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Kevin Alan Keeling
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years of experience
(713) 589-5646
16055 Space Center Blvd, Suite 230
Suite 230
Houston, TX 77062
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Villanova University School of Law
Kevin Keeling is a registered patent attorney whose business and intellectual property practice involves both litigation in all areas of intellectual property and commercial issues, as well as transactional matters including matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, contract/license negotiation, securing IP rights, and client counseling. During his years in practice, Mr. Keeling has achieved many successful outcomes for clients in litigation as well as in transactional matters.
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John Chandler
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Texas - Austin
I primarily do patent preparation, prosecution, strategy and licensing. I also selectively handle trademark, copyright and other general legal matters. I am admitted in Texas and Washington State. I enjoy creatively crafting collaborative solutions to complex problems with minimal expense. Please involve me early in the process!
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Yuri Natasha Han
dallas, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Business, Employment and International
Baylor Law School
Upon receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from the Ohio State University, Yuri decided to pursue her law degree. Thereafter, she attended the Baylor University Law School. Yuri was raised in South Korea and speaks fluent Korean.
Yuri worked as a law clerk for our firm and after passing the 2023 Texas Uniform Bar Exam, she began practicing law as an associate attorney. She is a member of good standing of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas.
When not practicing law, Yuri enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, trying...
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Mr. Robert Z. Cashman
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
Touro College
Robert Z. Cashman provides nationwide legal representation for patent litigation matters on a contingency fee basis. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, in New York, and before the US Patent & Trademark Office. Robert is the owner of the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC which helps individuals and small businesses create their business, establish and protect their inventions, and preserve their assets against foreclosure and if necessary, bankruptcy.
Since 2010, Robert has focused his practice on defending accused bittorrent downloaders in copyright infringement lawsuits filed in federal courts across the US. Most recently, cases represented by the Cashman...
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Donald Rudolph Taylor
Eden, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Criminal Defense and Family
South Texas College of Law
Rudy Taylor is a past Assistant District Attorney and a Special Prosecutor. He has practiced only Criminal Law since 2006 and has over 30 Jury Trials to his credit. He is experienced in all areas of criminal law from Capital Murder/Death Penalty to Simple Assault, Meth to Marijuana, Sex Crimes, and everything in between. He has recently began representing the Director of Morale @StoolFrederic in the Chicago Cubs @cubs baseball organization in Trademark matters.
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Matthew Valley
Round Rock, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 10 years of experience
IP, Criminal Defense, Family and Patents
University of Texas - Austin
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Parrish S. Nordan
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Attorney Nordan is a Registered Patent Attorney with vast experience in the areas of Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Patents and Patent Law, Trademark Law, Corporate Structure and Organization, and various areas of IP Litigation. In addition to practicing IP Law, Attorney Nordan serves as Vice-President of Tide in Texas, a Chapter of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association.
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Jeff Williams
Arlington, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Jeff is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is primarily from the western United States but has lived overseas for a number of years.
He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2005. He was an engineer for a number of years at a number of large corporations before pursuing his law degree. He graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law) with a J.D. in 2010. By combining his education and prior work experience into the field...
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Dominique M. Williams
dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 2 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Tulane University School of Law
A New Orleans native, Dominique received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Loyola University New Orleans. After taking a gap year to move to Oakland, California, Dominique returned to New Orleans and continued her undergraduate education while also working full time to put herself through school.
Following her undergraduate education, Dominique went on to receive her Juris Doctor from Tulane University New Orleans, where she focused primarily on corporate and intellectual property law. During law school, Dominique demonstrated her ability to balance her coursework with extracurriculars. Ms. Williams served as a member of Tulane’s Black Law Student’s Association Mock...
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Christopher Alfred Stevenson
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 18 years of experience
IP, Business, Collections and Employment
South Texas College of Law
Chris Stevenson is an experienced attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing clients in commercial litigation. Chris specializes in breach of contracts, copyright infringement, employment disputes, partnership disputes, real estate, collections, and probate and estate administration.
Chris is a native Texan, born in Austin and raised in Victoria, Texas. He attended Nazareth Academy and St. Joseph High School. Chris received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Texas and went on to study law at South Texas College of Law where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree. While at South Texas College of Law,...
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Simon (Trey) Hendershot III
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 37 years of experience
IP, Business, Construction and Health Care
South Texas College of Law
As the managing shareholder of Hendershot Cowart P.C., I look out for the best interest of our clients by utilizing our many years of combined experience practicing business law, business litigation, health law, and regulatory compliance.
Our tagline is: "Your Attorneys. Your Team. Your Law Firm for Life." And that's true. It's my approach to client service, and it lays the foundation for our collaboration – now and into the future.
My decision to practice law was inspired by the strong work ethic of my father and grandfather. Being a successful attorney requires dedication and experience. Whether reviewing an employment contract or...
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John T. Polasek
Bellaire, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law
John T. Polasek (Ted) has been practicing law since 1990. Ted’s practice at The Polasek Law Firm, PLLC focuses on patent infringement litigation and licensing of patents. In addition, Ted litigates a broad array of intellectual property cases, involving trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement, copyrights, unfair competition, breach of contract and related commercial litigation. His clients include patent owners, trademark owners and companies accused of patent infringement or trademark infringement. Ted has successfully negotiated licenses involving patent portfolios that include over 100 patents.
As technology evolved, Ted gained experience in a wide variety of technologies. Ted has handled patent infringement...
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R. Scott Peden
Waco, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Baylor Law School
After 25 years as a corporate attorney and executive, I am very familiar with all aspects of business law and helping businesses grow. In addition, I have been a professional musician for over 30 years and understand exactly the legal challenges that musicians face in the industry. Plus, I've been in the courtroom as well. Ultimately, when diplomacy fails, you have to be ready to fight and I am happy to go up against whoever your adversary may be. However, litigation is expensive and often unnecessary with the right advice. If you are looking for...
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Victor H. Segura
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Houston, TX 77450
IP and Patents
University of Houston Law Center and University of Houston Law Center
Prior to starting his law firm, Victor provided trusted IP counsel to large multinational corporations, serving as in-house Chief Patent Counsel for National Oilwell Varco in Houston, as in-house IP Counsel for Schlumberger in Sugar Land, Texas, and as an associate with the Arnold, White & Durkee law firm in Houston. Before practicing law, Victor served as a helicopter crew chief in the U.S. Marine Corps, attaining an Honorable Discharge following his tour of duty.
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Mr. Ali A. Akhtar
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(512) 879-1935
7500 Rialto Boulevard
Building I, Suite 250
Austin, TX 78735
IP, Business, Consumer and Personal Injury
University of Michigan Law School
I represent both individuals and businesses, in areas such as: - Personal injury (car/truck accidents, DWI, motorcycle, slip-and-fall cases, on-the-job injuries, etc.). - Businesses needing help with corporate formation, protection of intellectual property, contract review, etc. - Litigation on behalf of both businesses and consumers in all types of disputes.
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Ava (Na) Li
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Estate Planning, Immigration and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Founder Attorney of
AVA LI LAW PLLC
since 2021
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Hamilton Philip Lindley
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 20 years of experience
IP, Business, Consumer and Criminal Defense
Baylor Law School
Hamilton Lindley's nationwide practice focuses on solving complex problems for individuals and companies involved in litigation. From initial investigation to appeal, he has extensive experience in all phases of litigation. Along with other counsel, Mr. Lindley's cases have produced over $800 million for clients. Mr. Lindley is admitted to all Texas federal and state courts as well as the Southern District of Indiana. He is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court, and the Second, Fifth, Ninth and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Mr. Lindley graduated from Baylor Law School and is a member of the Texas State Bar....
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Stephen Andrew Kennedy
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 36 years of experience
IP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Stephen Kennedy has been practicing law since 1988 in the areas of general litigation, intellectual property and related business areas. He has an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, is a Texas Super Lawyer and is a member for the Dallas Bar Association Ethics Committee.
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Matthew Compton
Spring, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Houston Law Center
Matthew (Matt) Compton has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated law school from the University of Houston Law Center in 2011 and has been practicing law in the Greater Houston Area since then.
Matt is a licensed Patent Attorney and enjoys helping small businesses develop and manage their intellectual property and general small business legal needs.
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Daniel Mark Ogden
Carrollton, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years of experience
IP, Business, International and Trademarks
Texas Tech University School of Law
Daniel Mark Ogden, Esq. is an attorney at law, licensed customs broker, and international trade consultant who for more than 25 years has counseled and represented companies on various aspects of international trade and business. With his advanced degrees and proficiency in both law and international business management, he possesses the ability and experience to understand the challenges faced by firms involved in international trade not only from a legal but also a managerial and business perspective. His professional services are designed to assist U.S. firms in proactively managing the legal and business risks that result from their...
