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 Whether he is in the courtroom, the boardroom or the classroom, John Carroll is developing and implementing creative business and legal strategies with a special focus on the fair and effective utilization of intellectual property rights. John uses his extensive experience in intellectual property clearance, prosecution, licensing and litigation, both domestically and around the world, to help individuals and organizations define goals and accomplish them. As a mediator, John has a track record of creative and effective dispute resolution. John is an engineer and a registered patent attorney. His background and areas of interest include:
John has an LL.M. from New York University, and a J.D. with honors from University of Richmond. His engineering degree is from Virginia Tech. In addition to prior experience in private law practice, for many years John was also Assistant General Counsel for Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. In that capacity he directed the strategic development, acquisition, enforcement and utilization of the company's global intellectual property portfolio. John is a member of the faculty at the University of Richmond School of Law, where he directs the Intellectual Property and Transactional Law Clinic and teaches intellectual property law courses as an assistant clinical professor of law. Education:
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- Agricultural Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Real Estate Services
- Conservation Easements and Mitigation Banking
- Corporate and Business Transactions
- Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Environmental Services
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Health Care Law for Providers
- Insurance Coverage and Insurance Litigation
- Intellectual Property Protection and Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law for Management
- Legislative and Governmental Relations Services
- Local Counsel - Litigation - Virginia
- Mediator Services
- Products Liability, Toxic Torts & Personal Injury
Attorneys
January 27, 2010 - We are proud to announce that Spotts Fain Managing Director, Hugh M. Fain, III has been elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association.
December, 2009 - Spotts Fain congratulates our shareholders named in the 2009 Legal Elite list published by Virginia Business magazine. They are Meade Spotts, Legislative/Regulatory; Hugh Fain, Civil Litigation; Betsy Davis, Labor and Employment; and Dana McDaniel, Intellectual Property.
December 1, 2009 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination - article by Betsy Davis
October 29, 2009 - Betsy Davis spoke on Recent Changes in Employment Law at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
October 27, 2009 - Spotts Fain presented, Commercial Landlords and Tenants: Planning for and Dealing with Bankruptcy, presenters were Jen West and John Anderson
October 26, 2009 - Comments on President Obama's proposal to increase lending limits on SBA loans, by Tom O'Brien
October 21, 2009 - GINA is Coming - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - article by Betsy Davis
