Trademark Attorney
Attorney Profile
Education:
- Southeast Missouri State University - B.S.B.A - Marketing
- St. Louis University School of Law - 1976 J.D.
Legal Experience:
- Ralston Purina Company - 1974 to 1983 Trademark & Copyright Attorney
- Sole Practitioner - 1983 to 1988 and 1997 - Present Practice limited to Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law
- Heller & Kepler - 1988 to 1997 Practice limited to Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law
Court Admissions:
- Admitted to bar - 1976
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri - 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit - 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - 1982
Bar Membership:
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1976 to Present; Offices held: Vice President, 1986-87; Treasurer, 1985-86; Chair, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, 1992-93
- The Missouri Bar, 1976 to Present; Offices held: Chair, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Committee, 1987-1990 & 2005-2009; Board of Governors Member 1993 - 1999
- American Bar Association, 1976 to Present; Section Membership - Patent, Trademarks & Copyright; Franchise; and Litigation
- Women Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis, 1976 to Present; Offices held: President 1981-82, Vice-President 1980-81
- Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis, 1982 to present
Miscellaneous Information:
- Faculty Staff of the St. Louis Community College - Lecturer for class on Understanding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, 1987 to Present
- Lecturer for Bar seminars and other organizations on Trademark & Copyright Law
- Leadership St. Louis - Class of 1986-87
- Martindale Hubbell Rating: AV
