JULIA MARIE FITZPATRICK, PATENT ATTORNEY
(504) 835-2000
jfitzpatrick@patents.gs
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||||||||||
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| Prepare and file patent and trademark applications, responses, petitions, assignments, declarations and powers of attorney |
| Perform patent and trademark searches |
| Research and analyze intellectual property legal issues |
| Contract Attorney, Various Law Firms in Louisiana Slidell, New Orleans, and Metairie (June, 2010 to July, 2010; March, 2011 to May, 2011) |
| Performed legal research, drafted complaints and post-trial memorandums, and analyzed and reviewed files for attorneys, as needed, on a contract basis |
| Law Clerk, Judge Gregory K. Orme, Utah Court of Appeals Salt Lake City, Utah (January, 2007 – January, 2008; September, 2008 – December, 2009) |
| Participated in drafting opinions and memorandum decisions on various issues, including those involving constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, family law, property, and torts. |
| Edited opinions and memorandum decisions, and performed legal research |
| Volunteer, Utah Legal Services (received Pro Bono Initiative Certificate for hours worked) Salt Lake City, Utah (February, 2006 – April, 2006) |
| Drafted a pre-hearing memorandum regarding social security disability benefits |
| Performed research, and attended client interviews and hearings |
| Research Assistant, Judge Michael McConnell, Presidential Professor of Law Salt Lake City, Utah (February, 2005 – August, 2005) |
| Analyzed and condensed cases for a constitutional law casebook, and performed legal research |
| Law Clerk, Law Office of Barbara L. Maw (an insurance defense firm) Salt Lake City, Utah (May, 2005 – August, 2005) |
| Drafted summary judgment memoranda on a contractor versus employee issue and causation in an asbestos case, and drafted an appellate memorandum on the appropriate interpretation of an underinsured “regular use” exclusion |
| Performed legal research and summarized depositions, interrogatories, and medical records |
| Intern, Disability Law Center Salt Lake City, Utah (May, 2004 – July, 2004) |
| Drafted a legal memorandum on the voting rights of people in developmental facilities |
| Performed legal research, interviewed witnesses, and participated in advocacy and outreach work |
| Paralegal, Speckhals & Cora, P.C. (a plaintiff’s litigation firm) Atlanta, Georgia (June, 2000 – June, 2003) |
| Responded to discovery and drafted pleadings, discovery motions, interrogatories, requests for documents, demand letters, and affidavits of lay and expert witnesses |
| Communicated with clients and interviewed witnesses |
| Managed calendars and client files |
PERSONAL INTERESTS
| Running, hiking, soccer, skiing, reading and writing |
| A high school graduate of Saint Scholastica Academy in Covington, Louisiana |