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| | Address | | 1111 Louisiana, 25th Floor | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-787-1400 | | Fax: 713-787-1440 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.howrey.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Howrey LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General and Trial Practice including Antitrust, Commercial Litigation, Complex Tort, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate and Transactional, Environmental, Government Contracts, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Products Liability, Securities Litigation, Supreme Court and Appellate and White Collar Criminal Defense. | Firm Profile:
Howrey LLP is a world leader in intellectual property, antitrust/competition, and complex business litigation. Founded in 1956, Howrey LLP employs more than 550 attorneys, as well as over 50 economic, financial, environmental consultants, and economic research analysts in offices in Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, Brussels, Chicago, Houston, Irvine, London, Los Angeles, New York City, East Palo Alto, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Taipei. Howrey is the second most-frequently mentioned firm in the National Law Journal's 2000 survey "Who Represents Corporate America," a listing of law firms preferred by Fortune 250 non-financial companies and ranked first in IP Worldwide's 1999 survey of "Who Represents the World's Most Valuable IP Rights?". Howrey is also the leading antitrust firm in the world according to the Global Competition Review (2003) and its attorneys include many former FTC and DOJ officials and current and former ABA officers, council members, and committee chairs. Unrivaled in our plaintiff and defense work in high-stakes cases, the firm has litigated in the federal courts of 49 states and represented clients in over 1,500 federal and state court cases since 1995 and handled 444 Supreme Court and appellate matters over the past 6 years. The firm is ranked in the top 25 firms nationally for its pro bono efforts. | | Firm Size: 487 |
Other Office Locations of Howrey LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
East Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
London, England
Paris, France
Munich, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Madrid, Spain
Taipei, Taiwan
| | RESIDENT PARTNERS | | Walter M. Berger (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.. Education: Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: Houston (Board Member, 2002—) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers. Reported Cases: Smith v. Waste Management, Inc., 407 F. 3d 381 (5th CIR. 2005); Shirvanian V; Defrates et al, 161 S.W. 3d 102 (Tex. APP.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2004). Languages: Spanish (limited). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; International Arbitration. Email: Walter M. Berger | | Stephen H. Cagle (Partner) born St. Petersburg, Florida, July 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1974, Indiana; 1982, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1968); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1971). Member, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A./Canada), 1982—. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Theft of Trade Secrets. Email: Stephen H. Cagle | | Thomas L. Casagrande (Partner) born Springfield, Massachusetts, October 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1999, Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1990). Named to "2004 Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners". Member, 1988-1989, and Executive Editor, 1989-1990, Connecticut Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. B. Avant Edenfield, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1990-1991. Member, Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter (2002—). Author, Hey! They Took My Idea: Choosing the Right Vehicle to Protect It, Houston Business Journal (October 1, 2004); When Trademarked Goods Are Resold, National Law Journal (April 26, 2004); Go Ahead and Name "Brand X" — But Be Careful, Houston Business Journal (February 6, 2004); What Must a Foreign Service Mark Owner Do to Create and Maintain Trademark Rights in the United States?, 93 The Trademark Reporter 1354 (November-December 2003); The Refurbishment Debate, Trademark World (October 2003) (with Isabel Davies); Now State Dilution Law May Offer More Uniformity, The National Law Journal (May 13, 2002) (with co-author John C. Cain); Beating the Sophisticated Cybersquatter, Intellectual Property Today (May 2002) (with co-author Henry M. Pogorzelski); In the Wild West of Cyberspace, How Can a Company Best Protect Its Name and Trademarks?, Houston Business Journal, Business Survival Guide (May 2001); When Search Words Lead to Competing Internet Ads, The National Law Journal (April 30, 2001); The "Dawn Donut Rule": Still Standing (Article III, That Is) Even with the Rise of the Internet, 90 The Trademark Reporter 793 (September/October 2000); Permanent Injunctions in Trade Secret Actions: Is a Proper Understanding of the Role of the Inadequate Remedy at Law/Irreparable Harm Requirement the Key to Consistent Decisions?, 28 AIPLA Quarterly Journal 113 (Spring 2000); Recent Developments in Trademark Law, 7 Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal 463 (Winter 1999); Using the Lanham Act to Ward Off Preliminary Injunctions, 18 ABA Franchise Law Journal 87 (Winter 1999). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademark Litigation; Trade Dress; Copyright Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets. Email: Thomas L. Casagrande | | Peter J. Chassman (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.E.E., with highest honor, 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Client Counseling. Email: Peter J. Chassman | | Scott W. Clark (Partner) born Blytheville A.F.B., Arkansas, February 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with high honors, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1998). Omega Chi Epsilon; Tau Beta Pi. Publications Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation. Email: Scott W. Clark | | Sashe D. Dimitroff (Partner) born Skopje, Yugoslavia, December 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1985); University of Houston (M.B.A., with full honors, 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Legal Authorships: Bishop, Dimitroff and