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Jennifer Stuart
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CHICAGO – Attorneys, staff and summer associates from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione participated in the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) 17th Annual Race Judicata Sprint for Justice on July 22, 2010.
The Brinks team took first place in Men’s Division 1 for the second time in four years, earned second place in the Co-ed Division, and for the first time, placed in the Women’s Division 1 standings.
The race, held in Chicago's Grant Park, looped through lower Hutchinson Field along scenic Lake Michigan. More than 3,500 participants entered to raise funds to benefit the CVLS Foundation, which works to ensure equal access to justice for everyone.
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services provides pro bono legal services to those in need in practice areas including family, consumer, probate, tort government benefits and immigration law. For more information, please visit www.cvls.org.
The Brinks team included Michael D. Dreznes, John E. Haugen, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Joshua S. Frick, Jeffrey A. Marx, Jean Powell, Philip A. Jones, Dasha McMullen, Heidi A. Dare, Tyler W. Webb, Glenna Baldwin, Joseph M. Pletcher, Ph.D., Roshni Patel, Christian B.E. Hines, Jennifer J. Theis, Edgar Zavala, Robyn M. Bowland, Katie Swan, A. John Murray, John Woo, Thomas Hibler, Steve Delaney, Eleanor Lee, Rose Roberson, Nereida Garcia, Regina Fregoso, Christopher A. Harkins, Sandra Gray, Tina Sieczkowski, Claire Briggs, Jerry Nichols, Lakiesha Jackson, Michael P. Chu, Lydia Hoard, Diana Mager and Carrie Noble. All Brinks participants completed the race.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States and serves the intellectual property needs of clients around the world. Brinks has 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also advises on issues relating to intellectual asset management, trade secret, unfair competition, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments for companies in the electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering sectors; the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology industries; and for companies whose work relates to Internet and computer technology law. The firm’s trademark practice works on behalf of clients who deal in a wide variety of products and services. Founded in 1917, Brinks is based in Chicago and has five additional offices across the country, including its new office in Washington D.C.
