Julia Church Dierker, Shareholder, born Trenton, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Preparatory education, University of Detroit (B.S. Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1985); legal education, Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section), Catholic Lawyers Society, Federal Bar Association, Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2008-09), Oakland County Bar Association, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Chemical Society (ACS), The Electrochemical Society (ECS), The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), D Business Top Lawyers 2012; Martindale-Hubbell ®2013 Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers TM.