Mathis Intellectual Property Lawyers

As a born problem-solver and accomplished Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney, I fuse an extraordinary passion for meticulously analyzing issues with several years of specialized experience in the IP field. My unique blend of entrepreneurial, programming, engineering, and legal experience allows me to approach problems from a fresh perspective and devise pragmatic, forward-looking solutions. As a passionate, diligent, and result-driven professional, I am ready to bring my wealth of experience to my clients and contribute to their success.

Michael is a Texas Attorney and a local to San Antonio. As a Texas Attorney, Michael helps clients with estate planning, probate, and business formations. He has helped clients to prepare wills and powers of attorney, providing the client’s loved one’s peace of mind. He has also effectively helped clients through the probate process and transferring assets after the loss of a family member. Michael also helps the formation of businesses and other business consulting services for local businesses or for asset protection.

Michael and his wife, Kelsey, enjoy the local community of San Antonio and the surrounding hill country. Outside...

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...

As the Crosier Law Firm’s Managing Attorney, Robbie Crosier has had the pleasure of serving as corporate counsel for startups and early-stage companies from more than 25 different industries, including artificial intelligence (A.I.), e-commerce, content creation, sports, music, fashion, and real estate. To date, Robbie has provided expert counsel for client ventures and transactions collectively valued at over $10 million. Robbie graduated an Honors Scholar with Distinction from Baylor University’s University Scholars Program. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Texas A&M University School of Law, where his passion for partnering with growing companies and startups was...

Summary Statement 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...

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.

An attorney with more than thirty-four years' experience in domestic and international trademark, copyright, licensing, unfair competition, anti-counterfeiting and mass media law, with a broad legal background, including active practice before state and federal administrative agencies, United States District Courts, United States Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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 ...

Zac Duffy is a technology and intellectual property attorney. Texas Monthly Magazine has consistently named Zac a “Texas Rising Star” since 2011. Zac has experience in software, electronics, trademarks, and trade secret litigation.

Alyssa Krahmer founded Krahmer Law Firm, PLLC in 2017 after over 20 years of practicing for large corporations. Equipped with this experience and knowledge of legal solutions used by large companies, Alyssa’s goal was to bring the same level of service to smaller organizations and individuals. Her firm’s mission was to perform high quality legal work, to charge fair prices for it, and to constantly evolve to respond to the changing needs of the firm’s clients. Areas of law include: contracts, trademarks, entity formation, lease review, franchise, merger & acquisition, employer-side employment law and wills.

Katherine is an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas and North Carolina. She holds a B.S. degree in Political Science from The State University of New York at Oneonta and a Juris Doctor degree from Penn State Law. While in law school, Katherine clerked with United States Federal District Court Judge Thomas J.McAvoy and interned with the California Attorney General’s Office.

Katherine currently practices in business and contract law in Texas and North Carolina. Previously, she served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Dallas where she practiced in civil litigation. Additionally, Katherine has diverse experience...

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.

Dr Simon Christiaën, partner at DWF (France), is a French Specialist in Intellectual Property and a Patent Litigator (infringement, validity/nullity, revocation, ownership, contratc enforcement...). He is also an Arbitrator at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center.
Simon has more than twenty six years of continuous experience, exclusively in law firms and departments specializing in intellectual property law and, in particular, patent law (advisory, prosecution & litigation).
Since June 2018, he is Partner in charge of the Patent law activity of DWF (France), in partnership with patent engineers, experts in innovation and specialized counsel in France and abroad. From...

Dr. John M. Taboada offers a unique perspective and approach to the protection of intellectual property. For over a decade, he has run a high tech company focused on creating unique high tech instruments and solutions for a variety of industries, including health and military related applications. He co-founded Taboada Research Instruments, Inc. in 1999 while finishing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Early in the company’s life, Dr. Taboada realized the importance of intellectual property and the special need for its protection. After completing his Ph.D. in 2000, he...

RUDY BEUTTENMULLER, born St. Louis, Missouri, December 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Also admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Staff Member, 1978-1979 and Articles Editor, 1979-1980, Duke Law Journal. Author: Comment, "The Goal of The New Premerger Notification Requirements: Preliminary Relief Against Anticompetitive Mergers," Duke Law Journal 249, 1979....

