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Joseph Murphy
Champaign County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 37 years of experience
IP, Business and Communications
American University
Joseph D. Murphy is currently the president of Meyer Capel. Following law school and a two-year clerkship with a federal district court judge, Mr. Murphy began his practice with a Wall Street law firm, gaining substantial experience in trademark licensing and intellectual property litigation. Subsequently, he moved to a Washington, D.C.-based firm, where his practice concentrated in franchise litigation and counseling. Since returning to Champaign-Urbana in 1994 to join Meyer Capel, he has focused his practice on a combination of intellectual property (including franchise licensing) and telecommunications.
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Adam S. Tracy
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 18 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Stockbroker Fraud
Washed up competitive rugby player, accomplished executive and attorney with 18+ years experience in emerging technologies with a focus on cryptocurrency, digital products, payments & immersive corporate structures involving tech startups, hedge funds to global organizations.
Results orientated, decisive leader with proven success advising early market entrants, tech adapters and the undercapitalized. Successful track record co-founding mobile ventures, building & leading cross-functional teams and spearheading diverse corporate transactions. Attack-first personality excelling in dynamic, demanding environments.
Expertise includes: Fund Formation, Initial Coin Offerings, Security Token Offerings, Initial Public Offerings, Reverse Mergers, Complex Commercial Litigation, Capital Markets, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Intellectual Property Enhancement &...
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Mark McCormick
Richland County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
225 East Main St.
Olney, IL 62450
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois and registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Experienced with IP (patents, trademarks, trade secrets) law in both corporate environments (Blackberry, Conversant IP Management) as well as individual inventors. Well versed in Business Law, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Commercial and Residential Contracts, Wills, Trusts, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Has 22 issued US patents and 30 additional issued patents worldwide.
Held the roles as General Counsel, Senior Patent Attorney at Conversant IP Management, Leading Patent Prosecution Litigation Management for Conversant, Senior Licensing Counsel at Blackberry focusing on prosecution with concentration...
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Samuel Olutola Akeju
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Communications
Nigerian Law School
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Ryan June
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Trademarks
Ryan June is a Partner with Castañeda + Heidelman LLP, a boutique firm with a national presence serving nonprofits and companies. Ryan’s practice focuses on trademark, copyright, dispute resolution/litigation, and investigations.
Before joining C+H, Ryan was Assistant General Counsel for a global higher education and media nonprofit. There, Ryan’s experience included oversight of and counseling on intellectual property licensing, expansion, and enforcement for the organization's IP assets, including a NYT bestselling book and internationally recognized brand that has sold more than 20 million copies and become a household name.
Ryan started his legal career in the general commercial litigation and...
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John Crossan
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 50 years of experience
IP
University of Chicago Law School
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Edward Chalfie
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
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Justin W. Heeg
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 3 years of experience
IP, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Matt C. Deering
Champaign County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 28 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Real Estate
Large corporations and small companies alike need sound legal advice from attorneys who understand the demands and dynamics of the business environment. Clients of Meyer Capel will find these skills in Matt C. Deering.
A native of Champaign-Urbana and a graduate of Champaign Central High School, Mr. Deering holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Kentucky and a juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University. He joined the firm in 1994 as a law clerk and became a full-time associate in 1996 and a shareholder on January 1, 2003.
In addition to handling general corporate and business law concerns,...
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April Gutting
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
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Richard T. West
Champaign County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 55 years of experience
IP, Appeals, Business and Health Care
University of Illinois College of Law
Richard T. West has been practicing law for over forty-one years. He has been a shareholder of Meyer Capel for over half of his career, having practiced in other firms in the community prior to joining Meyer Capel in 1991 as a shareholder. Throughout much of his career, his focus has been in the areas of complex litigation involving, for example, intellectual property, construction, banking, products liability, contract disputes and corporate and fiduciary obligations, as well as business representation, construction law, and health care law. In recent years, he has begun to shift his focus from an active litigation practice...
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Nancy Kemp Ducharme
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Business, Communications and Patents
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Kendell Renee Kelly
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer
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Keegan J Nowlin
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
IP, Business and Landlord Tenant
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Jason Keener
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
IP
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Raheel Shahzad
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Business, Consumer and Divorce
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Martin Goering
Cook County, IL Intellectual Property Attorney