David Hricik

Professor

Involvement:

Chair, Professionalism & Ethics Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2005-08

Member, Professionalism & Ethics Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2003-08.

Chair, ABA Committee on Professional Responsibility of the Intellectual Property Section, 2002-03.

Vice-Chair, ABA Committee on Professional Responsibility of the IP Section (2002)

Member, Information Security Guidelines Project Committee of the Science & Technology Section of the American Bar Association (2004).

Member, ABA Subcommittee on Corporate Aspects of Information Technology of the Committee on Cyberspace Law.

Member, 2003- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction ("CALI") Editorial Board.

Member, 2003-04 Civ Pro Mentoring Commmittee, American Association of Law Schools,

Member, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the Texas State Bar, 1997-2002. Member, drafting subcommittee 1999-2002. Member of the special joint subcommittee which drafted the Texas advertising rules regulating the Internet.

Member, Texas Appellate Lawyers Creed Drafting Committee (1998).

Chair, Amicus Brief Committee of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (1995-96).

Advisory Board Member and Instructor, Cleonline.com, 1998-

Member, Editorial Review Board Jurimetrics (1997-2000).

Publications:

Books

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution (Oxford University Press 2009) (co-author with Drinker Biddle partner Mercedes Meyer).

Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation (Oxford University Press 2009).

Mastering Civil Procedure (Carolina Academic Press 2008).

Modern Statutory Interpretation: Problems, Theories, and Lawyering Strategies (Carolina Academic Press 2006; 2d ed 2009) (co-author with Professor Jellum).

Teachers Manual for Modern Statutory Interpretation (Carolina Academic Press 2006; 2d ed. 2009) (co-author with Professor Jellum).

Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms  (ex-officio editor) (ABA 2006).

Property: Cases, Documents, and Lawyering Strategies (Lexis/Nexis 2004; 2d ed. 2008) (co-author with Professors Crump & Caudill).

Teachers Manual for Property (Lexis/Nexis 2004; 2d ed. 2008) (co-author).

Supplements for Property (co-author) (2005, 2006, 2007).

Law School Basics (Nova Press, 1996, 2000).

Articles

Infinite Combinations:  Conflicts of Interest in Patent Litigation, 26 Del. Lawyer 14 (2009).

An Update Current Client Conflicts of Interest,  19 Intellectual Property Litigation 1 (Spring 2008)

Some limits on Evidence Gathering in the Digital Age, 25 GPSolo 24 (Dec. 2008) (co-author with student).

Metadata:  The Ghosts Hauntin e-Documents, 82 Fl. B.J. 32 (Oct. 2008) (co-author with student).

Patents Compared to Trademarks: The Duty of Candor/The Avoidance of Fraud,  97 Trademark Rep. 1317 (Dec. 2007) (co-author). 

 

Writing Matters: Common Comma Conundrums Part II, 13 Ga. B.J. 64 (Apr. 2008) (co author)

 

Metadata: Ethical Obligations of the Witting and Unwitting Recipient,13 Ga. B.J. 30 (Apr. 2008) (co-author)

Metadata: Ghosts Haunting e-Documents, 18 Ga. B.J. 16 (Feb. 2008) (co-author) (cover story).

Writing Matters: Common Comma Conundrums, 16 Ga. B.J. 64 (Feb. 2008) (co-author).

Patents and Trademarks: The Duty of Good Faith, __ Int'l Trademark Ass'n J. (Dec. 2007) (co-author with Baker McKenzie partner Tamsen Valoir) (invited submission).

Avoiding Conflicts from Client Emails, 11 J. Internet L. 1 (Sept. 2007).

Patent Agents:  The Person You Are, 20 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 261 (2007).

 An Opinion of Counsel from Trial Counsel: A Handful of Sand?, 35 Am. Intell. Prop. L.Q.J. 171 (Spring 2007).

Patents and Trademarks: The Duty of Good Faith, 89 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y 287 (Apr. 2007) (co-author with Tamsen Valoir).

Mining for Embedded Data: Is it Ethical to Take Intentional Advantage of Other Peoples Failures?,  8 N.C. J. L. & Tech. 231 (2007).

Inadvertently Produced Privileged Documents under the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  You Askf ro it Back, but Then What?  12 Ga. B.J. 18 (June 2007).

Writing Matters (a regular column in the Georgia Bar Journal co-authored with Professor Sneddon that began Feb. 2007).

