Conference Panelists

The Honorable J. Campbell Barker was confirmed on May 1, 2019, to the seat vacated by the Honorable Leonard E. Davis, with a duty station in Tyler, Texas.

Caroline M. Craven has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, since May 1998. She served as law clerk for United States District Judge David Folsom.

Judge Mitchell was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge on August 16, 2013. In her time on the bench and while working with Chief Judge Davis, Judge Mitchell has overseen numerous patent and general civil litigation cases. She also mediates cases pending in the Eastern District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Hojin Choi has served as a district Judge for the last 10 years in Korea, completed doctor’s degree course work at Korea University, and now studies at Stanford Law School as a visiting scholar.

RICHARD G. TARANTO was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Barack H. Obama, in 2013, confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 2013 and assumed the duties of his office on March 15, 2013.

Judge Robart became a United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington in June 2004.

Ron Clark was sworn in as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas on 11/22/2002. He served as Chief Judge from 1/1/2015 to 2/28/2018 when he took Senior status.

Leonard P. Stark is Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He has been a District Judge since 2010 and for the previous three years was a Magistrate Judge on the same Court.

Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown graduated from Tulane Law School with a Juris Doctor and later, she served as a teaching fellow at Tulane Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic while pursuing her LLM in Energy and Environment.

Amos Mazzant currently serves as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division.

Federal District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division

Christine A. Nowak currently serves as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. Judge Nowak was appointed to this position in 2015.

On January 3, 2006, Judge Love was sworn in as United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. He was reappointed for a second term which he began serving on January 3, 2014.

Judge Roy S. Payne is a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, Texas, where he has served since 2011.

Michael Truncale was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 14, 2019, and appointed by President Donald J. Trump on May 16, 2019. As a nominee, he received the unanimous well-qualified rating by the American Bar Association.

Judge Schell was appointed as a U. S. district judge for the Eastern District of Texas on June 6, 1988 and took the oath of office on August 15, 1988.

Robert W. "Trey" Schroeder III is United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division.

Richard Linn was appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and assumed the duties of the office on January 1, 2000.

Judge Rodney Gilstrap was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas and was confirmed in 2011. He assumed the position of Chief Judge in 2018.

Adam Allgood is an attorney with Fisch Sigler LLP in Washington, D.C.  He focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes.

Jeff Bragalone is a founder of Bragalone Conroy PC in Dallas, Texas.

Monica Brown is the Assistant General Counsel for Worldwide Refrigeration, a division of Lennox International Inc. (NYSE LII), a global leader in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.

Born in the Land of Oz (Kansas), and raised on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi like Huckleberry Finn, and in the shadows of the Gateway Arch (St. Louis, Missouri), Alan headed west to Texas more than 30 years ago.

Brian Pandya serves as Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of the Associate Attorney General oversees DOJ’s litigating and grant-making components and works closely with the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General to implement department policies.

Christian Chessman is a law clerk for Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Clyde M. Siebman practices throughout Texas with an emphasis on the Eastern District of Texas, the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas and the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas. He manages the firm’s offices in Sherman and Plano and has been trying cases in Marshall since 1992.

David Carns is a recovering attorney with a lifelong passion for technology and its advancements.

Elizabeth "Beth" Forrest is a partner at Siebman, Forrest, Burg & Smith, LLP, and represents clients before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, as well as Texas state courts in Collin County, Grayson County, and the surrounding areas.

James P. Whalen is the owner of Whalen Law Office in Frisco, Texas.

Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr. is a partner in Brackett & Ellis, P.C. located in Fort Worth, Texas. He has practiced in the area of commercial and intellectual property litigation for over 20 years.

Elizabeth M. Chiaviello focuses her practice on a wide range of complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters.

Ophelia Camiña is a partner with the trial boutique firm of Susman Godfrey, LLP where she specializes in complex commercial cases. Because of her impressive track record, she is especially sought after by clients facing complex, high-stakes and “bet-the-company” cases.

Rosalyn Mitchell is Managing Counsel, Intellectual Property, and class action litigation at Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Shamoil T. Shipchandler is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Jones Day. Shamoil formerly served as a senior officer at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas.

Matt Powers is known for taking tough cases to trial and winning them . He tries patent cases, trade secret cases, fraud cases, fiduciary duty cases, antitrust cases and contract cases.

Ranganath Sudarshan is a trial and appellate lawyer who helps innovation-driven clients resolve their most important technology disputes.

Steven Geiszler is U.S. Chief Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel for Huawei, one of the world’s largest technology companies.

Douglas N. Ellis is a damages expert and is the Disputes Practice Leader at ASQ Consulting. He specializes in litigation and strategic consulting in intellectual property and commercial disputes.

Joseph D. Brown was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas on February 26, 2018. Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Brown serves as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of Texas, an area covering 43 counties with a population of more than 3.5 million.

Former Attorney General Martinez earned his doctorate in legal and socio-economic sciences from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogota, Colombia. Additionally, he has a specialization in Economic Sciences, Commercial Law and Family Law at the same university.

Over the past 15 years Christopher Nolland has established a national practice as Special Settlement Counsel, acting as the primary negotiator for one party in a non-neutral role.

Eric is a member of the firm’s IP, Tech & Data Practice Group and represents clients in a variety of matters, including patent litigation, post-grant review proceedings, covered business method reviews, counseling, estate management, due diligence, licensing, and transactions in a wide range of technical fields, including the pharmaceutical, life science, medical device, specialty chemical, computer, software, and mechanical fields.

Chad represents clients on both sides of the docket in intellectual property litigation and other complex civil matters.

Jennifer Doan is a founding partner with HALTOM & DOAN, a boutique trial and appellate firm with offices throughout East Texas that handles a diverse array of complex litigation for Fortune 500 companies and individuals.

Board certified in civil trial law, Wesley Hill balances a successful practice in intellectual property and business litigation. With more than 30 trials to his credit, including over 20 patent cases, Mr. Hill brings broad courtroom experience to every case he handles.

George Pappas has served as lead counsel in hundreds of patent cases for U.S. and foreign companies, often coordinating with patent counsel in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

The Honorable Andrew J. Peck served for 23 years as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, including a term as Chief Magistrate Judge from 2004 to 2005.

Charles Hanor is the manager of the Hanor Law Firm PC in San Antonio, Texas. He practices patent, trademark, copyright and related intellectual property law.

Mr. Spencer serves as the General Counsel for Coinsource, the leading Bitcoin Teller Machine operator in the world.

Ashley Bass, co-chair of Covington’s Antitrust Litigation Practice Group, is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Brian J. Resler is the Assistant Deputy Chief for Litigation in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the United States Department of Justice.

Chad Walker focuses his practice on qui tam/whistleblower litigation, patent litigation, business litigation, complex litigation.

David Folsom is a partner in Jackson Walker’s Litigation practice group, and he leads the firm’s Texarkana office. As former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, David brings his experience and insight to cases both in and out of the Eastern District.

The Honorable Jose L. Linares chairs McCarter’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice. He served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, having been nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2002.

Ms. DeRieux has a broad federal practice including commercial litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and employment discrimination, as well as representing several local governmental entities in a wide variety of non-litigation matters.

Jeannie Heffernan is an experienced trial lawyer who has won numerous patent and trademark trials across the country in a wide variety of industries, from telecommunications to medical devices to haute couture.

Sarah is a senior associate in our Life Sciences Health Industry Group.

Michael A. McCabe is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, co-chairs Munck Wilson Mandala’s employment and labor law group, and leads the firm’s employment litigation cases.

Founder, De La Garza Law Firm PC 2003 - Present. Practice Area - Criminal Law, State & Federal Courts

Donean Surratt has an active trial practice in civil litigation, focusing primarily in the products liability, insurance defense and professional liability areas.

America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, April 2018; named in Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas by the National Trial Lawyers for 2011-2016