
Patent Attorney at Law Office of Shannon L. Warren
Amarillo, Texas Area

Patent Attorney at Law Office of Shannon L. Warren
Amarillo, Texas Area
LICENSING
• Patent Attorney: USPTO Registration #64325
• Texas State Bar: Registration #24067928
TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED
• “General Guardianship Law 2009”, Texas Bar CLE, 05/2009
• “2009 Austin Intellectual Property Law Roundtable”, Texas Lawyer; 05/2009
• “Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution”, PLI; 08/2006
• “Sweeping Changes for Software & Business Method Patenting & Litigation”, PLI; 06/2006
Patent Law, Technology & Computer Law, Probate & Elder Law
(Sole Proprietorship; Law Practice industry)
May 2009 — Present (8 months)
• Patent Law: Patent prosecution and consultation
• Wills, Trusts & Guardianships: Guardianship Ad Litem appointment in Randall County, trust creation
(Legal Services industry)
December 2005 — April 2009 (3 years 5 months)
• Preformed a valuation of client’s Intellectual Property (Technology-Based Trade Secret) using “Cost” and “Income” approaches, developed a comprehensive workbook to calculate the “Weighted Average Cost of Capital” discount rate and a conclusion of value, and summarized results in the client report
• Developed a database for forensic accounting analysis and assisted expert Certified Valuation Analyst in preparation for civil litigation
• Provided I.T. solutions: establishing the company’s website, SharePoint systems, and email provider
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — July 2008 (3 months)
• Earned an “A” in both a Family Law clinic and Guardianship clinic
• Hands on litigation experience from the client interview through the drafting of a “Petition for Divorce” and an “Application for Guardianship”
• Experience included: factual investigation, interviewing clients, legal research, billing, organizing and maintaining proper file documentation, court observation, and drafting court documents
(Oil & Energy industry)
May 2002 — May 2006 (4 years 1 month)
• Administrated corporate SQL Server containing production accounting data
• Corresponded with royalty partners as to production of jointly owned oil wells
(Financial Services industry)
December 2005 — January 2006 (2 months)
• Restructured the company’s SQL databases and advised as to software architecture
(Public Company; Oil & Energy industry)
May 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 4 months)
• Programming, designing and commissioning automation and control systems including: “Programmable Logic Controllers” (e.g., Honeywell, Rockwell Automation) and “Human Machine Interfaces” (e.g., Experion, HMIWeb, PlantScape, VBA, Microsoft Access, HTML)
• Projects included deep sea facilities (BP, Chevron, and Marathon Oil) and assignments to ExxonMobil’s Baytown Chemical Plant and Marathon's West Africa operations in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
J.D. , 2005 — 2008
B.S. , Computer Engineering , 1997 — 2002
TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED • “General Guardianship Law 2009”, Texas Bar CLE, 05/2009 • “2009 Austin Intellectual Property Law Roundtable”, Texas Lawyer; 05/2009 • “Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution”, PLI; 08/2006 • “Sweeping Changes for Software & Business Method Patenting & Litigation”, PLI; 06/2006
LICENSING
• Texas State Bar: Registration #24067928
• Patent Attorney: USPTO Registration #64325
• Vice President, Intellectual Property & Technology Law Society, STCL, 2007-2008
• Dean's Honor List, 2008