Miles, "Strategic Options Available When Catastrophe Strikes the International Energy Project," to be published in the University of Texas International Law Journal; "Psychology of Persuasion," University of Houston Advanced Evidence Course, 2001-2002; Dimitroff, Perrin and Workman, "Recovery of Damages in Texas," State Bar of Texas Advanced Expert Witness Course II, February, 2002; Bishop and Dimitroff, "International Litigation in Texas: Obtaining Evidence Abroad and Proving the Laws of Foreign Countries," University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, 2001; Kruse and Dimitroff, "Avoiding 'Megalosses' in Drafting the Provisions of Electric Power Trading Contracts," 16 Corporate Counsel Review 153, November, 1997; Bishop, Dimitroff and Mohr, "Non-Competes, Confidentiality Agreements, and Trade Secrets," Texas Bar's Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2001; Ross and Dimitroff, "Whose Field of Dreams: Antitrust Relief Against Restrictions on the Sale or Relocation of Major League Baseball Teams," 42 Antitrust Bulletin 521, Fall, 1997; Horten and Dimitroff, "Year 2000 Litigation in the United States of America," The Computer Law Handbook, Bech ed., 1999; "Year 2000 Litigation Update," University of Houston Seminar on Advanced Civil Litigation After the New Discovery Rules, April, 1999; Dimitroff, Koch and Mayer, "Insurance Coverage for Year 2000-Related Losses and Liabilities," University of Houston Insurance Law Seminar, June, 1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Global Litigation. Email: Sashe D. Dimitroff | | Michael S. Dowler (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, October 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1987); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Lytae. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Litigation; Semiconductor Technology; Patent Interference Practice. Email: Michael S. Dowler | | Gregg A. Duffey (Partner) born Linton, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering); University of Birmingham, England (M.Sc.); Houston Baptist University (M.B.A.,); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of the Lytae. Member, 1995-1997 and Articles Editor, 1996-1997, South Texas Law Review. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Emerson Electric Co. v. Spartan Tool, LLC, 223 F. Supp. 2d 856 (N.D. Ohio 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(90%); Mechanical Patent Prosecution(10%). Email: Gregg A. Duffey | | Gary J. Fischman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, February 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1996, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Tulane University (B.S., 1978); University of Houston (M.B.A., 1987); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of Lytae. Member, 1989-1990 and Assistant Editor, 1989, South Texas Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law, 1995-1997. Member: Houston Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Association. Reported Cases: Semiconductor Energy Lab, Ltd. v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc., 204 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Quantum Corp. v. Rodime PLC, 851 F.Supp. 1382 (D.Minn. 1994), aff'd 65 F.3d 1577 (Fed. Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 517 U.S. 1167 (1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gary J. Fischman | | Patricia A. Kammerer (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S. in Pharmacy with highest honors, 1973; Ph.D., Biopharmaceutics, 1978; J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Patents; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution. Email: Patricia A. Kammerer | | John R. Keville (Partner) born New York, N.Y., May 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: New York Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., 1988); St. John's University (J.D., 1995). Member, 1993-1994 and Publications Editor, 1994-1995, St. John's Law Review. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. M-I, LLC, 514 F.3d 1244 (Fed. Cir. 2008); Performance Aftermarket Parts Group, Ltd. v. TI Group Automotive, 2008 WL 1775436 (S.D. Tex. 2008); Javelin Investments, LLC v. McGinnis, 2007 WL 781190 and 2007 WL 1003856 (S.D. Tex. 2007); Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. M-I, LLC, 456 F.Supp. 2d 811 (E.D. Tex. 2006); Parker Barber & Beauty Supply, Inc. v. The Wella Corp., 2006 WL 2918571, (Tex. App.-Austin, 2006); Cooper Cameron Corp. v. Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc., 291 F. 3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2002); Tamko Roofing Products, Inc. v. Ideal Roofing Co., Ltd., 282 F. 3d 23 (1st Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(75%); Antitrust(10%); Trade Secret Misappropriation(10%); Copyright Litigation(5%). Email: John R. Keville | | Kelly J. Kirkland (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, April 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1981, Washington. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Patent Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Kelly J. Kirkland | | Susan K. Knoll (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, February 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Patents; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets. Email: Susan K. Knoll | | Joseph D. Lechtenberger (Partner) born Okarche, Oklahoma, May 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1989). Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Licensing. Email: Joseph D. Lechtenberger | | Stephen L. Lundwall (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah, October 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., university honors, 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1988-1990, and Board of Directors, 1989-1990, Brigham Young University Law Review. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Commercial Litigation. Email: Stephen L. Lundwall | | John F. Lynch (Partner) born New York, N.Y., June 16, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1966, Texas; 1967, District of Columbia; 2003, Washington; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.Ch.E., 1960); Temple University; Fordham University (J.D., 1964). Listed in the top twenty Patent Lawyers in the World in Euromoney Legal Media Group's "Best of the Best: 2000 Edition. Listed in the "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law. Co-Author: Patent Litigation: Procedure & Tactics, Matthew Bender & Company, New York, 1978-1985; Fraud in Patent Procurement, Patent Resources Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1973. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law. Member: Council on Patent Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1980—; Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A./Canada), 1975—. Member: Houston, New York State, Washington State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California; International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys; International Intellectual Property Association; Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association; San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation (Charter Life); Texas Bar Foundation (Life). Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property; Federal Civil Litigation; Patent Litigation; High Technology Contracts. Email: John F. Lynch | | Thomas A. Miller (Partner) born West Reading, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lehigh University (B.S.C.E., with high honors, 1977); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1982). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma; Chi Epsilon. Member, Editorial Staff, Dickinson Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Patent Litigation; Electronics; Life Sciences; Semiconductor Technology; Business Methods. Email: Thomas A. Miller | | Floyd R. Nation (Senior Partner) born Winder, Georgia, October 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1975, Louisiana; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.M.E., 1968); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1974). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas School of Law, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Law, 1978-1979, 1995-2002. Advisory Board, University of Texas Mechanical Engineering Department, 1995-1998. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," Chambers USA; Who's Who Legal, "Texas Super Lawyer" and "Houston Super Lawyer," Intellectual Property Law. Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1992-1993. President, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, 1991-1992. Member: Houston, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Texas Bar Foundation (Life). [U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(90%); Intellectual Property Litigation(2%); Medical Intellectual Property(2%); Intellectual Property Infringement(2%); Intellectual Property Enforcement(2%); Intellectual Property(2%). Email: Floyd R. Nation | | John D. Norris (Partner) born El Dorado, Arkansas, August 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S. Ch.E., with high honors, 1969); Louisiana State University; George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Tau Beta Pi; Omega Chi Epsilon; Phi Eta Sigma. Editor: Intellectual Property Law Review, Clark Boardman Company, New York, 1988-1991. Law Clerk to Hon. Howard T. Markey, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (predecessor to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), 1977-1979. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, Patent Remedies & Defenses, 2007. President, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, 1996-1997. Treasurer, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1986-1987. Member: A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, 1995-1998. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1996-1997). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Chemical Patents; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: John D. Norris | | John E. O'Neill (Partner) born San Diego, California, February 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1967); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Editor, Texas Law Review, 1973. Law Clerk to Justice William H. Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Member, National Advisory Council on Innovation in Education, 1972-1974. Grand Chancellor of Chancellors, 1973-1974. Member, Federalist Society, 1982—. Member: State Bar of Texas. [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Global Litigation(10%); Intellectual Property(40%). Email: John E. O'Neill | | Melinda L. Patterson (Partner) born Columbia, Mississippi, October 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas (B.S., with honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1987); University of Texas Southwestern (Ph.D. in Microbiology, 1982). Member: Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents. Email: Melinda L. Patterson | | Henry A. Petri, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.S.C.E., 1984); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1987). Tau Beta Pi; Chi Epsilon. Law Clerk to the Hon. Marion T. Bennett, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1989-1991. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Licensing; Antitrust; Patent Litigation. Email: Henry A. Petri, Jr. | | Reagan D. Pratt (Partner) born Kingsville, Texas, June 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1987); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Law Review. Briefing Attorney to the Hon. Samuel B. Kent, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, 1993-1994. Director, Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1998-2000. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation; Houston Young Lawyer's Foundation; University of Texas Law School Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Reagan D. Pratt | | Eric S. Schlichter (Partner) born LaGrange, Illinois, May 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.M.E., 1992); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Houston Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: Eric S. Schlichter | | Brian E. Simmons (Partner) born Lubbock, Texas, April 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., in Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1990); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Member, 1995-1996 and Editor, 1996-1997, Houston Law Review. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Prosecution; Chemical Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Brian E. Simmons | | Steven G. Spears (Partner) born Lafayette, Louisiana, December 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.A., in Chemistry, cum laude, 1988); University of Texas (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, American Journal of Criminal Law, 1990-1991. