CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held at the Belo Mansion on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Treasurer
Stephanie Sivinski
Haynes Boone
Suite 2300
2801 N. Harwood St.
Dallas, TX 75201
stephanie.sivinski@
haynesboone.com
Immediate Past Chair
Justin Cohen
Thompson & Knight
1722 Routh St., Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Past Chairs
1994-1995 Harold E. Meier
1996 Thomas R. Felger
1997 Molly Buck Richard
1998 Herbert J. Hammond
1999 W. Thomas Timmons
2000 Steven W. Smith
2001 Robert M. Chiaviello
2002 Patrick F. McGowan
2003 David L. McCombs
2004 Stanley R. Moore
2005 Elisabeth A. Evert
2006 Michael D. Pegues
2007 Kevin J. Meek
2008 John M. Cone
2009 William R. Cohrs
2010 Randall C. Brown
2011 Max Ciccarelli
2012 Hilda Galvan
2013 Sue Windham
2014 Wei Wei Jeang
2015 Scott Breedlove
2016 Bradley P. Williams
2017 Marc Hubbard
2018 Colin Cahoon
2019 Shannon Bates
2020 Scott Hemingway
2021 Robert H. Johnston, III
2022 David O. Taylor
2023 Dyan M. House
2024 Megan Hoyt
2025 Justin Cohen
Young Lawyers Committee
Chair:
Daniel Withers - McGuireWoods LLP
Vice Chair:
Jordyn Hendrix – Harper & Bates LLP
jordyn.hendrix@harperbates.com
Treasurer:
Tucker Davison – Troutman Pepper Locke
Secretary:
Casey Shomaker – McKool Smith
Community Outreach Coordinator:
Katie Eissenstat – Haynes Boone
Katie.Eissenstat@haynesboone.com
Immediate Past Chair:
Bethany Salpietra - Baker Botts
Secretary
Matt Acosta
Platt Richmond
1201 N. Riverfront Blvd. #100
Dallas, TX 75207
Directors
Craig C. Carpenter
Baker Hostetler
Ozz Siddiq
Lennox International
Jeff Becker
Baker Botts
Srini Chakravarthi
Slater Matsil, LLP
schakravarthi@slatermatsil.com
William McSpadden
Cochlear
Foley IP Law
Boston Scientific
Baker Botts LLP
bethany.salpietra@bakerbotts.com
David Diamond
Richard Law Group
Matt Cornelia
Winstead PC
Webmaster
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1820
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email: shemingway@hh-iplaw.com
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Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
May 28, 2026
IP Section CLE Lunch (Noon, Hybrid)
Arts District Mansion (1 Hr CLE)
"The IP-Tax Nexus: R&D Tax Credits, IP Ownership, and the Evolving Legislative Landscape"
Speaker: Kevin H. Culver, Royse Partners Limited
Description: This CLE program examines the significant and often overlooked intersection of intellectual property law and federal R&D tax credits, offering practitioners a practical framework for advising clients engaged in innovative activity.