Practitioner consecutive recognition

Practitioner consecutive recognition for 2021

In 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began recognizing practitioners who provide at least 50 hours of pro bono service through one of the regional patent pro bono programs in a calendar year. This year, we acknowledge practitioners that have contributed 50+ hours of patent pro bono assistance to financially under-resourced inventors for five consecutive years and those who contributed 50+ hours in four out of the last five years. The tables below list these exceptional practitioners.

Volunteers with five consecutive years of 50+ hours/year service to regional programs:

RecipientCity and StateFirm/CompanyRegional Program
Chris LightnerAtlanta, GAAlston & BirdGeorgia PATENTS
Michele A. KlemAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
Sam NoelCentreville, UTLowenstein Sandler LLPMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Sandra Sciascia-ZirgerAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
Steven C. WiemerDenver, COFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Thomas WisemanAtlanta, GASmith, Gambrell & RussellGeorgia PATENTS

Volunteers with 50+ hours/year service to regional programs in four out of the last five years:

RecipientCity and StateFirm/CompanyRegional Program
Kevin O. GrangeCentreville, UTLowenstein Sandler LLPMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Charley F. BrownAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
D. Brian ShortellAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
Gordon LindeenUpland, CALoza & Loza, LLPMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Jonas JarvholmAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
Kathryn WarnerDenver, COCozen O'ConnorMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Paul HollyChicago, ILBanner WitcoffChicago-Kent Patent Hub
Sommer S. ZimmermanAtlanta, GABallard SpahrGeorgia PATENTS
Torrey SpinkDenver, COKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPMi Casa Resource Center's ProBoPat
Tyler McKendrickAtlanta, GAAlston & BirdGeorgia PATENTS
William D. Jacobs, Jr.Palo Alto, CAWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLPCalifornia Inventors Assistance Program