CANCELLED
Ethics Issues for IP and Other Attorneys - Best Practices for
Avoiding Common Problems
hosted by the Washington, DC Chapter

Thursday, May 23, 2024

7:30 am - 9:00 am ET
at
Shulman Rogers
12505 Park Potomac Avenue
Potomac, MD 20854
parking is located in Willis Tower, just off I-270 on Montrose Avenue

Networking & Breakfast 7:30am - 8:00am
Presentation 8:00am - 9:00am

COST:  FREE
Continental breakfast fare will be served

Program:
Attorneys are facing scrutiny by government regulators over whether their law practices comply with the rules of professional conduct. Lawyer and their employers who run afoul of their jurisdiction’s ethics rules may find themselves facing daunting collateral consequents, including responding to ethics grievances, malpractice complaints, and disqualification orders. This one-hour session will address common ethical issues faced by attorneys and best practices for creating a practice environment that promotes compliance with ethical obligations, including conflicts of interest, ineffective communications, and complying with the duty of candor before a tribunal.

Speakers:

Michael McCabe, Managing Partner, McCabe & Ali Michael is an experienced counselor, advocate and expert witness in the field of Intellectual Property Law.  He is focused on the representation of patent and trademark attorneys, registered patent agents, IP and General Practice law firms, corporate counsel, and federal government employees involving legal ethics matters and disciplinary proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in state and federal court proceedings. He has represented hundreds of patent and trademark practitioners in confidential ethics investigations or disciplinary proceedings brought by the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline. Decades of Intellectual Property and commercial litigation experience for multi-national corporate clients in patent and trademark related cases before federal courts in many jurisdictions. Mr. McCabe is a nationally-recognized speaker on legal ethics and regulatory compliance, particularly relating to Intellectual Property law. Credited as a leading attorney in matters involving application of rules of ethics in the practice of patent and trademark law.  He graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD, Juris Doctor, 1992, Magna cum laude; and University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Raymond Van Dyke, Attorney, Van Dyke Intellectual Property Law Raymond Van Dyke is an IP/Patent Attorney and Educator. In his practice he helps a variety of clients in their IP matters. He specializes in patent and trademark matters in various technologies, litigation, licensing, and procurement. After being a partner in big firms, he started his own IP consultancy in Washington, DC, with diverse domestic and international clientele and technologies, handling matters at the USPTO, Federal Circuit and local State and Federal courts. He is an Adjunct Professor at Geroge Washington University, and teaches IP courses for engineers, business people and other professionals at the University of Maryland and George Mason University, also teaching about the history and philosophy of IP, history of technology, famous inventors and deals, etc.  He has also taught at Southern Methodist University, American University, and across the world.  Ray also teaches at NIH and other institutions. He is the Senior Vice President of Special Events at LES and Chair of the LES DC Chapter; an AIPLA Fellow and former Chair of a number of Committees; Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association IP Section, former Board Member of the DC Chapter of the ACM, former Board Member of ITechLaw (Computer Law Association); and continues his involvement in IPO, the MSBA, AIPPI, ABA, BIO, IEEE and other legal and technical organizations. Ray got his BS, MS in Computer Science and law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is licensed to practice in DC, MD, NY, NJ and TX, as well as the USPTO, and is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Circuit Courts and a number of District Courts, Court of International Trade and Federal Court of Claims.  Ray also continues in his efforts to fight on behalf of the small inventor community in protecting the principles of the patent system.

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