The Speed of Normal: Conflicts, Competency, and Confidentiality in the Digital Age,  10 Computer L. Rev. & Tech. J. 73 (2006).

Dont Settle Your License Away, 69 Tex. B.J. 126 (Feb. 2006) (co-author with practitioner, David E. Warden).

Lawyers Still Too Worried About Transmitting E-mail Over the Internet, 10 J. Tech. L. & Poly 265 (2005) (invited symposium submission) (co-author with student).

To Whom it May Concern: Using Disclaimers to Avoid Disqualification by Receipt of Unsolicited E-mail from Prospective Clients, 16 Prof. Lawyer 1 (2005).

I Can Tell When You’re Telling Lies: Metadata in Litigation and Transactional Practice, 30 J. Legal Prof. 79(2006) (invited submission).

Letter, 30 New Matter 4 (Sept. 2005)

Why There Should be Fewer Articles Like This One: Law Professors Should Write More for Legal Decision-Makers and Less for Themselves, 37 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 763 (2005) (co-author with Professor Salzmann).

The Ethical Responsibilities and Liability Risks Arising From Representing a Single Client in Multiple Patent-Related Representations: How Things Snowball 18 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 421 (Spring 2005).

Arbitration Clauses for On-Going Relationships, Jan/Feb Houston Lawyer (2005) (co-author with Shawn Bates).

Ethics in the Digital Age, Jan/Feb. Law Office Computing 67 (2005).

Save a Little Room for Me: The Necessity of Naming as Inventors Practitioners Who Conceive of Claimed Subject Matter, 5 Loyola L. & Tech. J. 1 (Spring 2005) (co-author with two students) (invited submission).

Infinite Combinations: Whether The Duty of Competency Requires Lawyers to Include Choice of Law Clauses in Contracts They Draft for Their Clients 12 Willamette J. of Intl L. & Disp. Res. 241 (Winter 2004) (invited symposium submission).

The Transmission and Receipt of Invisible Confidential Information, 15 The Professional Lawyer 18 (Spring 2004) (co-authored with Robert Jueneman)

Reading Too Much Into Nothing: The Metaphor of Place and the Internet, 55 Mercer L. Rev.855 (2004).

Save a Little Room for Me: The Necessity of Naming as Inventors Practitioners Who Conceive of Claimed Subject Matter, 55 Mercer L. Rev. 635 (Spring 2004) (co-author with two students).

Where the Bodies Are: Current Exemplars of Inequitable Conduct and How to Avoid Them, 12 Tex. Intell. Prop. L.J. 287 (Spring 2004).

The Transmission and Receipt of Invisible Confidential Information, (along with Robert R. Jueneman) 8 ABA Consumer & Personal Rights Legislation Newsletter (Winter 2003/2004).

Trouble Waiting to Happen: Malpractice and Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution, 31 Am. Intell. Prop. L. Q.J. 387 (Fall 2003).

The Use of Website Disclaimers Regarding the Obligation of Confidentiality for U.S. Law Firms 4 World Internet Law Report 29 (Sept. 2003).

The Truth Be Told? The Ethics of Using Undercover Testers and Investigators in Civil Litigation, VIII ABA Section of Litigation Consumer & Personal Rights Litigation Newsletter (Summer 2003).

In the New Digital World, Old-World Ethics Still Apply, 4 World Internet Law Report 26 (May 2003)

Troublesome Issues Facing Prosecuting Litigators and Their Firms, 21 Intell. Prop. Newsletter 16 (Spring 2003).

Wrong About Everything: Application by the District Courts of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to Inequitable Conduct,, 86 Marquette L. Rev. 895 (2003).

Dragons Along the Information Superhighway, 29 L. Pract. Mgmt. 24 (March 2003).

Aerial Boundaries: The Duty of Candor as a Limitation on the Duty of Patent Practitioners to Advocate for Maximum Patent Coverage, 44 So. Tex. L. Rev. 205 (Winter 2002) (invited Symposium submission).

Life in Dark Waters: Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Adjunct Law Professors, 42 So. Tex. L. Rev. 379 (2001) (invited Symposium submission).

Lawyer-Client Arbitration Agreements Require Care and Disclosure, Tex. Lawyer 62 (June 19, 2000).

The Risks and Responsibilities of Attorneys and Firms Prosecuting Patents for Different Clients in Related Technologies, 8 Tex. Intel. Prop. L.J. 1 (2000) (invited Symposium submission). This is available here in pdf format.

