Chair
Shannon Bates
Harper Bates & Champion LLC
1717 Main St, Suite 3550
Dallas, TX 75201
Ph. 214.238.8403
Email: shannon.bates@
harperbates.com
Treasurer
David O. Taylor
Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law
Storey Hall, Room 200
3315 Daniel Avenue
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: 214.768.1685
Email:
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
Vice Chair
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email:
CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held on the fourth Friday of every month (with some exceptions).
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Secretary
Robert H. Johnston III
R. Johnson Law, PLLC
1722 Routh St., Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-396-6000
Email:
Immediate Past Chair
Colin Cahoon
Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
13760 Noel Road, Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75240
Phone: 972.367.2001
Email:
Young Lawyers Committee
President:
Stephanie Sivinski
Haynes and Boone
Vice President:
Ozz Siddiq
Lennox International
Treasurer:
Lon Outland
AT&T
Secretary:
Krista Chan
Patterson Sheridan
Immediate Past President:
Sophilia Wu
Winston & Strawn
Webmaster
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email:
Directors
Justin Cohen
Thompson & Knight
Kirby Drake
Klemchuk LLP
Russ Emerson
Haynes & Boone
Dyan M. House
Baker & McKenzie LLP
dyan.house@bakermckenzie.com
Megan Hoyt
Dallas Regional Office
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Brian McCormack
Baker & McKenzie LLP
brian.mccormack@
bakermckenzie.com
Dwayne Norton
Toyota North America
Elizabeth Rucki
Baker Botts L.L.P.
John Tower
Hitchcock Evert
Betty Ungerman
Lennox International
2020 Proposed Slate of Officers and Directors
Officers
Chair – D. Scott Hemingway
Vice Chair – Robert Johnston
Secretary – David O. Taylor
Treasurer - Dyan House
Directors
Elizabeth Rucki
Brian C. McCormack
Justin Cohen
Dwayne Norton
Megan Hoyt
Kirby Drake
John Tower
Sushil Iyer
Tim Dyll
James Gourley
Immediate Past Chair
Shannon W. Bates