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Intellectual Property Law Leadership

Officers

Chair
Erica Rogers | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Immediate Past Chair
Richard Thomas Matthews | Williams Mullen
Secretary
Andrew Thomas Prokopetz
Treasurer
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Vice-Chair
Tiffany Marie Burba | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ex-Officio

Communities Manager
Sophie Craddock | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA Executive Director
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA President
Robert E. Harrington | Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
NCBA President-Elect
Dena Beth Langley | Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Council Members

Leon Tyrone Cain II | Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc
Arthur James DeBaugh | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Anthony Paul DeRosa | Myers Bigel PA
Robert Drozd | Williams Mullen
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Cherell Moneak Harris
Julia A. Kim | In Vivo Patent Law
Lance Alan Lawson | Burr Forman McNair LLP
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Christopher Melck Thomas | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Eric F. Wagner | Duke University Office of Licensing

Committee Leadership

Advisory Council Chair
Matthew Jacob Ladenheim | Trego Hines & Ladenheim PLLC
BioTech & Chemical Patent Committee Co-Chair
Jennifer Giordano-Coltart | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Raleigh
BioTech & Chemical Patent Committee Co-Chair
Jacob Daniel Moore | ModernaTX
BioTech & Chemical Patent Committee Co-Chair
Seiko Okada
CLE Committee Chair
R. Andrew Patty II
CLE Committee Co-Chair
Reilley Keane | Banner & Witcoff
Communications Committee Chair
Cherell Moneak Harris
Copyright Committee Chair
Christopher Melck Thomas | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Copyright Committee Chair
Christopher Melck Thomas | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
David Stuart Bradin | Maynard Nexsen PC
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
David Stuart Bradin | Maynard Nexsen PC
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Allyn Burchfield Elliott | NK Patent Law, PLLC
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Allyn Burchfield Elliott | NK Patent Law, PLLC
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Tiffany Marie Burba | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Trademark Commitee Co-Chair
Arthur James DeBaugh | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Julia A. Kim | In Vivo Patent Law
Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Andrew Thomas Prokopetz
Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Erica Rogers | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Ethics Committee Chair
Angela Powers Doughty | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Ethics Committee Chair
Angela Powers Doughty | Ward and Smith, P.A.
In-House Counsel Committee Co-Chair
Elizabeth M P McKee | Static Control Components Inc
IP Litigation Committee Co-Chair
Lance Alan Lawson | Burr Forman McNair LLP
Licensing Committee Chair
Darrell Avery Fruth | Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP
Litigation Committee Co-Chair
Lance Alan Lawson | Burr Forman McNair LLP
Litigation Committee Co-Chair
Richard Thomas Matthews | Williams Mullen
Membership Committee Chair
Robert Drozd | Williams Mullen
Mental Health Committee Chair
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Mental Health Committee Chair
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Paralegal Division Liaison
Katsiaryna Yurieuna Nelson | Coats & Bennett PLLC
Patent Law Committee Co-Chair
Jennifer Giordano-Coltart | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Raleigh
Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair
Jeffrey Childers | Casimir Jones, SC
Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair
Jennifer Rice Knight | Jennifer Knight Law Office
Trade Secrets Committee Chair
Sloan Lyndon Eatmon Carpenter | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
YLD Liaison
Cherell Moneak Harris