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Kenechi R. Agu

Torrance, CA

Attorney Kenechi R. Agu became the skillful personal injury attorney he is today through a rigorous path of uncommon achievements. His academic and occupational history has encompassed fields such as computer engineering, computer science, intellectual property law, and employment at multinational corporations and law firms. Through his extensive education and early law practice, he learned to see disputes and problems through multiple perspectives.

Johnny Alfred, III

Houston, TX

Johnny Alfred III is a trial lawyer specializing in workplace injuries, refinery explosions, construction accidents, catastrophic personal injuries, and patent/intellectual property litigation. A registered patent attorney with the USPTO, he leverages his electrical engineering background to achieve maximum results for clients. He also handles real estate and land development issues.

William H. Quirk

San Antonio, TX

Chairman of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, William H. Quirk is a certified patent attorney admitted to practice in the State of Texas and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Quirk has practiced intellectual property law for more than thirty years and in FDA and regulatory affairs for nearly as long. Mr. Quirk strategically manages legal affairs for technology development enterprises, developing and monetizing their intellectual property portfolios and resolving pathways for favorable regulatory treatment, all in sync with true corporate objectives. Before joining the firm in 2008 Mr. Quirk served the bulk of his career as in-house counsel for two technology-based consortiums, most recently as General Counsel for medical and veterinary technology developer Vital Needs International, and previously as Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs with Kinetic Concepts, Inc., a global medical technology company that leads the marketplace in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces. Prior to that, Mr. Quirk focused on patent and trademark preparation and prosecution in private law practice.

Cassidi D. Bañales

San Antonio, TX

Cassidi D. Bañales is an intellectual property attorney. She is a commercial litigator and admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Cassidi’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and intellectual property disputes.