Chair
Megan Hoyt
Senior Corporate Counsel
HomeVestors of America, Inc.
6500 Greenville Ave., Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75206
Vice Chair
Justin Cohen
Thompson & Knight
1722 Routh St., Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
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CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held at the Belo Mansion on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
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For in person/live meetings, the members usually participate in a pre-meeting network activity 30 minutes before the CLE presentation begins.
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We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Secretary
John T. Tower
Hitchcock Evert
750 North St. Paul Street
Suite 1110
Dallas, Texas 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
Immediate Past Chair
Dyan M. House
Baker & McKenzie LLP
1900 North Pearl Street
Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
Young Lawyers Committee
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Officers
Chair:
Bethany Salpietra - Baker Botts
Bethany.Salpietra@bakerbotts.com
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Vice Chair:
Daniel Withers - McGuire Woods
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Treasurer:
Lucy Soyinka – Baker Botts
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Secretary:
Jordyn Hendrix – Harper & Bates LLP
jordyn.hendrix@harperbates.com
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Community Outreach Coordinator:
Casey Shomaker – McKool Smith
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Immediate Past President:
David Ashton - Patterson Sheridan
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Directors
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Matt Acosta
Platt Cheema Richmond
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Tim Dyll
AT&T Services, Inc.
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Niky Bagley
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
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Stephanie Sivinski
Haynes Boone
stephanie.sivinski@haynesboone.com
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Marylauren Ilagan
Olaplex, Inc.
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Craig C. Carpenter
Baker Hostetler
Ozz Siddiq
Lennox International
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Jeff Becker
Baker Botts
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Scott Harper
Harper Bates LLP
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Srini Chakravarthi
Slater Matsil, LLP
schakravarthi@slatermatsil.com
Webmaster
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email: shemingway@hh-iplaw.com
By Xato (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
April 25, 2024 (Noon Zoom)
Best Practices for PTAB Appeals
Presenter: Linda E. Horner
Acting Senior Lead Administrative Judge
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The presentation will discuss best practices for PTAB appeals, including how to best prepare your case for appeal, your options after final rejection, and engaging in persuasive oral advocacy decisions of the TTAB. Click here for PPT slides.
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