Intellectual Property Law Leadership
Officers
Chair
Richard Thomas Matthews | Williams Mullen
Richard Thomas Matthews | Williams Mullen
Immediate Past Chair
Julia A. Kim | Casimir Jones, S.C.
Julia A. Kim | Casimir Jones, S.C.
Secretary
Andrew Thomas Prokopetz
Andrew Thomas Prokopetz
Treasurer
Tiffany Marie Burba | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Tiffany Marie Burba | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Vice-Chair
Erica Rogers | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Erica Rogers | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Ex-Officio
Communities Manager
Sherard Johnson | North Carolina Bar Association
Sherard Johnson | North Carolina Bar Association
Communities Manager
Sophie Roberts | North Carolina Bar Association
Sophie Roberts | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA Executive Director
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA President
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
NCBA President-Elect
Robert E. Harrington | Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
Robert E. Harrington | Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
Council Members
Leon Tyrone Cain II II | Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc
Sloan Lyndon Eatmon Carpenter | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Anthony Paul DeRosa | Myers Bigel PA
Allyn Burchfield Elliott | NK Patent Law, PLLC
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Cherell Moneak Harris
Matthew Jacob Ladenheim | Trego Hines & Ladenheim PLLC
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Rashad Lateef Morgan | Crowell & Moring LLP
Eric F. Wagner | Duke University Office of Licensing
Timothy K. Wilson
Committee Leadership
Advisory Council Chair
Matthew Jacob Ladenheim | Trego Hines & Ladenheim PLLC
Matthew Jacob Ladenheim | Trego Hines & Ladenheim PLLC
BioTech & Chemical Patent Committee Co-Chair
Seiko Okada
Seiko Okada
BioTech & Chemical Patent Committee Co-Chair
Jennifer Giordano-Coltart | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Raleigh
Jennifer Giordano-Coltart | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Raleigh
CLE Committee Co-Chair
David Grant | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
David Grant | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
CLE Committee Co-Chair
Laura Marie Kelley | Myers Bigel PA
Laura Marie Kelley | Myers Bigel PA
Communications Chair
Cherell Moneak Harris
Cherell Moneak Harris
Copyright Chair
Christopher Melck Thomas | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Christopher Melck Thomas | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Shawna Cannon Lemon | Stanek Lemon Crouse and Meeks, PA
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
David Stuart Bradin | Maynard Nexsen PC
David Stuart Bradin | Maynard Nexsen PC
Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Allyn Burchfield Elliott | NK Patent Law, PLLC
Allyn Burchfield Elliott | NK Patent Law, PLLC
Ethics Committee Chair
Angela Powers Doughty | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Angela Powers Doughty | Ward and Smith, P.A.
IP Litigation Committee Co-Chair
Lance Alan Lawson | Burr Forman McNair LLP
Lance Alan Lawson | Burr Forman McNair LLP
Legislative Committee Chair
Timothy K. Wilson
Timothy K. Wilson
Membership Committee Chair
Robert Drozd | Williams Mullen
Robert Drozd | Williams Mullen
Mental Health Committee Chair
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Edward Ergenzinger | Ergenzinger IP Law
Nominations Committee Chair
Julia A. Kim | Casimir Jones, S.C.
Julia A. Kim | Casimir Jones, S.C.
Trademark Co-Chair
Arthur James DeBaugh | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Arthur James DeBaugh | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Trade Secrets Co-Chair
Sloan Lyndon Eatmon Carpenter | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Sloan Lyndon Eatmon Carpenter | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
YLD Liaison
Cherell Moneak Harris
Cherell Moneak Harris
YLD Liaison
Austin Kamer | Neo IP
Austin Kamer | Neo IP