Biography

Paul Madrid focuses his practice on trademark law, copyright law, and technology law. Paul has a background in litigation, having served as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael J. Reagan, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, prior to joining PirkeyBarber.

Paul earned his J.D. with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law. While attending law school, Paul served as Research Editor of the Review of Litigation, was a Tom C. Clark scholar, and received the Michael W. Perrin Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and the Judge Carl O. Bue Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law. Paul also studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
 

Professional Activities and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas
  • Intellectual Property Section
• Federal Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Section
  • Federal Litigation Section
• International Trademark Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (Austin IPLA) 

Educational Background

• 2009 J.D. with Honors, University of Texas School of Law
• 2004 B.S.C.S., University of Notre Dame

Admissions

• State of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas