Background
Blakeslee, Melise Ruth was born on April 14, 1961 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Arthur H. and Ruth Ann (Grose) Blakeslee.
Blakeslee, Melise Ruth was born on April 14, 1961 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Arthur H. and Ruth Ann (Grose) Blakeslee.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1983; Juris Doctor, New York Law School, 1986.
Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1987, New New York 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
1993, District of Columbia.
Contributing-Editor: Advising Small Businesses, Clark-Boardman Callaghan, 1993. Author: "The United States.
International Trade Commission is Alive and Kicking," Litigation Yearbook, Managing Intellectual Property, 1995. "Administrative Decision Making at the International Trade Commission In the Eyes of the Federal Circuit," 29 the International Development & Education Award The Journal of Law and Technology, Volumes
3 and 4, 1989; "Revised Section 337 and the General Agreement of Tariff and Trades: New Weapons Foreign United States. and Foreign Industries In the Intellectual Property Battlegrounds," paper presented to San Francisco Bar Association Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, May 1989.
Judge, Giles South. Rich Moot Court Competition, George Washington University, 1997. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Intellectual Property Law).
Women"s Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Virginia Mediation Network. McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934.
Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.
Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.
American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Litigation. Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law). Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member, Litigation Section and Legislation Committee).
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Married William Russell Carter, Dec.13, 1986. 1 child, Juliet Vivian.