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CHICAGO – Tiffany W. Shimada, an associate at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, has been appointed to the leadership team of the American Bar Association's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) Working Group for the 2010-2011 term.

Operated by the ABA Section of Litigation, the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program was developed in 2000 to address underrepresentation of minorities in judicial clerkships. As a member of the JIOP leadership team, Ms. Shimada will review applications, meet with and interview the students—providing them with information and tips and making recommendations to hiring judges.

JIOP participants perform legal research and writing for state or federal judges and gain first-hand knowledge of the courts. The program is open to all first- or second-year minority and financially disadvantaged law students.

Ms. Shimada focuses her practice on trademark, copyright and patent litigation, and trademark prosecution. She joined Brinks as a summer associate in 2008, becoming a law clerk later that year and an associate in 2009.

Ms. Shimada earned her J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law in 2009. She is the Co-Chair of the Women in the Law committee of the Young Lawyers section of the Chicago Bar Association and Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago. Ms. Shimada is also a member of the Intellectual Property Law section of the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

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. More information is available at www.usebrinks.com.