JERRY KEYS, American Lawyer, Partner of Thompson & KNIGHT, specializing in the field of General Civil Practice. Administrative, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Business, Corporation, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, Finance, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Land Use, General and Tort Litigation in Federal and State Courts, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Securities, Federal and State Taxation and Trusts and Wills.
Background
Keys, Jerry Malcom was born on December 5, 1947 in Childress, Texas, United States. Son of Earl Milas and Mary Maud(Furr) K. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with honors, University Texas, 1970, Juris Doctor with honors, 1975. Bar: Texas 1975, United States District Court (southern and western districts) Texas 1980, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1982, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Association, Pravel & Wilson, Houston, 1975-1976.
Education
Associate Brown, Maroney, Rose, Baker &Barber, Austin, Texas, 1975-1981. Partner Brown, Maroney, Rose, Barber & Dye, Austin, 1981-1988. Principal Hagans/Keys Personal Computer, Austin, 1988-1990.
Senior shareholder Thompson & Knight, Professional Corporation, 1990-1994, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Professional Corporation, 1994.
Partner Locke Liddell & Sapp Limited Liability Partnership, 1999. Adjunct assistant professor.U. Texas, 1979-1985.
Member technical advising committee Supreme Court Texas 1983-1985.
Career
Worked at Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, A Professional Corporation (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Intellectual Property, Patent, Technology, Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Texas. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi. Eta Kappa Nu; Phi Eta Sigma.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas, 1979-1985. Member: Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1989).
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
(Resident, Austin, Texas Office).
Membership
Member: Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1989). Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. (Resident, Austin, Texas Office).
