Lee & Hayes, PC Promotes Attorneys to Partner
SPOKANE, WA, October 17, 2022 – Lee & Hayes, PC is pleased to announce and welcome four patent attorneys to the rank of partnership: Ryan Gentes, Susan Moss, Shaun Sluman and Nick Somers.
“Our mission at Lee & Hayes is to be trusted advisors to the world’s leading innovators in a manner dictated by our core values: service excellence, relationship-centered, and stewardship,” said Rob Hartman, CEO and Partner. “The only way we fulfill this mission is through the efforts and skill of every single person at the firm. Our team allows us to flourish, and we are exceedingly blessed to have such incredible people,” said Hartman. The firm congratulates and thanks Ryan, Susan, Shaun and Nick who have helped lead the firm in its mission and significantly exemplifies its core values.
Ryan Gentes
Ryan Gentes focuses her practice on litigation related to patents and other intellectual property in a broad array of technical fields including the mechanical arts, medical devices, software applications, and manufacturing systems and processes. Ryan is based out of the Atlanta office.
Susan Moss
Susan Moss advises clients on a variety of intellectual property matters including the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in life sciences and chemical practice areas includes metallurgical chemistry and environmental chemistry, having specific experience with techniques including carbon combustion infrared detection, inert gas fusion detection, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and a wide array of other analytical techniques. Susan is based out of the Spokane office.
Shaun Sluman
Shaun Sluman advises clients by drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies, including applications related to telecommunications, video coding, digital security, multifunctional printers, consumer devices, software, and other computer-related inventions. Shaun is based out of the Seattle office.
Nick Somers
Nick Somers’ practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications and developing portfolios in a wide variety of engineering technologies including mechanical, electrical, computer, and medical devices. Nick is based out of the Spokane office.
About Lee & Hayes, PC
Lee & Hayes is a pre-eminent intellectual property (IP) practice with expertise beyond the basics of IP. Over 80 seasoned IP attorneys and agents provide patent, trademark, copyright, and litigation services to businesses ranging from the Fortune 100 to leading-edge start-ups. The firm’s Corporate and FDA/Regulatory practices synergize with their IP core to plan and execute comprehensive business strategies for technology clients. The firm has offices in Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR Metro; Rochester, NY; Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; and Washington, D.C. Metro. For more information, visit leehayes.com.
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