San Elizario Intellectual Property Lawyers

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...

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.

"It is hard to beat a person who never gives up."

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...

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...

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...

Seasoned attorney, Thomason B. Bush is a graduate of both the Texas Tech University School of Law and Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business. Prior to attending college, Thomason developed a passion for business law while working for his family's various small businesses and seeing their entrepreneurial spirit. It is with that spirit in mind that Thomason founded the Law Offices of Thomason B. Bush, PLLC to assist local businesses with their legal needs.

Thomason B. Bush is licensed by the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in the Northern...

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Mr. Fischer has been counsel for his clients on numerous patent infringement cases in the Federal Courts from coast to coast, representing clients from North America, Asia, and Europe. As a patent attorney, Mr. Fischer’s clients benefit from his extensive engineering and business management experience. As a licensed professional engineer, Mr. Fischer holds several U.S. patents of his own. He has successfully prosecuted over 100 patents for his clients domestically and internationally. Mr. Fischer has built and managed manufacturing facilities, and served in capacities ranging from Project Manager to Vice-President of various companies. He regularly negotiates licenses for his clients...

Since 1994, Internet Lawyer Mike Young has been helping entrepreneurs protect, grow, buy, and sell ecommerce companies. Attorney Young focuses on business transactional law (no litigation).

Linkedin Bio at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smarrs. TRIAL ATTORNEY and ARBITRATOR. Over 20 years of experience in complex international and energy arbitrations and lawsuits: oil & gas, energy, chemical, commercial, international and intellectual property matters, including disputes relating to: upstream and downstream agreements and operations, alternative energy, biofuels, pipelines, supply agreements, exploration, production, refining and processing, service company issues, title, drilling, royalty, transportation, catastrophic events, accounting, international, fiduciary duty, fraud, products liability, environmental, rig and plant construction matters. Represents plaintiffs and defendants (apx 50/50). Also experienced with intellectual property, including disputes involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets. ...

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...

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...

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.

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...

My practice focuses on intellectual property, technology, and business. I help my clients optimize the impact of intellectual property and technology on their businesses: I assess and address business threats and opportunities; I facilitate the transfer of technology and intellectual property rights; I litigate commercial and intellectual property disputes. Before becoming an attorney, I worked as a physicist developing instruments and signal processing methods for use in geophysical imaging. I specialized in instruments and methods based on nuclear-physics and radiation-detection principles (e.g., nuclear magnetic resonance, gamma-ray spectroscopy, neutron-induced nuclear excitation and radiative decay, neutron and gamma-ray transport...

Paul Grinke is Managing Partner of McCathern’s office at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mr. Grinke has broad experience on a national level, litigating complex commercial and catastrophic event claims from both sides of the docket. He has successfully litigated commercial breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and employment covenant claims. In addition, Mr. Grinke prosecutes and defends claims involving personal injury, wrongful death, and disastrous property damage arising from construction defect, product defect, trucking, and liquor liability.

Mr. Grinke leads McCathern’s Construction Defect, Product Liability and related Fire Litigation practices. He has particular expertise in counseling institutional clients involved in tragic...

Experienced business and employment litigator. Also advise and handle construction and business matters. Named a Texas Super Lawyer in Employment Law. Handle state and federal cases in Texas and in other jurisdictions. Admitted to practice in all federal districts in Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.

Lawrence Youst counsels clients regarding management of their intellectual property assets focusing on portfolio development, patent evaluation, business transactions, dispute resolution and patent monetization. He has been a principal at Patton Boggs LLP, Danamraj & Youst, P.C. and Lawrence Youst PLLC.

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.

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,...

Matthew Neill Davis is an attorney and entrepreneur that led his solely owned firm, Davis Business Law, through over 1000% percent growth over six years, making it one of very rare law firms ever to make the Inc 5000 list. The firm currently has seven offices from Dallas to Kansas City. Martindale Hubble recognized Davis with its prestigious AV rating as one of the Preeminent Attorneys in America for demonstrating the highest levels of skill and integrity. With over twenty-five years of experience helping businesses leaders with their legal and entrepreneurial matters, Davis now teaches them how to deal...

I am a dynamic and highly strategic corporate attorney with over 9 years of commercial contract expertise and a proven track record of balancing legal and business priorities to facilitate purposeful growth. I work with owner operated businesses from start-up to sale. I guide businesses through entity formation, contract package formation, contract review and negotiation, employment policy formation, hiring practice formation, employee categorization, employee termination, and eventual sale. I earned my Juris Doctorate degree in 2013 from The University of Colorado Law School and my Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Communication, as well as a Business Foundation Certification, from The...

Leela Madan’s practice includes domestic and international patent and trademark selection, registration, acquisition, enforcement, transfer, licensing, policing, and defense. Ms. Madan is experienced in US trademark administrative practices, including Opposition and Cancellation proceedings, before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Ms. Madan is also a licensed Patent Attorney with extensive experience in patent prosecution in the areas of chemistry and various types of engineering and other technologies. With almost five years of progressive experience, she has experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, including drilling muds and downhole tools, as well as experience in other...