Biography
Bill joined the firm as a partner in 1998 after a distinguished career with Arnold, White & Durkee in Austin, Texas. Bill is a seasoned patent litigator and has been successful in almost every patent litigation and trade secrets litigation that he has handled. He is skilled in and has extensive experience in all aspects of pre-litigation and litigation preparation and strategy, trial preparation, Markman hearings, and all other phases of both jury and bench trials. Bill has been successful in securing dispositive claim constructions in all but a few of well over 50 patent Markman hearings. Bill also has substantial experience in handling appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and has a remarkable record of success in such appeals.

Bill has a technical background in the chemical and chemical engineering fields, and has successfully handled many patent litigations in the chemical, mechanical, medical, electrical, semiconductor, software, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology fields. Bill had substantial experience in patent preparation and prosecution early in his career before focusing his practice on litigation.