Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr.
Top rated Intellectual Property Litigation attorney in Fort Worth, Texas
Practice Areas:
Intellectual property litigation,
Business litigation,
Appellate,
Intellectual property
Education Qualification:
Mississippi College School of Law
Practice Areas:
Intellectual property litigation,
Business litigation,
Appellate,
Intellectual property
100 Main StreetFort Worth, Texas, 76102
First Admitted: 1990, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.belaw.com/attorney/joseph-f-cleveland-jr/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President, Federal Bar Association, Fort Worth Chapter (2004-present)
- Board Member, Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals, 2020
- Chair, Tarrant County Bar Foundation, 2019
- Chair, Trade Secrets Committee, Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Texas (2013-2016)
- Officer, Council of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2020
Representative Clients:
- General Electric, AT&T, Google
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2017
Honors/Awards:
- Tarrant County's Top Attorney, Intellectual Property Litigation, Fort Worth Texas Magazine (2011-2016)
- President's Certificate of Outstanding Achievement presented by the Tarrant County Bar Association (1999)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County (2002)
- Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America for Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation (2011-2016)
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings denoting very high to preeminent legal ability and very high professional standards of conduct and ethics
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- In 2013, The Texas Legislature enacted the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act. On September 1, 2013, Texas joined 46 other states that are governed by some form of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. This article provides a section-by-section analysis of the new law., author, Protecting Trade Secrets Made Simple: How the Recently Enacted Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act Provides a Legislative Framework for Litigating Cases, Texas Bar Journal, 2013
- This article provides a summary and analysis of the bill adopting the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The bill was later enacted by the Texas Legislature in 2013., author, Should Texas Adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, News for the Bar, Litigation Section, State Bar of Texas, 2013
- This article provides an instructive guide to proving attorney's fees under the Lodestar Method., Author, Is Texas Becoming a Lodestar State? A Practioner's Guide to Recovering Attorney's Fees under the Lodestar Method, Texas Bar Journal, 2013
- This article closely examines the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and provides practical steps for preventing trade secret theft., Preventing Trade Secret Theft under the New Trade Secrets Law, The Computer & Internet Lawyer, 2016
- This article describes in detail the new Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act., The Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 45 Tex. J. of Business Law 322, 2013
- This article describes methods to protect trade secrets under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act., Mum's the Word: Protecting Company Information Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Texas Bar Journal, 2016
Industry Groups:
- Bar Association Of The Fifth Federal Circuit
- Federal Bar Association
- Fellow
- Texas And Tarrant County Bar Foundations
- Texas Bar Association
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