Top Civil Lawyers Near Me in Bellaire Area

Nitin Sud is an experienced Board Certified labor and employment attorney who provides high quality and personal attention to individuals when representing them in all legal employment matters, including wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuits in federal and state courts.. Nitin handles all aspects of employment matters arising under both federal and state laws, including:. For more information -

Doug Elliott has more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation cases. His practice is dedicated primarily to patent litigation, particularly representing small and medium-sized companies. He has represented a number of patent owners on a contingent-fee basis, resulting in more than $5 million in recoveries for clients. He joined Polasek, Quisenberry & Errington LLP as a partner in 2011.. Elliott’s patent practice has included freedom-to-operate opinions based on non-infringement and invalidity. In 2000, he conducted a due diligence investigation and rendered opinions directed to a biotechnology patent portfolio, resulting in an initial public offering exceeding $80 million.. As an attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Elliott also has extensive experience in patent procurement, including preparing and prosecuting applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in foreign countries. His has applied for and secured federal registration of trademarks and service marks, as well as represented clients in trademark opposition proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His practice has covered a wide range of technologies, including welding, gas turbines, medical payment systems, website designs, credit card processing, seismic processing, oilfield chemicals, drilling techniques, polymers, catalysts, high speed cable modems, caskets, bicycles, filters, semiconductors and various aspects of biotechnology, including monoclonal antibodies, stents and prosthetics. His clients include domestic, foreign and international companies.​. Doug Elliott has a J.D from the University of Tulsa College of Law and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tulsa. He is bilingual in Spanish.. He has been honored with the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, and by the Order of Barristers and College of the State Bar.. He is admitted to all Texas courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Court of Federal Claims.. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, the State Bar of Texas and the University of Tulsa, College of Law Alumni Association.. His publications and speaking engagements include: "Start with a strong trademark when branding a technology," Houston Bar Journal, Week of November 7-13, 2008; "Opinion Letters and Risk Management For Businesses With Patented Technology,” Executive Legal  Adviser, September/October 2007); "Ensuring Your E-Discovery Procedures are in Compliance with the New Rules,” (E-Discovery: Applying the New FRCP Changes, National Business Institute, August 17, 2007); "Offshore Activities and U.S. Patents," Executive Legal Advisor, July/August 2006; "BlackBerry still on life support as legal battle continues to rage," Houston Business Journal, Week of February 10-16, 2006; "Festo Shows Value of Carefully Drafted Patent Claims,” Texas Lawyer, June 3, 2002; "Trademarks,” Intellectual Property Institute, South Texas College of Law (1998); "Intellectual Property Basics (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets),” Sponsored by Northeast Harris County Bar Association (1997); "Confidentiality Agreements and Other Intellectual Property Issues,” Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, Sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation (Houston and Dallas, 1997); and "Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law: The Basics,” Corporate Partnership and Business Law Institute, Sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation (Houston and Dallas, 1996).

David M. Minces has practiced law for 22 years and has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2007. Much of his practice is devoted to handling employment litigation matters from the case investigation stage through oral argument before appellate courts. Mr. Minces has a history of successfully representing clients in state and federal trial courts and appellate courts.. In addition to his employment law experience, Mr. Minces has represented clients in lawsuits involving allegations of fraud, defamation, medical/dental malpractice, product liability, construction defects, premises liability, negligence resulting in personal injury and other general litigation.. To protect clients’ interests, Mr. Minces routinely helps them find proactive solutions to personnel problems in order to avoid litigation. Mr. Minces also gives presentations to business professionals on labor and employment law issues. Before founding his law firm, Mr. Minces was special counsel in the Houston office of Adams and Reese LLP (among the largest 200 law firms in the United States) and a co-founder of two other law firms.

COMPETENCE, COMPASSION and COMMITMENT. =======. After 25  years of practicing law, I can truly say -- without hesitating -- that I love what I do for a living!  Working with people who are often voiceless and/or powerless against ill-intentioned companies brings me joy.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Bellaire and surrounding areas.