News
MAY 2017
Travis Wimberly Recognized in the 2017 Texas “Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters Service
May 1, 2017
Super Lawyers Magazine®, a Thomson Reuters service, recently named Associate Travis Wimberly as a “Texas Rising Star” in the Intellectual Property and Business Litigation categories. Super Lawyers® identifies outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. No more than 2.5 percent …
APRIL 2017
Pirkey Barber Welcomes Senior Counsel Anna Kuhn and Associate Kate Swint
April 14, 2017
Pirkey Barber PLLC is pleased to announce that attorneys Anna Kuhn and Kate Swint have joined our team. Ms. Kuhn’s practice has focused on trademark law for 20 years and joins Pirkey Barber as Senior Counsel. The San Antonio native received her J.D. from Yale Law School after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at …
FEBRUARY 2017
Pirkey Barber Member Bill Barber is Reappointed as Vice Chair to United States Trademark Public Advisory Committee
February 15, 2017
Pirkey Barber is pleased to announce that founding member Bill Barber has been re-appointed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) where he will again serve as Vice Chair during his three-year term. Created in 1999, TPAC advises the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on matters relating …
Pirkey Barber Honored by World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 for Seventh Consecutive Year
February 8, 2017
Pirkey Barber PLLC was named one of the top firms in the country for trademark law in the 2017 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. The firm achieved Silver status nationally and was one of just two firms to receive the top Gold ranking for the State of Texas. After merging with the highly respected Northern Virginia firm Vold …
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 …
JANUARY 2017
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …