Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates will participate in the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA’s) annual spring meeting, which has gone virtual for the first time this year due to COVID-19. Bates will moderate two CLE presentations on the afternoon of Friday, May 15th, which is the last day of the two-week virtual meeting. First, she…
Harper & Bates congratulates partners Shannon Bates and Chris Kilgore for being named Best Lawyer by D Magazine. Bates was selected for her work in IP Trademarks and Copyrights while Kilgore was selected for Tort (Defense). To compile its list of the best lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine asks lawyers with a valid Texas Bar number to nominate two lawyers outside…
Harper & Bates partners Scott Harper and Shannon Bates recently traveled to Austin, Texas, to partake in the INTA Leadership Meeting, which brings together INTA volunteers and leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals. In September, Harper and Bates were selected to the Brands & Innovations Committee and the Law Firm Committee, respectively, and the…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce that partner Scott Harper has been recognized as an Elite Boutique Trailblazer by the National Law Journal. Harper was selected for the third annual edition for his efforts in promoting the boutique model since the beginning of his career before stepping out on his own to create HBC with Shannon Bates and Austin Champion.…
Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates is currently winding down her tenure as Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s IP Section, culminating with a gala 25th Anniversary Celebration on October 1 at the Belo Mansion and the Section’s first scholarship awards. More than 250 people attended the 25th Anniversary event, including visiting judges from the Federal Circuit,…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce the addition of partners Chris Kilgore and Dottie Sheffield to the firm’s litigation group. Together, Kilgore and Sheffield bring more than 50 years of legal experience and further enhance the firm’s service offerings to include a newly formed aviation and insurance litigation and coverage practice, while increasing the depth of the firm’s…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been appointed to the International Trademark Association’s Law Firm Committee. The committee, which is part of INTA’s Resources Group, develops member benefits, services, education programs specifically designed for law firms, and guidelines for committee members to serve as ambassadors to new law firm associate members that…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partner Scott Harper has been appointed to the International Trademark Association’s Brands and Innovation Committee. Harper’s two-year term begins January 1, 2020 and concludes on December 31, 2021.
Harper & Bates supports the Dallas Bar Association’s IP Section as it celebrates 25 years of IP and Innovation in North Texas, and welcomes visiting judges from the Federal Circuit. The celebration will take place at the Belo Mansion on Oct. 1 from 6-9 pm and will include a strolling dinner, open bar and live music. Underwriter…
Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates, who was named a 2019 Professional Excellence Honoree for being a Best Mentor, recently spoke with Texas Lawyer about her most important career mentors and the biggest challenges to maintaining a mentor-mentee relationship. Bates will be recognized at an awards reception on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Belo Mansion in Dallas.…