Staff Attorney, Justice Dale Wainwright, Supreme Court of Texas, Austin, TX.-- Researching, drafting, and editing opinions and memoranda for the Court-- Managing work product of briefing attorneys and interns-- Communicating with other members of the Court-- Attending regular court conference to answer questions about select causes before the CourtLitigation Associate, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.Professional Experience:-- First chair jury trial in state court, resulting in directed verdict-- Draft briefs filed with state and federal courts in support of litigation and appeals-- Taking and defending depositions related to state, federal, and administrative litigation-- Assisting, preparing, and attending trials on intellectual property and other litigation matters -- Arguing motions orally before state and federal courts -- Counseling clients regarding compliance with trademark, copyright, and patent rights and federal and state trade regulations -- Litigating and managing inter partes matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board regarding registrability of pending trademark applications -- Performing research and drafting memoranda on legal issues for business and intellectual property clientsPublications: “HEARSAY RULES IN MINNESOTA” (BOOK CHAPTER W/ TOM BOYD) MINNESOTA COURTROOM EVIDENCE DESKBOOK (FORTHCOMING 2008)STATE OF FELONIA V. REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 81925 W. OXFORD ROAD, NICKELDALE, FELONIA (2007-2008 MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL FACT PATTERN W/ TRINA ALVERO & EMILY REILLY) “TOP 10 TTAB DECISIONS AND APPEALS—2006-07” (BOOK CHAPTER W/ STEVE BAIRD) 2007 IP BOOK (2007)“GOING THROUGH THE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS AND OTHER JURISDICTIONAL MOVEMENT” (W/ TOM BOYD) PP&D: THE COMMITTEE ON PRETRIAL PRACTICE AND DISCOVERY (VOL. 15 WINTER 2007)“TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STOCKS AND PILLORY: PERP WALKS AS PRETRIAL PUNISHMENT” 88 IOWA L. REV. 1205 (2003)Specialties: Legal ethics rules prohibit attorneys from representing "expertise," but I write and practice primarily in intellectual property litigation, including trademark litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in federal court, copyright litigation, and Internet/domain name litigation; and in general commercial litigation.