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Technical Litigation; Patent Licensing; Chemistry; Biotechnology. Email: Steven G. Spears | | Richard L. Stanley (Partner) born Williamsburg, Virginia, October 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1988, District of Columbia; 1990, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California at Davis (B.S. in Civil Engineering, with highest honors, 1979); Stanford University (M.S., 1980); University of California-Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1986). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1984-1986 and Associate Editor, 1985-1986, California Law Review. Member, High Technology Law Journal, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to: Hon. Marion T. Bennett, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1986-1988; Hon. Paul R. Michel, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1988. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Patents; Intellectual Property; Federal Litigation; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation. Email: Richard L. Stanley | | Andrew P. Tower (Partner) born Houston, Texas, November 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.S.M.E, 1989; B.S.P.E, 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Order of the Lytae. Member, South Texas Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Andrew P. Tower | | Janelle D. Waack (Partner) born Sheboygan, Wisconsin, July 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1994). Member, George Washington Journal of International Law, 1992-1994. Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1989-1991. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Interference Practice; Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Patents. Email: Janelle D. Waack | | Jessica P. Wannemacher (Partner) born Ayer, Massachusetts, July 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, Maine. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member: Houston and Maine State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Jessica P. Wannemacher | | Merritt Diane Westcott (Partner) born Springfield, Missouri, January 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1995); University of Texas (M.S., 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas; The American Intellectual Property Law Association; The Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Merritt Diane Westcott | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Rodney K. Caldwell (Senior Counsel) born Washington, D.C., February 19, 1937; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.Ch.E., 1959); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1969). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Order of the Barons. Member, Houston Law Review, 1968-1969. Co-author: Patent Litigation: Procedure & Tactics, Matthew Bender & Company, New York, 1978-1984. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law. Member, Board of Governors, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, 1975, 1989-1991. Member, College of the State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation (Charter Life); Texas Bar Foundation (Life). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademarks. Email: Rodney K. Caldwell | | OF COUNSEL | | Tom Arnold (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, November 20, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, Texas; 1953, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1950. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1944; J.D., with honors, 1949). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Assistant Editor, Texas Law Review, 1948-1949. Co-Author: Patent Alternative Dispute Resolution, Clark Boardman Company, New York, 1991; 1988 Licensing Law Handbook, Clark Boardman Company, New York, 1988. Co-Author: Domestic and Foreign Technology Licensing, Practising Law Institute, New York, 1984; Protecting Trade Secrets, Practising Law Institute, New York, 1983; Patent-Antitrust, Practising Law Institute, New York, 1978; Patent Litigation Workshop: How To Win In Court For The Patentee, Practicing Law Institute, New York, 1973; Patentee Trial Advocacy, Patent Resources Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1972; Invention Protection for Practicing Engineers, Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York, 1971. Co-Editor: The Law & Business of Licensing-Licensing in the 1980's, Clark Boardman Company, New York, 1981-1984. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Patent Section, 1949-1951. Member: Patent Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1968-1969; Working Group on Patent Policy, Industrial Advisory Subcommittee, United States Domestic Policy Review on Industrial Innovation, 1978-1979; International Intellectual Property Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of State, 1978-1979; Advisory Board, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1974-1978. Recipient: Journal of Patent and Trademark Office Society's Rossman Memorial Award, 1987; State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section Chair's Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Section and to the Intellectual Property Profession Generally Over Many Years, 1988; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association's President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Profession and to the Association, 1985; Licensing Executives Society International's Special Commendation for Contributions to the Law and Practice of Technology Transfer, 1982; State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section's 100th Anniversary Award, 1982; New Jersey Patent Law Association's Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 1974. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law. Adjunct Professor: University of Houston, 1991-1992; The University of Texas at Austin, 1990-1991. Member: A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institute (President, 1993); American Arbitration Association, Large Complex Case Panel, and Southwest Advisory Council, 1991-1993. Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1991—. Panel Member: Center for Public Resources, Inc., 1989—; Dispute Resolution Center (Houston), 1990—. Private Adjudication Center, Inc., 1988—; Director, International Center for Arbitration, 1993-1995. President, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A./Canada), 1979-1980; Treasurer, Licensing Executives Society International, 1987-1991. Chairman, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 1968-1969. President, Executives Association of Houston, 1988 and 1998. Member: Houston (President, 1977-1978) and American (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1964-1965) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1978-1979); State Bar of Texas (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1955-1956); Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (Honorary President); National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations (President). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation (Charter Life); Houston Bar Foundation (Charter Life); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London); American College of Civil Trial Mediators; College of Commercial Arbitrators. [Lt. jg, USNR, 1942-1946; battle stars for battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa]. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Collaborative Law; Intellectual Property; Arbitration; Commercial. Email: Tom Arnold | | Bill Durkee (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 6, 1936; admitted to bar, 1964, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.S. Ch.E., with distinction, 1958); New York University (J.D., 1964). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Lambda Upsilon. Member of Council, 1978-1982, and Secretary, 1974-1978, Intellectual Property Law Section, American Bar Association. Patent Law Advisory Council, George Mason University School of Law, 1993-1994. Member: Houston, Federal Circuit and American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; International Intellectual Property Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation (Charter Life); Texas Bar Foundation (Life). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Trade Dress. Email: Bill Durkee | | Sheryl A. Falk (Of Counsel) born Austin, Texas, February 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1989); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Theta. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Environmental Torts; Personal Injury. Email: Sheryl A. Falk | | SENIOR ASSOCIATES | | Joan E. Beckner (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Stanford University (B.S., with distinction, 1986; M.S., 1988); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Dean's Merit Scholar, 2000-2003. Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, 1993. Recipient: Institute for Intellectual Property and Information Law BakerBotts Award for Outstanding Seminar Paper of 2003 in the field of Intellectual Property Law, 2004; Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP Award for Most Outstanding Law Review Paper in the area of Intellectual Property, 2002; Lex Award for Scholastic Excellence in Legal Research and Writing, 2001. Chief Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 2002-2003. Legal Authorship: "Patent Infringement by Component Export: Waymark Corp. v. Porta Systems Corp. and the Extraterritorial Effect of U.S. Patent Law," 39 Houston Law Review 803 (2002), reprinted in 35 Intellectual Property Law Review 99 (West 2003). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Society of Petroleum Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Global Litigation. Email: Joan E. Beckner | | Jeffrey J. Phillips (Senior Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, October 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002. Education: University of Texas (B.S.Ch.E., with high honors, 1995); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Legal Authorship: "Clean Air Never Smelled So Bad," 38 Houston Law Review 1557 (2002). Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995-2002. Inventor, U.S. Patent No. 6,855,858. Strategic Technology Planner, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, 1995-2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(50%); Patent Prosecution(30%); Intellectual Property Counseling(20%). Email: Jeffrey J. Phillips | | Michelle C. Replogle (Senior Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, March 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1994) Phi Eta Sigma; University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Copyright; Trademark. Email: Michelle C. Replogle | | Meredith Die Strachan (Senior Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, May 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1999); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2002). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(70%); Intellectual Property Litigation(30%). Email: Meredith Die Strachan | | Tyler T. VanHoutan (Senior Associate) born Albany, Missouri, January 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.S., 1998); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 2001). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law. Email: Tyler T. VanHoutan | | Georgianna Witt (Senior Associate) born Hillsboro, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center (Ph.D., 1999); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; Texas Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Counseling. Email: Georgianna Witt | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Richard O. Berlin (Associate) born February 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Civil Rights. Email: Richard O. Berlin | | Rebecca Bolin (Associate) born Longview, Texas; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2003); Yale University Law School (J.D., 2006). Adjunct Professor, Online gaming and Gambling Law, University of Houston Law Center, Gaming and the Law. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Rebecca Bolin | | Kimberly Lynn Brown (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, January 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Lamar University (B.S., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Kimberly Lynn Brown | | Robert A. Calico, III (Associate) born Kettering, Ohio, December 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution. Email: Robert A. Calico, III | | Luke Culpepper (Associate) born Midland, Texas, July 3, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S.M.E., 2004); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Luke Culpepper | | Ashley Dickey (Associate) born Newton, Kansas, July 17, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 2005); Baylor University (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Ashley Dickey | | Dustin J. Edwards (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002); Tulane University (LL.M., 2003). Phi Delta Phi (Loyola). Recipient, Tulane CALI Excellence Award (Toxic Tort Litgiation Practice). Managing Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 2002-2003. Author: "Wetland Mitigation Banking: Is the Current System Beyond Repair?," 16 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 445, 2003. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Poole Chem. Co., No.5:04-cv-00047 (N.D. Tex. August 8, 2005), as reported in 49 ATLA L. Rep. 146, 170 (June 2006) (obtained $1.9 million settlement for client in CERCLA and TSWDA suit against a chemical company involving ruptured storage tank); Javelin Investments, LLC v. McGinnis, Civil Action No. H-05-3379, 2007 WL 781190. slip op. (S.D. Tex. May 2, 2007): Obtained summary judgment for client residential homeowner based on novel interpretation of a building owner's alteration rights under 17 U.S.C. § 120(b). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation. Email: Dustin J. Edwards | | Heather Megan Fuller Khassian (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 2000); Washington University (J.D., 2004). Teacher, Women and the Law, Washington University, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Heather Megan Fuller Khassian | | Rachel Elizabeth Greene (Associate) born Ponca City, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1997); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston Bar Association; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Rachel Elizabeth Greene | | Kevin A. Keeling (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2007, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rice University (Biology Coursework, 1993); Old Dominion University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology with Nuclear Emphasis, cum laude, 1999); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Benjamin Franklin Inn of Court, 2006-2007; Member, Philadelphia Intellectual Bar Association, 2003-2007. President, Married Law Students/Law Students with Children, Villanova University School of Law, 2001-2003. Member: American Bar Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Professional Programs Committee, 2007—; Program Coordinator, 2007—). [Electricians' Mate Nuclear First Class, U.S. Navy, 1995-2000]. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(90%); Other Intellectual Property Litigation and IP Prosecution(5%); Pro Bono(5%). Email: Kevin A. Keeling | | Melinda Lackey (Associate) born Levelland, Texas, August 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (M.S., 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Melinda Lackey | | Jade O. Laye (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2004); George Washington University (LL.M., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jade O. Laye | | Emily Lippold (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 21, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.S.Ch.E., 2004); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); Houston Intellectual Property Association; American Intellectual Property Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Emily Lippold | | John C. Low (Associate) born Houston, Texas, April 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Houston (Ph.D., 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(85%); Patent Prosecution(15%). Email: John C. Low | | Donald H. Mahoney, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1996); University of Houston (M.S., 1999; J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Donald H. Mahoney, III | | Kelly McCarty (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1997); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2003). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Kelly McCarty | | Shane Nelson (Associate) born Bryan, Texas, November 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2001; M.E., 2002); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation. Email: Shane Nelson | | Deidra Penny (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Deidra Penny | | Phillip D. Price (Associate) born Jennings, Louisiana, October 16, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: McNeese State University (B.S., Mathematics, 2003; B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2004); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2007). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Mu Epsilon; Mu Omega Sigma, Blue Key. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Phillip D. Price | | Gavon A. Renfroe (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, December 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Computer Engineering; B.A., Mathematics, 2004); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Scholastic Distinctions, Including Honor Societies: Engineering Honors Program (UT); Cockrell Scholar (UT); Dean's List (Emory). Phi Alpha Delta, 2004-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; International Law; Litigation; Science and Technology Law); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Houston Young Lawyer's Association; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Languages: Spanish, Japanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademarks. Email: Gavon A. Renfroe | | Melissa D. Schwaller (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, January 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., Biology, 1992; M.A., Biochemistry, 1994); Baylor College of Medicine (Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2004). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Melissa D. Schwaller | | Mark S. Solomon, Ph.D. (Associate) born Decatur, Illinois, October 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., Chemistry, 1983); Emory University (Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston and American Intellectual Property Law Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Mark S. Solomon, Ph.D. | | (Mr.) Joshua S. Wyde (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, March 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 2008, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering (B.S.E.E., 1994); University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business (M.B.A., 2004); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Member, Houston Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: (Mr.) Joshua S. Wyde | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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