Lawyers Worry Too Much About Transmitting Client Confidences by Internet E- mail, 11 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 459 (1998).

Attorney Liability to Nonclients: Is Privity the Issue?, 9 Professional Lawyer, 1 (1998).

Professionalism in Intellectual Property Practice, 16 Intel. Prop. 3 (1998).

The 1998 Mass Tort Symposium: Legal Ethical Issues at the Cutting Edge of Substantive and Procedural Law, 17 Rev. Litig. 419 (1998) (invited Symposium submission).

Remedies of the Infringer: The Use by the Infringer of Implied and Common Law Federal Rights, State Law Claims, and Contract to Shift Liability for Infringement of Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, 28 Tex. Tech. L. Rev. 1027 (1997).

Reflections of a Trial Lawyer on the Symposium: Dialogue with the Devil in Me, 38 So. Tex. L. Rev. 745 (1997) (invited Symposium submission).

Uncertainty, Confusion, and Despair: The Impact of Legal Ethical Rules on Large Firm Practice, 16 Rev. Litig. 705(1997) (invited Symposium submission).

Confidentiality and Privilege in High-Tech Communications, 8 Prof. Law. 1 (1997).

Confidentiality & Privilege in High-Tech Communications, 60 Tex. B.J. 104 (1997).

The Allocation of the Risk of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Under Article 2 of the U.C.C., 20 Am. Intell. Prop. L. Assn. Q. J. 71 (1992).

(Co-author) ASPs: Very Dangerous! You Go First!, on Legalethics.com (July 2002).

(Co-author) Hidden Dangers: ASPs and Ethics Law Practice Management 32 (March 2002).

(Co-author) Disparities in Legal Ethical Standards Between State and Federal Judicial Systems, 13 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 577 (2000).

(Co-author) Trade Secrets: An Update on the Impact of State and Federal Efforts to Broaden the Public Right of Access to Court Records, 23 Am. Intell. Prop. L. Assn. Q.J. 161 (1996).

(Co-author,) Batson, J.E.B. and Purkett: A Step-by-Step-by-Step Guide to the Three Step Process of Making and Challenging Peremptory Challenges in Federal Court, 37 So. Tex. L. Rev. 127 (1996).

(Co-Author) Peremptory Challenges in Federal Intellectual Property Litigation, 2 IP Litigator 1 (1996).

(Co-author) Price Erosion as Factor in Damages, 30 les Nouvelles 69 (June 1995).

Chapters

Combining Prosecution with Other forms of Representation, in Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing (ABA Section of Intellectual Property 2008).

The American Legal System, in Argument and Persuasion: Writing in the Disciplines (University of Florida 2003).

The American Legal System, in Laurence Behrens & Leonard J. Rosen, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum (Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. 7th ed. 2000).

Discovery in State Civil Justice Reform: Past Successes, Future Challenges (National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1994).

Blogs and Websites

http://www.legalethics.com

http://www.legalethicsforum.com

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/statutory/

http://www.hricik.com/business.html

Media Quotations

Ron Zapata, Malpractice Issue Poses Quandary for Qualcomm, IPLa2360.com (Jan. 10, 2008).

Geri L. Dreiling, $2 Million Fee in 9/11 Case Draws Fire, 5 ABA J. E-Report 2 (Sept. 8, 2006)

David L. Hudson, Jr., Ratings War, 5 ABA J. E-Report 1 (Aug. 4, 2006).

Geri Dreiling, Surfing for Lawyers, 5 ABA J. E-Report 4 (July 21, 2006)

Geri L. Dreiling, Attorney Coupon Offer Clipped, 5 ABA Journal E-Report 4 (Jan. 20, 2006).

Philip Jones, How to Avoid Losing Your Patent,19 The Scientist 34 (Nov. 7, 2005).

Helen W. Gunnarson, Practice News, 93 Ill. B.J. 498 (Oct. 2005).

 

Geri L. Dreiling, Dont Buy this Ad:Missouri to Require Disclaimer Telling Potential Clients to LookDeeper, Vol. 4, No. 40 E-Journal Report (Sept. 30, 2005).

Jake Jacobs, Midstate looks at first female justices legacy (Macon Telegraph, July 2, 2005).

