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Somers Neal, Susan was born on November 11, 1949.
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Susan Somers Neal
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Education
Southern Illinois University (Associate of Arts, 1969). De Paul University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979. Juris Doctor, 1982).
Career
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, 1982, Illinois. 1984, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar.
1985, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1995, United States. Supreme Court. 1997, District of Columbia.
Instructor: Copyright and Trademark Law, Mallinckrodt College, Wilmette, Illinois.
Trademark Law, The John Marshall Law School. Member: Federal Circuit, American and International Bar Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association. 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.
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Member: Federal Circuit, American and International Bar Associations American Intellectual Property Law Association
