Leadership

Officers

 
CHAIR:
Thomas Kelton
Fogarty IP
email | website
 
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR:
Devika Kornbacher
Clifford Chance US LLP
 
CHAIR-ELECT:
Craig Stone
Phillips 66, Houston
 
VICE-CHAIR:
Nick Guinn
Gunn, Lee & Cave, P.C., San Antonio
 
TREASURER:
Michael Smith
Scheef & Stone LLP 
email | website
 
SECRETARY:
Marylauren Ilagan
Olaplex, Inc.
 
NEWSLETTER OFFICER:
Kim Boyle
Richard Law Group
 
WEBSITE OFFICER:
Roshan Mansinghani
Unified Patents
 
EX OFFICIO:
Hope Shimabuku
 
ADVISOR:
Wendy-Adele Humphry
Lubbock
 
ALTERNATE ADVISOR:
Debra Cordova
McAllen
 

 

Council Members

 
TERM ENDS 2025
1. Christine Pompa, YETI Coolers, Austin | email
2. Chris Joe, Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC, Dallas | email
3. Carlyn Burton, Osha Bergman Watanabe Burton, Houston | email

TERM ENDS 2026
1. Mackenzie Martin,  Baker McKenzie | email
2. Elise Selinger, Caterpillar, Inc. | email
3. Justen Barks, Beard & Barks PLLC | email
 
TERM ENDS 2027
1. Austin Teng, Winstead PC | email
2. Julie Bell, Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C. | email
3. Jayne Piana, Brown Rudnick, LLP | email
 
 

2024-2025 Committees


COPYRIGHT:
LIASON: Justen Barks
CHAIRS: Aly Dossa & Anna Raimer

TRADEMARK:
LIASON: Christine Pompa
CHAIRS: Jared Matthysse & Shirazi Jaleel-Khan

PATENT:
LIASON: Nick Guinn
CHAIR: Beth Knuppel
 
TRADE SECRET:
LIASON: Austin Teng
CHAIR: Tim Hudson
 
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
LIASON: Chris Joe
CHAIR: Stephanie Dowdy
 
TIPLJ:
LIASON: Michael Smith
 
WOMEN IN IP:
LIASON: Carlyn Burton
CHAIRS: Rachel Greene & Nik Sallie
 
DIVERSITY:
LIASON: Marylauren Ilagen
CHAIRS: Niky Bagely & Juanita DeLoach
 
MEMBERSHIP:
LIASON: Elise Selinger
CHAIRS: Max Metzler & Megan Luh
 
NEW LAWYERS:
LIASON: Mackenzie Martin
CHAIR: Vlada Wendel
 
PRO BONO:
LIASON: Joe Cleveland
 
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