"The National Pulse: Opinion Clarifies Ex Parte Contact: Not All of Opponents Employees Must Be Reached Through Attorney, Ohio Says," ABA Journal E-Report (March 25, 2005).

"Should Lawyers Use E-mail to Communicate with Clients?" in 92 Ill. B.J. 92 (Nov. 2004) (discussing a First Circuit interpretation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act)

WMAZ (CBS, Macon, Georgia) (discussed the proposed amendments to the Georgia Constitution concerning same-sex marriage and certification of questions to the Georgia Supreme Court) (Nov. 1 & 2, 2004).

Andy Peters, Referendum question could change rules for Justices, Macon Telegraph 5B (Oct. 27, 2004) (discussing proposed amendment to permit certification of questions to the Georgia Supreme Court).

Richard Acello, Is Gmail A-ok?, 3 ABA J. E-Report 6 (Sept. 24, 2004).

Henry Gottlieb, With Client Consent, Retainer Pacts Can Compel Arbitration of Fee Fights/Court Sidesteps Issue of Whether Such Clauses Can Repel Malpractice Suits, New Jersey Law Journal (May 14, 2003).

Jill Schachner Chanen, Do Not Read Unless You Agree to the Following…, Vol. 2, No. 48 A.B.A. J. E-Report (Dec. 20, 2002).

Honors:

Teaching and Academic Awards:

Article selected as Outstanding Legal Article Published in the Houston Lawyer (Houston Bar Foundation, 2005) (co-author)

Selected as Distinguished Faculty Award (2004).

Voted to be one of four faculty Hooders at graduation (2004).

Selected Senior Dinner Speaker (2004).

Law School Honors and Awards:

Graduated Cum laude; Note & Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business; Arlyn Miner Legal Writing Book Award; Deans List every semester.

Undergraduate Honors and Awards

Graduated with High Honors; Academic Scholarships; Selected as an Intern to the Arizona State Senate; Selected as an Intern to the United States House of Representatives.

Teaches:

Law of Lawyering (ethics); Patent Law & Litigation; Civil Lawsuits; Remedies; Property, Intellectual Property and the Internet; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

I've taught Professional Responsibilty at the University of Houston Law Center in the summers of 2005, 2007, and 2008.

Service, Presentations, and Symposia:

Service

Chair, Distance Learning Committee (2005-).

Website committee (2009-)

Faculty Secretary (2005-07).

Advisor, American Intellectual Property Law Association Moot Court Team (2007).

Advisor, Association of American Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Team (2003-04).

Advisor, Texas Young Lawyers Association Mock Trial Team (2005).

Member, Admissions Committee Mercer University School of Law, 2003-04

Member, Student Relations Committee, 2004-06

Member, Distance Learning Committee, 2002-.

Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2002-.

Author, Amicus Brief in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech (United States Supreme Court, 2006)

Author, Amicus letter supporting petition for review in Kairos Scientific, Inc. v. Fish & Richardson (Cal. S.Ct. 2006)

Presentations and Symposia

Panelist, Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Annual Bench/Bar Conference of the Federal Circuit (West Virginia, June 2009).

Is Inequitable Conduct Becoming Inequitable?  American Intellectual Property Law Association Meeting (San Diego, CA, May 2009).

Panelist, Ethics in Cyberspace, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting (Seatle, WA, May 2009).

Panelist, Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation (with two practitioners at the SpringPosium annual meeting of the Georgia Intellectual Property Law Association, Adairsville, GA May 2009)

Swindling the Bald (Dinner presentation at the joint meeting of the Washington and Oregon Intellectual Property Law Associations) (Woodinville, WA, May 2009).

Oops I Did it Again! What Britney Spears can teach us about ethical issues in technology (facilitated luncheon discussion at ABA Section of Litigation annual meeting, section of professional liability litigation, Atlanta, GA May 2009).

 

Conflicts in Patent Prosecution and LItigation (Toledo Intellectual Property Law Association, Toledo,OH Dec. 2007).

Conflicts in Patent Prosecution and LItigation (DenverIntellectual Property Law Association, Denver, CO Nov. 2007).

Ethics, Rhode Island Bar Association (Various locations, Aug & Sept. 2007).

 

Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice (AIPLA, Portland, OR June 21, 2007).

 

Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice (AIPLA, Minneapolis, MN June 14, 2007).

 

Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice (AIPLA, Washington, DC June 7, 2007).

