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Tiffany A. Johnson Related Seminars and Products

Klemchuk LLP

Tiffany A. Johnson focuses primarily on patent prosecution and strategic patent portfolio management, including drafting patent applications and Responses to Office Actions and related prosecution documentation. Tiffany also provides patent enforcement and litigation support. She worked as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, before transitioning to Nath, Goldberg & Meyer as an associate patent attorney.  Tiffany’s experience as a previous patent examiner enables her to guide clients through post-grant proceedings in the Patent Office including inter partes reviews. She also has experience conducting due diligence analysis and drafting right-to-use and invalidity opinions. During her law school tenure, Tiffany served as Business Editor of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review, and also worked as a judicial intern in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas for the Honorable Judge Kenneth Hoyt. Prior to attending law school, Tiffany worked as a mechanical engineer at CH2M Hill in Dallas, TX. Tiffany earned a J.D., cum laude, from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, and a B.S. from Texas A&M University. 

Hon. Douglas Lang Related Seminars and Products

Justice

Fifth District Court of Appeals

Since October 24, 2002, Justice Lang has served as one of 13 Justices on the Court of Appeals, 5th District of Texas at Dallas. Justice Lang also serves as the sole appellate judge member of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, served as a member of the Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 2003 to 2009, and was specially commissioned by the Governor of Texas to sit on a case at the Texas Supreme Court.
He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in May, 1972. Prior to law school, he graduated from Drake University in 1969 with a degree in Business Administration.
Justice Lang has been active in community and bar association activities, serving as President of several associations including the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers in 1977, the Dallas Bar Association in 1991, the Texas Association of Bank Counsel in 1996-97, the Wm. AMac@ Taylor Inn of Court in 1999, the National Conference of Bar Presidents in 2004-05, and the Drake University National Alumni Association from 2002-04. His civic activities have included service as a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, member of the board of governors of The Dallas Foundation, and Boy Scout troop leader.

Kate Morris Related Seminars and Products

Strasburger & Price, LLP

Kate Morris is a privacy and technology lawyer at Strasburger & Price. She is co-chair of Strasburger’s Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity practice, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Kate also serves as a Director on the Dallas Bar Association Board of Directors and a Director-At-Large on the Dallas Women Lawyers Association Board of Directors
 

Ms. Courtney Barksdale Perez Related Seminars and Products

Carter Arnett PLLC

Courtney Barksdale Perez is a partner at Carter Arnett. Courtney has a vast array of civil litigation experience having tried cases to jury in state and federal court.  She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in employment-related claims, civil disputes involving allegations of fraud, negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of covenants not to compete, tortious interference with contracts, civil conspiracy, antitrust and in intellectual property disputes alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, trademark infringement, and patent infringement.

Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law, Courtney has specialized knowledge representing individuals, corporations, and government entities in all phases of commercial and employment-related litigation from the risk-management phase through trial and on appeal. Courtney regularly advises clients concerning compliance with employment-related statutes and has served as lead counsel in cases involving claims asserted under  Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Labor Standards Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Texas Whistleblower Act, the Texas Payday Act, the Texas Labor Code and employment agreements.  She also conducts internal investigations, reviews and prepares policies and procedures, and provides training for employers.  Courtney also has experience advising government contractors concerning their obligations under federal contract compliance laws, developing compliance programs, drafting Affirmative Action plans and representing government contractors in administrative proceedings.

In addition, Courtney is a trained mediator and uses her dispute resolution training and experience to assist litigants in resolving employment, business, commercial, consumer, personal injury and civil rights disputes.

Prior to joining Carter Arnett, Courtney was an associate at an international law firm and served as Law Clerk to the Honorable James A. Beaty, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.