Harness IP is proud to announce that two of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers^® as 2024 “Lawyer of the Year.” Principal Glenn Forbis and Senior Counsel Beth Coakley were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” for Patent Litigation and Copyright Law, respectively. Both attorneys practice in the Detroit Metro office.

“Lawyer of the Year” accolades recognize lawyers who received the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized annually as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and metropolitan location.

Additionally, 46 of the firm’s intellectual property attorneys were honored in this year’s edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® for their counsel in one or multiple areas of work. Of these attorneys, eight were lauded as “Ones to Watch” in recognition of their “outstanding legal excellence” and fewer than 10 years of practice.

Recognition by Best Lawyers^® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by fellow attorneys. The lists are compiled by conducting exhaustive review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

 

The following Harness IP attorneys are listed in 2024 Best Lawyers in America:

 

Metro Detroit

Geoff Aurini – Trademark Law

Beth Coakley – Copyright Law (Lawyer of the Year), Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law

Michael Doerr – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Mark Elchuk – Patent Law

Stan Erjavac – Patent Law

Monte Falcoff – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Glenn Forbis – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent (Lawyer of the Year)

Paul Keller – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Joe Lafata – Patent Law

Tim MacIntyre – Patent Law

Ryan Massey – Patent Law

Michael Malinzak – Patent Law

Kevin Mierzwa – Patent Law

George Moustakas – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Stephen Olson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Jessica Sachs – Trademark Law

Greg Schivley – Patent Law

Brent Seitz – Litigation – Intellectual Property Law

Colleen Shovlin – Patent Law, Trademark Law

Bob Siminski – Patent Law

Jeff Snyder – Appellate Practice, Patent Law

Duke Taylor – Patent Law

Dave Utykanski – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Richard Warner – Patent Law

Mike Wiggins – Patent Law

Jennifer Woodside Wojtala – Patent Law

 

Metro St. Louis

Matt Cutler – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Anthony Fussner – Trademark Law

Mike Kella – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Greg Meyer – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Brian Panka – Patent Law

Doug Robinson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Joel Samuels – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law

Mike Smith – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Michael Thomas – Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law

David Tucker – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Joe Walsh – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Andrew Wegman – Patent Law

Bryan Wheelock – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

 

Metro Dallas

Jerry Welch – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

 

The following Harness IP attorneys have been honored IN

2024 Best Lawyers in America as “Ones to Watch:”

 

Metro Detroit

Jewell Briggs – Litigation – Patent 

Jeremiah Foley – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property

April Minarik – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Jennie Turchyn – Patent Law

 

Metro Dallas

Scott Yackey – Litigation — Patent

 

Metro DC

Daniel Kim – Patent Law

Paul Kim – Patent Law

Evan Leibovitz – Patent Law