 

Ethical Issues in Trademark Practice (Panel) (International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Apr. 30, 2007)

 

Managing the Expert Witness -- An Advanced Discussion (Panel) (ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference, Washington, DC April 26, 2007)

 

Concurrent Conflicts in Patent Practice (Georgia SpringPosium Intellectual Property CLE Symposium, Atlanta, GA Apr 12. 2007).  

Two panels at the American Bar Association’s 2007 TechShow meeting in Chicago, Illinois (March 26, 2007)

Ethical Issues in Opinions of Counsel and in Working with Patent Agents (March 2, 2007 Dallas, TX 20th Annual State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Course).

Ethics and Patent Agents (telephonie presentation by to 3M employees in Minnesota and Texas (Macon, GA Feb. 9, 2007)

Metadata (Macon, GA Feb. 7, 2007 Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association).

On January 13, 2007, Professor Hricik served on a panel discussing ethical issues in office management at the 2007 Chicago Law Practice Management & Technology Law Conference.

December 2006 (Online AIPLA presentation on ethics and patent agents).

On September 22, 2006, Professor Hricik finished his series of five lectures on behalf of the Rhode Island Bar Association on Death, Office Disasters and Other More Common Dilemmas.

On September 29, 2006, he gave a presentation on Ethical Issues Facing Information Technology Lawyers at the 6th Annual Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute in Fairfax, VA. 

On October 13, 2006, Professor Hricik spoke in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the University of North Carolina School of Law Symposium, "Ghosts in the Machine,” concerning the new e-discovery rules and related matters. 

On October 14, 2006, Professor Hricik spoke in Galveston, Texas at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting on Ethical Issues in IP Practice.

On October 19, 2006, he appeared on a panel with Judge Sharon Prost of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Judge Kent A. Jordan of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware at a plenary session of the Annual Meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in Washington D.C.  The panel discussed willful patent infringement. In addition, Professor Hricik gave a presentation at the same meeting on ethical issues facing patent agents.

 On November 10, Professor Hricik presented a webcast to approximately 400 attorneys on Ethical issues for Patent Agents and Their Employers on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

On November 17, he moderated a panel presentation on ethical issues in patent prosecution and participated as a panel member addressing ethical issues in intellectual property litigation at Loyola Los Angeles Law School, as part of the schools Seventh IP Special Focus symposium.

On December 8, Professor Hricik gave a webcast for the American Intellectual Property Law Association entitled "Navigating Conflicts of Interest in Patent Prosecution."  In addition, on the same day, he gave a presentation on behalf of the Law Schools continuing legal education program, providing an update on ethical issues.

Death, Disaster and Other More Common Ethics Issues (Rhode Island, Aug. & Sept. 2006)

Ethical Issues in IP Practice (Houston & San Jose CA June 2006)

"Ethical Issues in the Online Delivery of Legal Services" at the ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility(Panelist) (Vancouver, Canada on June 1, 2006 at the 32nd Natl Conference on Professional Responsibility)

Blawg Ethics (San Francisco, CA Blog Law & Bloggin for Lawyers Conference (April 21, 2006)

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Trademark and Copyright Practice, 11th Annual Intellectual Property Institute, Washington State Intellectual Property Law Association (Seattle, WA March 24, 2006)

Prosecution Bars and Other Issues Associated with Combining Other Forms of Representation with Prosecution, University of Akron School of Law 8th Annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy (Akron, OH March 6, 2006)

Panelist, Ethical Traps to Avoid When Developing Business: Online and Off, 19th Annual Intellectual Property Law Course, State Bar of Texas (San Antonio, TX March 3, 2006)

Panelist, Intellectual Property Ethics & Professionalism Issues, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (Atlanta, GA Feb. 22, 2006)

Intellectual Property Ethyx, American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting (moderator/host for interactive ethical game show on IP issues) (Feb. 4, 2006, Palm Springs, CA)

Using Technology Solutions to Minimize Legal Malpractice at the National Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice (Jan. 20, 2006, Miami Beach, FL).

Ethics and Experts Witnesses in Civil Litigation (Iowa State Bar Association Federal Practice Committee, Dec. 2, 2005, Des Moines, IA).

Ethical Issues from Combining Litigation with Prosecution (Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual PTO Day Meeting, Dec. 5, 2005, Washington, D.C.).

Ethical Issues in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Practices, 17th Annual Entertainment Law & Intellectual Property Law Meeting (San Juan, Puerto Rico Nov. 11 2005) (panel)

Ethical Issues Arising From Combining Litigation with Prosecution (American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, Oct. 29, 2005, Washington D.C.)

Confidentiality and Conflicts in the Digital Age (Aug. & Sept. 2005, various locations in Rhode Island for the Rhode Island Bar Association)

Why Law Professors Should Write More for Legal Decision-Makers and Less for Themselves (Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Hilton Head, SC, July 17, 2005)

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, (Sci[3] Group, Sunnyvale, CA (telephonic), July 5, 2005).

Does the Attorney Client Privilege Require Encryption of Attorney-Client Email Communications (Florida Bar Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FLA, June 23, 2005)

Ethical Issues in IP Practice and Litigation (Virginia State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Meeting, Alexandra, VA May 5, 2005).

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation (Joint Meeting of the Washington State Patent Law Association & Oregon Patent Law Association, Stevenson, WA, Apr. 22, 2005).

Conflicts of Interest and Ethics for Intellectual Property Lawyers in the post-Enron Era (ABAs 20th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA., April 16, 2005).

USPTO Ethics (North Carolina Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting (Charlotte, N.C., April 8, 2005)

Ethical Issues in Patent Practice (telephonic presentation to the Sunnyvale, CA Sci3 Group, March 3, 2005).

Ethical Issues in Patent Practice (Kilpatrick & Stockton Annual IP Section Retreat, Atlanta, GA, February 4, 2005).

Negligent Misrepresentation Under Section 552 and the Economic Loss Doctrine: The Same Thing Twice? (Stetson University School of Law faculty colloquy exchange, February 21, 2005).

Ethical and Malpractice Issues in Intellectual Property Practice (American Intellectual Property Law Association web-based presentation, December 3, 2004).

The Expansion of Inequitable Conduct Law, 9th Annual University of Texas School of Law Advanced Patent Law Institute (Austin, TX, October 28, 2004).

The Expansion of Inequitable Conduct Law, 4th Annual Dallas-Fort Worth Intellectual Property Law Seminar (Dallas, TX, October 16, 2004).

Negligent Misrepresentation and Restatement (Torts) Section 552: The Same Thing Twice?, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting (Kiawah Island, SC, July 30, 2004).

Conflicts of Interest Problems for Patent Attorneys, Third Annual George Mason University School of Law Symposium on Hot Topics in Patent Law (Arlington, VA, July 20, 2004).

The Duty of Candor in Patent Prosecution, Texas State Bar Association Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX June 24, 2004)

Moderator, Computer & Digital Data Security Issues, Suffolk University School of Law Advanced Legal Studies (Boston, MA, June 11, 2004).

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution & Litigation and Update on the New USPTO Lawyer Conduct Rules, Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (Boston, MA June 11, 2004)

Swindling the Bald: Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Annual Symposium of the University of Texas Journal Of Intellectual Property Law (Austin, TX, January 29, 2004)

Panel Member, Avoidance of Choice-of-Law Conflicts, a section program at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (Atlanta, GA Jan. 5, 2004).

Dinner Speaker and Faculty Organizer, Annual Mercer Law Review Symposium (on the Internet as property) (Macon, October, 2003).

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (Seattle, WA 2003).

A Malpractice Checklist for Advanced Patent Practitioners, University of Texas School of Law Advanced Patent Law Institute (Austin, TX 2003).

After Dinner Speech, The Internet: Place, Property, or Thing -- All or None of the Above? Mercer Law Review Annual Symposium (Macon, GA 2003)

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (Des Moines, IA 2003).

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Dallas-Fort Worth Intellectual Property Law Association (Dallas, TX 2003).

Confidentiality and Privilege in High-Tech Communications, Sixth Annual Middle District of Georgia Bankruptcy Institute (Macon, GA 2003).

Satisfying the Duty of Candor, United States Patent & Trademark Office (Am. Intell. Prop. L. Assn, Arlington, VA 2003).

The Ethical Risks of Prosecuting Patents for Different Clients in Related Technologies, George Mason University School of Law Second Annual Symposium on Hot Topics in Patent Law (Arlington Va. 2003).

