Harness IP is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers has named intellectual property attorney Gerald Welch as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law in Dallas-Fort Worth. This award is presented annually to a single outstanding lawyer in a practice area and designated metropolitan area.

Welch, a Principal in the firm’s Frisco, Texas office, was also included in the separate “Best Lawyers in America” list. He joins 32 other Harness IP intellectual property attorneys selected by Best Lawyers for their expertise in one or several fields. By office, these attorneys include:

Metro Detroit Office

• Geoffrey Aurini – Trademark Law
• Elizabeth Brock – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Lisabeth Coakley – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
• Michael Doerr – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Stan Erjavac – Patent Law
• Monte Falcoff – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Glenn Forbis – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Paul Keller – Copyright Law, Patent Law
• Joe Lafata – Patent Law
• Tim MacIntyre – Patent Law
• Michael Malinzak – Patent Law
• Kevin Mierzwa – Patent Law
• George Moustakas – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Stephen Olson – Patent Law
• Jessica Sachs – Trademark Law
• Gregory Schivley – Patent Law
• Robert Siminski – Patent Law
• Jeffrey Snyder – Patent Law
• W.R. Duke Taylor – Patent Law
• David Utykanski – Litigation – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
• Michael Wiggins – Patent Law

Metro St. Louis Office

• Matthew Cutler – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Michael Kella – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Greg Meyer – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Brian Panka – Patent Law
• Douglas Robinson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Joel Samuels – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
• Michael Smith – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Michael Thomas – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Joseph Walsh – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Bryan Wheelock – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Metro Dallas Office

• Gerald Welch – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” and “Best Lawyer” designations, Best Lawyers recognizes attorneys who demonstrate outstanding professional excellence early in their careers as “Ones to Watch.” These recipients typically have been in practice for less than 10 years.

The following Harness IP attorneys received the “Ones to Watch” award for patent law:

• Chris Bond – Metro Detroit Office
• Jewell Briggs – Metro Detroit Office
• Claire Green – Metro St. Louis Office
• Paul Kim – Metro D.C. Office
• Evan Liebovitz – Metro D.C. Office
• Jennifer Turchyn – Metro Detroit Office
• Scott Yackey – Metro Dallas Office

About Best Lawyers®

Best Lawyers peer-reviewed listings are now published in over 70 countries around the world, and our presence has grown substantially in the international legal community. The 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2021) includes more than 67,000 attorneys in 148 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on 9.4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. For more information, visit www.bestlawyers.com.

About Harness IP

Harness IP is celebrating 100 years as an intellectual property law firm. Founded in 1921, the firm currently holds a #2 ranking from IAM Media for providing counsel to 44 companies with the largest portfolios of issued U.S. patents. The firm also ranks #6 for filing the most patent applications on behalf of those companies. Harness IP’s attorneys and IP professionals focus exclusively on patents, trademarks, global IP management, litigation, and other IP rights. The firm has offices in Metro Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Visit www.harnessip.com for more information.