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.

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...

Charles McGarry is a sole practitioner in McKinney, Texas. The main areas of his practice are civil trials and appeals and entertainment law. He has been board certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989.

Charles graduated with High Honors in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1979, and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1982. Upon graduation, he clerked for Hon. Bill Stephens at the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas in Dallas, the state’s largest and busiest appellate court. Ten years later, he received...

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.

Jodi Lazar practices family law exclusively and represents clients in both the traditional litigation and collaborative law models, depending on the client’s needs.

Jodi is also an Adjunct Professor in the Advocacy Department at The University of Texas School of Law, where she teaches Intensive Trial Skills and works with the Interscholastic Mock Trial Program.

EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law, 1988
The University of Texas at Austin, 1985

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & HONORS
Member, State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section)
Member, Oregon State Bar
Member, American Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Member, Austin Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas

COLLABORATIVE LAW...

I have been serving San Antonio and the State of Texas since 2009 as a General Practitioner, taking on issues ranging from Contracts to Criminal Defense to Immigration. Focusing on the client, I provide a broad base of legal knowledge to a variety of issues with the understanding that helping the client is the ultimate goal of legal representation.
Starting out handling criminal defense and family law with my partner, Caitlin Howell, I have developed experience in a variety of legal matters. While providing top-to-bottom business representation is a favorite area or practice, including issues of formation, agreements, IP, and...

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...

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...

Mr. Wilson is a Shareholder of the Wilson Legal Group P.C. He is a former associate of Jenkens & Gilchrist P.C., and senior associate of Fish & Richardson P.C. Mr. Wilson's practice is focused on the development and licensing of intellectual property, intellectual property litigation, and intellectual property portfolio management. Other legal services include the preparation of family law litigation, counseling companies in corporate formation, mergers, and acquisitions, and foreclosure and collections representation.

Mr. Wilson is a skilled intellectual property attorney, focusing largely on the application for and defense of patents and trademarks. His background in the sciences allows him to...

Licensed in NY, NJ, and TX, Ms Jones has 20+ years of global experience in business & legal affairs, marketing, operations, strategic planning, and management. Her in-house counsel and large law firm experience includes firms and companies such as Univision Communications, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, PolyGram Records, Zomba/Jive/BMG Entertainment (now Sony), and Green Mountain Energy Company. A graduate of New York University School of Law, Frances has in-depth knowledge and experience in the areas of advertising, media (including digital and mobile), and entertainment, as well as in technology, intellectual property, copyright, trademark, and corporate law. In addition, she has substantial domestic...

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. First...

Steve Sapp has extensive experience in the representation of clients in both public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, corporate and securities reporting and compliance matters, Board of Directors representation, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he represents many of his public and private corporate clients, both nationally and internationally, in the prosecution and protection of substantial technology and intellectual property portfolios, related administrative proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and disputes concerning trademark rights, domain names, and copyrights on the Internet. Due to the breadth of his experience and aptitude for client service, he also...

Internationally-acclaimed author and litigator David Barranco graduated with honors from the University of Texas’ Plan II Program in 1994 and from UT’s Law School in 1997. Based in Alamo Heights, Texas, David helps artists, writers, investors, designers, and other innovators reap (and retain) the financial rewards from their original creations. In 1993, David was named UT’s most outstanding liberal arts student; in 1997 he won the Willie Morris Award, which recognizes a superlative “call to intellectualism, vigorous defense of civil liberties, and overall pursuit of excellence.” After covering Microsoft's antitrust trial for the London Sunday Times, Mr. Barranco began his...

Joseph Tung brings nearly 20 years of business and legal experience to the table that began with investment banking and continued through an appellate judicial clerkship, a regional and national law firm, and a global oilfield services company. In 2009, Joseph started a full-service private practice offering general counsel services for a variety of businesses and investors. His practice areas included corporate, transactional, employment, litigation, intellectual property, mergers, acquisition, and real estate law. By 2016, Tung Law Firm, PLLC now represents a diverse range of clients in many industries ranging from information technology, construction, oil and...