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FEBRUARY 2017

Pirkey Barber Member Shannon Vale Leads Rice Alumni Association

February 8, 2017

Pirkey Barber member Shannon Vale has assumed the duties of President of the Association of Rice Alumni (“Rice Alumni”), the organization representing that elite university’s more than 50,000 living alumni around the world. In this role, Shannon chairs the group’s 28-member Board of Directors, which reflects a broad cross-section of the university’s global alumni community. Shannon is the first Austin …

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JANUARY 2017

Rebekah Baines Johnson Center

January 10, 2017
The Rebekah Baines Johnson Center is an independent living facility that has served low-income seniors and people with disabilities in Austin, TX for over 40 years. Their mission is to provide housing and services to meet the physical, social and psychological needs of its residents through affordable housing, along with resources and a supportive community. We collected donations in the office for over …

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Pirkey Barber Bolsters its Practice with Expansion into Washington D.C. Area

January 4, 2017

Pirkey Barber PLLC, a leading trademark and copyright law boutique, is pleased to announce the highly-respected law firm Vold & Williamson PLLC has merged into the firm adding outstanding trademark and copyright professionals and establishing a new Pirkey Barber office in the Washington, D.C. area. The principals of Vold & Williamson, Tara Vold and Paul Williamson, are experienced and accomplished …

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NOVEMBER 2016

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Awards Pirkey Barber Tier 1 Rankings in Trademark Law, Copyright Law and IP Litigation in the Austin Metropolitan Area for the Third Consecutive Year

November 30, 2016

Pirkey Barber is proud to announce that we have once again been honored with a Tier 1 Ranking for the Austin area in the 2017 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” by Woodward/White, Inc. Our firm was awarded the publication’s highest ranking in three practice areas: Trademark Law, Copyright Law, and Litigation – Intellectual Property Law. …

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Chambers & Partners Honors Pirkey Barber Attorneys

September 23, 2016

Pirkey Barber PLLC is pleased to announce that London-based Chambers and Partners recently named our firm’s co-founders Bill Barber and Lou Pirkey among the top Intellectual Property attorneys in the nation for Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets in the 2016 edition of its prestigious legal guide Chambers USA. Pirkey Barber was named one of the top Intellectual Property law firms …

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Four Pirkey Barber Attorneys Included in the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers® List

September 7, 2016

Pirkey Barber PLLC is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters Service, has selected attorneys Bill Barber, Wendy Larson, Steve Meleen, and Lou Pirkey for inclusion in the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list in the Trademarks category. In addition, Pirkey Barber is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers® honored attorney Jered Matthysse with inclusion in the 2016 Texas …

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Best Lawyers® Recognizes Nine Pirkey Barber Attorneys

September 7, 2016

Pirkey Barber PLLC proudly announces that nine of our attorneys were recognized by their peers for legal excellence in Best Lawyers in America© by Woodward/White, Inc., in 2017, including founding member William G. Barber who was named 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” for Trademark Law in Austin. This is the fifth time that Mr. Barber has been named “Lawyer of …

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JUNE 2016

Pirkey Barber Celebrates 10 Years!

June 23, 2016

Pirkey Barber celebrated 10 years in business with clients, colleagues, and friends at the South Congress Hotel. Pictured (left to right) are founding members, Steve Meleen, Bill Barber and Lou Pirkey (seated).  

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APRIL 2016