Background
Niro, William L. was born on December 13, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Niro, William L. was born on December 13, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Engineer, 1967). DePaul University (Juris Doctor, 1974). George Washington University (Master of Laws in Environmental Law, 1975).
Worked at Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Intellectual Property and Technology-Related Law including Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, Copyright, Licensing, Unfair Competition, Related Antitrust Matters. Real Estate Development and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois.
1975, District of Columbia.
Author: "Let the Seller Beware! Illinois Adopts the Implied Warranty of Fitness in the Sale of a New Home," 68 Illinois. Bachelor of Journalism 770 (1980); "Developments in Illinois Landlord-Tenant Law," 28 De Paul L. Review
645 (1979). "Challenging the Confession of Judgment Clause in Illinois Residential Leases," 68 Illinois.
Bachelor of Journalism 84 (1979); "Illinois Environmental Law: State Preemption of Local Regulation of Pollution Related Activities," 67 Illinois. Bachelor of Journalism 118 (1978). Assistant Professor of Law, Lewis University, College of Law, 1975-1978.
Associate Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1978-1981. Member: Illinois State (Member: Publications Committee, 1980-1986.
Editorial Board, Illinois Bar Journal, 1991) and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. NIRO, SCAVONE, HALLER & NIRO specializes in the trial of intellectual property cases, generally including patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and busines torts.
The firm"s practice extends throughout the United States, with lawyers of the firm having extensive trial and appellate experience in nearly all of the federal judicial circuits and in various state trial and appellate courts.
The firm also represents clients in a broad spectrum of related intellectual property matters including licensing and the procurement of domestic and international patents, trademark registrations and copyrights. Partners of the firm have written and lectured on trial advocacy at major law schools and the Practicing Law Institute, American, Federal and Illinois Bar Associations and elsewhere.
Member: Illinois State (Member: Publications Committee, 1980-1986. Editorial Board, Illinois Bar Journal, 1991) and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.