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John Price
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 51 years of experience
IP, Antitrust and Securities
University of Kansas School of Law
John A. Price has over four decades of legal experience, including first chair trial experience on a variety of complex business and commercial litigation matters with special emphasis on the areas of antitrust and unfair/deceptive trade practices, business torts, securities fraud, intellectual property, minority shareholder, regulatory, products liability, environmental, and a wide spectrum of business disputes. He is ranked AV Preeminent with 5 out of 5 for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell in a peer-reviewed rating. He is certified in civil litigation by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, licensed to practice law in Kansas, Texas and...
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Farsheed Fozouni
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 8 years of experience
IP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas native, born and raised
Started undergraduate studies as a pre-med student before switching to International Relations and finding my passion in law school
Litigator with background in both employment law and commercial litigation representing small and mid-sized business, as well as Fortune 500 companies in cutting edge high stakes litigation.
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Travis Westbrook
The Woodlands, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 3 years of experience
(281) 615-9841
1095 Evergreen Circle
Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77380
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Baylor Law School
Travis Westbrook is an attorney in The Woodlands, Texas. He is admitted to practice in Texas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and he focuses his practice on intellectual property, business, and estate planning law. Travis grew up in the north Houston area. He received a B.S. from Texas A&M University in College Station and a J.D. from Baylor Law School in Waco.
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Matthew Yarbrough
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 30 years of experience
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Matthew E. Yarbrough is a renowned expert in digital discovery. He has 20 years legal and investigative experience working both as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and in private legal practice. He is a trial lawyer with extensive jury trial experience in both civil and criminal matters. The Yarbrough Law Group focuses on complex business litigation, including intellectual property, cybercrimes, government investigations, internal investigations, financial fraud, and technology-related litigation.
Mr. Yarbrough served as head of the Cybercrimes and Criminal Intellectual Property Task Force for the Department of Justice and was tapped by former Texas Attorney General John Cornyn to be...
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Margaret Marie Anderson
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Illinois College of Law
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Lance Lubel
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Houston - Main Campus
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Samuel R. Smith
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Securities
Brigham Young University
Sam Smith has represented startups and small businesses with all aspects of corporate transactions and trademark issues including registration, prosecution, enforcement and licensing. He has also represented large financial institutions and investment banks in all aspects of corporate transactions including advising on entity selection and formation, capital structure, securities regulations and commercial contract drafting. He advises closely held businesses in business entity selection and formation, business financing and operations, purchasing/selling a business, and drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. He also advises individuals and entrepreneurs with the design and implementation of estate planning and succession planning strategies
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Mark A Nacol
Richardson, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 50 years of experience
IP, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
South Texas College Of Law
Attorney Mark Nacol has been serving clients in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex for over 30 years. Mark offers legal advice and representation in a broad scope of practice areas, with an emphasis on the following:
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law & Divorce
- Fathers Rights
- Business Transactions
- Intellectual Property
- Probate Law and Will Contests
- Real Estate Litigation
Mark Nacol has a reputation as a smart and tough advocate who has a natural ability to communicate...
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Michael Allan Lee
Spring, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Antitrust, Business and Consumer
I litigate, arbitrate, and try multimillion dollar disputes for individuals and businesses located in the United States and abroad. I have experience in a wide array of legal and procedural areas including: pharmaceutical, product liability, and environmental torts; multidistrict and class action cases involving antitrust, securities, and consumer fraud violations; individual personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from general negligence, medical malpractice, toxic exposures, defective products (drugs, autos, medical devices); lawsuits on behalf of businesses, partnerships, and franchisees for damages related to fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and statutory claims; and claims for ...
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Edward J. Kazaleh
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(713) 659-1000
The Williams Tower - Galleria
2800 Post Oak Blvd. #4100
Houston, TX 77056
Free ConsultationIP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Patents
South Texas College of Law
EDWARD J. KAZALEH is an Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator who offers tremendous business, legal and real world expertise to his clients. KAZALEH & ASSOCIATES, LLP provides Legal Representation of BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS for REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL INJURY, LITIGATION, CONSTRUCTION, OIL & GAS, PIPELINE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and certain IMMIGRATION LEGAL MATTERS. Our Clients are in the United States and International. GO TO OUR WEB SITE: www.BizLaw.Pro Our particular strengths are: CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES AND DEFECT LAW & ARBITRATION- REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY LAW - COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARKS & PATENTS...
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Robert J. Scott
Southlake, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Robert represents mid-market and large enterprise companies in software license transactions and disputes with major software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. He has defended over 225 software audit matters initiated by software piracy trade groups such as the BSA and SIIA. He is counsel to some of the world's largest corporations, such as Schlumberger, PepsiCo, Iron Mountain and American Express, on information technology matters including intellectual property licensing, risk management, data privacy, and outsourcing. Robert ensures that Scott & Scott, LLP continues its focus on cost-effective strategies that deliver positive results.He is regularly...
