ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law; CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law; Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Scholarship. Professional Engineering FE/EIT Registration. Executive Editor, Law Journal. Reported Cases: Jodi Kristopher, Inc. v. International Seaway Trading Corp., 88 USPQ2d 1798 (TTAB 2008). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation.Email: John A. Yirga
ASSOCIATES
Brett A. Schenck (Associate) born Valparaiso, Indiana, November 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, District of Indiana; 2004, Ohio. Education: Purdue University (B.S., E.E., 1987); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1991); University of Akron (M.B.A., 2003). Former Member: Honda R & D America; Maytag Corporation. Member: Cleveland Bar Association; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents(89%); Trademarks(10%); Copyrights(1%).Email: Brett A. Schenck
Brian W. Bolinger (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, October 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 1999); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2002). Member: Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Brian W. Bolinger
Kenneth H. Watson (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, May 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2000); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Intellectual Property Certificate, University of Akron School of Law. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Kenneth H. Watson
Michael R. Steel (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 20, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2000); University of Akron (J.D., 2005). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution.Email: Michael R. Steel
Liza J. M. Heinig (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S.M.E., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2005). Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity. Member, John Marshall Inn (Vice President, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005). Professional Engineer, District of Columbia, 2005. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Applications; Patent Prosecution.Email: Liza J. M. Heinig
Craig W. Hayden (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Microbiology, cum laude, 1998); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2006; M.S., Biochemistry, 2006). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution.Email: Craig W. Hayden
Daniel L. Hopper (Associate) born Euclid, Ohio, January 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S.M.E., 2002; J.D., 2007). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Daniel L. Hopper
Ryan Poor (Associate) born Anchorage, Alaska; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2004); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2007; M.S., 2007). Practice Areas: Patent Law.Email: Ryan Poor
Pamela L. Granger (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., Physics, 2004; B.A., English, 2004); University of Akron (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Patent Law.Email: Pamela L. Granger
OF COUNSEL
Maurice R. Salada (Of Counsel) born Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1976, Pennsylvania; 1982, Ohio; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Norwich University (B.S., Civil Engineer, 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1971). Member: Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. [Maj., USAR, 1968-1988]. Practice Areas: Patents; Licensing.Email: Maurice R. Salada