SRH Law is pleased to announce that Patent and IP Attorney Justin McCabe has become a partner in the firm and that John Kassel and Jonathan Rose have joined the firm. The firm also announces that it has established a summer fellowship in Betsy Catlin’s memory.
Justin McCabe, New Partner
Justin joined SRH Law in 2012 and since that time has assisted the firm’s clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including drafting patents and prosecuting them before the USPTO, litigating patent and trademark infringement disputes, negotiating intellectual property agreements, advising on trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret protection, and assisting with software, trademark, and copyright licensing. His particular patent experience spans several different technological disciplines and complements the firm’s focus on assisting clients in the energy, environmental, healthcare, technology, and green consumer product industries. Justin is also an adjunct professor at Vermont Law School where he teaches International Intellectual Property Law and is involved with Montpelier’s "generator" facility, Local 64.
Before joining SRH Law, Justin practiced several years at another prominent Burlington, Vermont firm.
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John Kassel, Of Counsel
John was one of the firm’s original founding partners, and is rejoining the firm in an of counsel capacity. John most recently served as Conservation Law Foundation’s President from 2009-2014. John’s practice will focus on energy and environmental issues, and strategic consulting for non-profit and for-profit entities. Prior to co-founding the firm in 2002, John served as Secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources in the administration of Gov. Howard Dean, and as a prosecutor and commercial litigator before that. John’s volunteer experience includes board and other service with many organizations dedicated to community and environmental health.
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Jonathan Rose, Senior Associate
Jon comes to SRH Law after several years of practice at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office representing the State of Vermont, its officials, employees and executive agencies in a wide range of civil matters in state and federal courts. Examples include civil rights claims, public records act litigation, complex contract and construction disputes, administrative actions, and constitutional challenges, as well as appellate litigation in the Vermont Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
At SRH Law, Jon will focus on civil and regulatory litigation, and support the firm’s energy, environmental, municipal, and employment law practice groups.
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Together with their colleagues at SRH Law, Justin, John, and Jon are committed to helping clients make a difference in their communities and the broader world. We are excited to welcome Justin into the partnership and look forward to working with John and Jon.
In Memory of Betsy Catlin (1978-2015)
As many of you know, our dear colleague Betsy Catlin passed away at the end of last year after a long battle with depression. Betsy worked at the firm for more than six years and was an invaluable member of our team. Her wit, wisdom, and unbridled determination to do good through her practice of law was evident in everything she accomplished here. We continue to mourn her loss. Her family prepared a touching remembrance that is available here.
The firm will be establishing a summer legal fellowship program in Betsy’s name, and will also host a day of service in her memory at a non-profit connected to the causes Betsy cared about and fought for during her life. We will publish the date and non-profit organization we will be working with in advance, and welcome those who knew and worked with Betsy to join us if you can.
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