Our Team
From our office in Greater Kansas City, our lawyers proudly serve established companies, startups, individual inventors, and referring attorneys nationally and internationally. To learn more about the work experience or education of any of our attorneys, click on their name below.
Partners:
C. Blair Barbieri
Trademarks, Copyrights
Tracy L. Bornman
Partner
Patents, Trademarks
Scott R. Brown
Partner
Intellectual Property Litigation
Cheryl L. Burbach
Partner
Trademarks, Copyrights
Andrew G. Colombo
Partner
Patents, Trademarks, Dispute Resolution
Crissa A. Seymour Cook
Partner
Patents, Due Diligence, IP Agreements
Joan Optican Herman
Partner
Trademarks, Trade Secrets
Stephen J. Huggins
Partner
Patent Prosecution, Contract Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, Trademarks
Michael B. Hurd
Partner
Intellectual Property Litigation
Kameron D. Kelly
Partner
Patent Applications, Intellectual Property License Agreements, Patent Opinions
Chad A. Kyle
Partner
Patent Applications, Patent Opinions
Intellectual Property License Agreements
Thomas B. Luebbering
Partner
Patents, Trademark Prosecution and Licensing
Gregory J. Skoch
Partner
U.S. and Foreign Chemical and Mechanical Patent Applications
Paul J. Walker
Partner
Patents, Freedom to Operate (FTO) Assessments and Opinions, IP License Agreements
Matthew B. Walters
Partner
IP Litigation, Trademarks, Patent Litigation
Associates:
Jaclyn S. Alcantara
Associate
Intellectual Property, Patent Prosecution
Lauren L. Byrne
Associate
Trademarks, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Transactions
Darin L. McCollum
Associate
Patent & Trademark Preparation, Prosecution, and Enforcement
Dane A. Schad
Associate
Preparation and Prosecution of Mechanical and Computer Related Patents
Chandler Schmidt
Associate
Patents, Due Diligence, IP Agreements, Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX), Freedom to Operate Analysis
Of Counsel:
Todd A. Gangel
Of Counsel
Intellectual Property Litigation
Randall W. Schwartz
Of Counsel
Preparation and Prosecution of Utility and Design Patent Applications
Dianne M. Smith-Misemer
Of Counsel
Trademark, Copyrights
Patent Agents & Technical Specialists:
Lisa M. Martin, Ph.D.
Patent Agent
Richard G. Rozier Ph.D.
Patent Agent
Patent Application Preparation and Prosecution
Call 913-647-9050 or use our online contact form to schedule a consultation.