Well, there you go. Love it. Jr. lawyer researched the issues, put together a 5 page memo and then wrote the complaint; mid-senior level atty checked it over, fixed typos & put his clever touch to it; partner signed it?
It's a domain forum, but I'll take the invitation to play "read between the lines".
We have:
Partner:
- "Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008"
- And in his state "Super Lawyers" rag. I didn't know that particular exercise in cronyism existed outside of my own state.
- Phi Beta Kappa in whatever his undergrad degree was. I don't know why law firms leave out the undergrad degree. It's particularly unhelpful if someone calls themselves an "intellectual property attorney" when a client is looking for an actual registered patent attorney and you want to know their technical discipline.
- Martindale Hubbell AV rated.
Very nice undergrad and law schools, I'll give him props for that and for Phi Beta Kappa. Aside from the fluffy crap like those reach-around "Best Lawyers" things, he has stellar qualifications. I know a PA "Super Lawyer" who couldn't find his ass with a map.
"Staff Attorney"
This must be the firm's designation for "Of Counsel" or maybe she's a lateral hire and they don't do partner laterals.
Under publications, she has an "upcoming" article in the county bar association newsletter.
Decent schools, but I have law school envy. I used to say I went to "Joe's law school", since Widener was the only school with a convenient night program and I was a full time patent agent. But it has taken on a new cachet since I got into a limited seminar taught every semester to 12 students by Joe Biden. So I literally went to Joe's law school. But, that's why I married a Syracuse grad, I suppose. She does all of the thinking around here anyway.
But I digress...
"Associate"
This guy rocks. JD in 2007, and five, count 'em, five "areas of expertise" listed. That's awesome. What is that? Like two areas of expertise gained every four months of practice? It took me that long at my old firm to learn how to change the water in the cooler, which was the job assigned to each successive new hire.
Folks, when you hire a lawyer, always hire the one who identifies him or herself as an "expert". Nothing like an unbiased reference.
My absolute favorite use of "expert" in attorney advertising was about three or four months after the UDRP first started. Some guy had listed himself as an "expert" in the UDRP on his website.
Don't you hate it when 'trademark lawyers' dabble in UDRP proceedings?
By and large, I think many attorneys are really better than the run of the mill awful UDRP complaints. My theory is they are mostly written without an expectation there will be a response.
This one is technically well put together, but its the substance which is absolutely looney. I've seen some UDRP complaints that read like one of those federal inmate or mental patient pro se cases.
I LOVE the new membership level, Acro. There was a guy a while back who designed an RDNH "seal of distinction" for websites which won a UDRP and obtained an RDNH ruling.
Ari Goldberger absolutely rocks the house on RDNH rulings.
(made the mistake of picking up my coffee again before I got to your last sentence there) That response must be a joy to write (bet it is hard to do without snark).