Ethics Issues in IP Practice and Litigation, American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting (Atlanta, 2003)

Ethical Issues in High Technology, World Computer Law Association (Washington, D.C. 2003)

Legal Ethics for Trademark Practitioners, 18th Annual ABA Intellectual Property Law Conference (Washington, D.C. 2003)

Should You Do It, Can You Do It: Multi-Representation for Single Client (opinion letters, patent prosecution, litigation), State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Association Annual Meeting (Austin 2003)

 

A Malpractice Checklist for Advanced Patent Practitioners, Seventh Annual University of Texas School of Law Advanced Patent Law Institute (Austin 2002)

Satisfying the Duty of Candor, 2002 American Intellectual Property Law Association Patent Prosecution Basic Training Seminar (Crystal City, Virginia).

Oops! I did it again!, a panel discussion on ethical and malpractice issues arising from high technology, 2002 ABA Annual Meeting. (Washington, D.C.)

Basic Technology Ethics: What Do You Need to Know?, ABA TechShow 2002 (Chicago 2002)

The Problem with Being Everywhere: Conflicts of Interest and the Unauthorized Practice of Law in the Internet Age, ABA TechShow 2002 (Chicago 2002)

Five Ethical Issues Facing Patent Practitioners That No One Wants to Talk About, University of Texas School of Law Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Symposium (Austin, 2002)

Ethical Issues Facing In-House Counsel, SBC Corporation Annual Legal Symposium (San Antonio, 2002)

Patterns of Conflicts of Interest, 17th Annual Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Institute on Intellectual Property Law (Galveston, 2001)

Ethical Issues in Patent Prosecution, American Intellectual Property Law Association Patent Prosecution Basic Training (Crystal City, Virginia 2001)

The ABCs of Negotiating Application Service Provider Agreements, ABA Section of Business Law 2001 Spring Meeting (Philadelphia, 2001)

Ethics: Liability Risks for Law Firms, 14th Annual University of Texas School of Law Computer Law Conference (Austin, 2001)

Ethics 2000 and Beyond, Land Use Planning Law, University of Texas School of Law 5^th Annual Land Use Planning Law Seminar (Austin, 2001).

Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in Litigation, Litigation and Trial Tactics, Houston Law Foundation (Houston & Dallas, 2000).

Ethical Issues in Patent Practice, Intellectual Property Litigation in the 21st Century, Tex. Intellectual Property Law Journal & Texas Intellectual Property Law Society (Austin, 2000).

Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property Litigation, Annual Meeting of the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section (Washington, D.C., 1999).

Ethical Considerations and Pit-Falls of High-Tech Communications Between Counsel and Clients, 1999 Spring Meeting of the ABA Section of Business Law (San Francisco, 1999).

Selected Ethics, Liability and Malpractice Issues Facing Computer Lawyers, University of Texas School of Law 12th Annual Computer Law Conference (Austin, 1999).

Ethical and Malpractice Issues in Your Cross-Border Practice: It’s A Big, Bad, and Largely Unexplored World Out There, International Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association Annual Symposium (Dallas, 1999).

Ethical Issues Confronting Modern Corporations, Ralston Purina Corporation (San Antonio, 1999).

Experts on Board: An Overview of Ethical Issues Arising in Connection with Using Experts in Litigation, South Texas College of Law (Houston, 1999).

Ethical Issues Confronting Modern Corporations, EDS Corporation (Dallas, 1999).

Ethics and Communicating by Cordless Phones, Cellular Phones, and Computers, Houston Bar Association Employment Law Section (Houston, 1999).

Selected Ethical Issues in Licensing, Practicing Law Institute (Dallas, 1998).

Uncertainty, Confusion, and Despair: Ethics and Large-Firm Practice in Texas, University of Texas Review of Litigation (Austin, 1998).

Selected Ethical Issues, Heart of America Biotechnology Conference (Minneapolis, 1998).

Ethics and the Practice of Intellectual Property Law, Houston Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting (Galveston, 1997).

Ethics in Patent Litigation, University of Texas 2nd Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute (Austin, 1997).

How to Become a Defendant in an IP Malpractice Suit (or Not?), State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Institute (San Antonio, 1996).

Selected Issues Concerning Malpractice, Ethics, Professionalism, and the Practice of Intellectual Property Law, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (Minneapolis, 1996).

Selected Ethical Issues, Exxon Corporation (Houston, 1996).

Selected Legal Ethical Issues, Attorneys Liability Assurance Society Symposium (Houston, 1996).

Ethical Pitfalls of Daily Intellectual Property Practice, Houston Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting (Galveston, 1995).