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David Clark
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
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Henry James Fasthoff IV
The Woodlands, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Florida State University College of Law
I have a wide and varied practice in the commercial litigation, entertainment and technology fields. In the area of commercial litigation, I have broad experience involving creditor's rights, real estate litigation, commodities fraud cases, insurance coverage disputes (on behalf of policy holders), employment litigation (particularly with noncompete and non-solicitation agreements), and a host of other business torts and contractual disputes.
I also maintain a nationwide intellectual property and entertainment litigation practice, having handled cases in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville, in addition to those in cities throughout Texas. I have extensive experience prosecuting and defending copyright and trademark infringement...
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Hamp Skelton
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Appeals, Business and Construction
The University of Texas School of Law
Hamp Skelton grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton University in 1978 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981. He and his wife, Karen, have three sons, now all in their mid-20s.
Hamp has tried lawsuits in Texas for more than 40 years. He began his career at Vinson & Elkins in Houston in 1981, practicing in its commercial litigation section. He moved back to to Austin in 1986, joining Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. He built a litigation section for that office, serving as partner in charge of litigation. His present...
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Alex Shahrestani
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 5 years of experience
2028 E Ben White Blvd
Suite 240-7210
Austin, TX 78741
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
University of Texas - Austin
Alex is a startup-tech nerd trapped in an attorney’s body. He serves as managing partner for Promise Legal, Vice President of EFF-Austin, Legal Education Program Coordinator for SXSW, a leadership member of the Computer & Technology Section of the Texas State Bar, a leadership member for Young Technology Professionals at the Institute for Law and Technology, and the Founder of the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas.
As Managing Partner for Promise Legal PLLC, a full-service law firm for tech startups with offices in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio, Alex’s love of technology and his background in computer science position...
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Carl Lenford Evans Jr
Dallas, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
IP, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Alabama School of Law
Carl L. Evans, Jr. is an Equity Partner at McCathern in the law firm's Dallas, Texas office and he practices in the areas of non-subscriber employer defense, trucking, liquor liability, employment, commercial, construction, subrogation, tort and insurance litigation. Mr. Evans has an extensive litigation and trial background, having tried numerous cases in state and federal courts. He has also obtained defense verdicts in arbitrations involving claims of fraud, negligence, breach of contract and breach of warranty. In addition, Mr. Evans has successfully represented numerous clients in summary judgment motions that have included claims for bad faith, fraud, negligence, premises liability,...
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Wesley Hazen
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Attorney Wes Hazen comes from a working class family and strives to serve as a role model not only within the legal community but more importantly, his local community in South Austin. For many, the assistance of "quality" legal services is often correlated with the pedigree of an attorney, the prestige of the firm they work with, or the sheer experience a particular practitioner may possess. All fine attributes to possess, but not entirely what truly matters in the practice of law. The true measure of greatness in practicing law, I believe, boils down to three relatively simple principles.
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Mr Alejandro Luis Padua
Houston, TX Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Alejandro represents individuals and businesses, domestic and foreign legal services and also serves as general counsel for clients, providing transactional and business/corporate law advice. He experience as an attorney at law, as well as his experience as Officer and Director of businesses, provides him with a unique insight into the complexities of running a business and the ability to forecast challenges businesses constantly face. He is bicultural and bilingual which allow him to efficiently provide legal services to a varied and diverse client base.
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Tracy Jill Willi
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Appeals, Business and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law
Tracy J. Willi focuses on civil, commericial, and intellectual property litigation and appeals in Federal and Texas courts. Having been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1992, Ms. Willi has extensive trial and appellate experience in business law, civil and commercial law, real estate law, patent, copyright, and trademark litigation, and probate litigation, much of which is reflected in numerous published trial court and appellate decisions. Ms. Willi has represented clients at all levels of Texas courts including County Courts, District Courts, Courts of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court. She has also represented clients at...
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Jason Amsel
Austin, TX Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Amsel IP Law provides patent strategy, portfolio development, and prosecution services. The firm serves tech innovators ranging from early startups to large public companies.
Founder and Principal Attorney Jason Amsel has over 15 years experience advising technology companies on critical patent matters, including building new patent programs, reinvigorating stagnant ones, and refocusing patent portfolios to align with business objectives and increase valuations. Prior to founding Amsel IP Law, Jason was counsel at a large Silicon Valley law firm working with technology companies from inception through major acquisitions and IPOs.
Jason is an active member in the Austin, TX growing...