Meridian Intellectual Property Lawyers

Former Fortune 100 corporate lawyer provides cost-effective legal services to entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses.

Michael Barbee is a dynamic litigator with a diverse practice in commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Clients count on him to resolve business and intellectual property disputes of varying complexity in Texas state courts and federal courts throughout the country. He’s highly regarded for his careful preparation, strategic thinking, and relentless advocacy for clients. Michael’s been selected to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 list, published in Law360, quoted by Bloomberg, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Litigation and Commercial Litigation, and named a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine. He also serves on the...

Leslie D. Ware is a Dallas based lawyer specializing in patent management and licensing.

General Counsel

Martin Robson is a founding partner at Charhon Callahan Robson & Garza. He represents foreign and domestic companies engaged in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal and state courts nationwide.

Theresa Dawson is Senior Counsel a Carter Arnett. Theresa’s practice is focused primarily on high stakes intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Theresa has represented numerous clients in federal courts around the country in intellectual property disputes involving a wide range of technologies, including e-commerce, computer software, encryption, telecommunications, network architecture, and mobile applications. Theresa’s intellectual property litigation practice has also involved multiple appeals, including arguing cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits. Theresa was previously Of Counsel at the Dallas office of Fish & Richardson P.C., where she represented clients in complex patent...

Mr. Hulsey has practiced Patent and Trademark Law for 35 years and serves inventors and entrepreneurs in the Southeast United States, focusing principally in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. He has prosecuted and obtained patents and trademarks for this region’s most aspiring and amazing inventors, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who are dedicated to making the world a better place. He is committed to manifesting a perpetual virtuous cycle of innovation and entrepreneurial growth spurring intellectual property growth, which in turn encourages fair, reasonable, collaborative commercialization and to further yet more regional innovation, entrepreneurial growth, and prosperity. Over the years,...

Every day, people come to our law firm on their personal or professional darkest day. Generally speaking, this sense of dread is simply due to being overwhelmed by the situation before them. As a lawyer, being able to shoulder our client's burdens and guide them through the litigation process is extremely rewarding. A native of Fort Hood, Texas, I have built a national litigation practice based on my deep Texas roots. Practicing since 2013, I represent clients across Texas and nationwide facing complex business and intellectual property litigation, including non-compete violations, breach of contract matters, and fraud and misrepresentation. Whether it's...

When it comes to protecting your intellectual property, experience matters. Katz Law Group, led by Gary Katz, a licensed patent attorney with 23 years of experience, has the experience you deserve. This experience includes ten years in-house with ExxonMobil and over a dozen years working for law firms including small and large firms. Gary has filed and prosecuted several hundred patents for technology startups, mid-size companies as well as several large NYSE companies. Gary is also the Founder & CEO of a cleantech company that is using patented technology to solve our freshwater resource problems. This...

Robert Z. Cashman provides nationwide legal representation for patent litigation matters on a contingency fee basis. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, in New York, and before the US Patent & Trademark Office. Robert is the owner of the Cashman Law Firm, PLLC which helps individuals and small businesses create their business, establish and protect their inventions, and preserve their assets against foreclosure and if necessary, bankruptcy.

Since 2010, Robert has focused his practice on defending accused bittorrent downloaders in copyright infringement lawsuits filed in federal courts across the US. Most recently, cases represented by the Cashman...