William M. Parrish

Bill Parrish has more than thirty years of experience in intellectual property and other complex commercial litigation. His experience includes jury trials, bench trials and appellate proceedings in both state and federal court, AAA and private arbitrations, and numerous mediations. Although his practice has involved a wide spectrum of commercial cases, the emphasis has been on intellectual property disputes (e.g.,  trade secret, trademark, trade name, trade dress, copyright and patent disputes) business torts (e.g., unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, tortious interference with actual and prospective contracts and/or business relationships, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair advertising practices, etc.) and breach of contract claims. He also has extensive experience in representing companies and individuals in connection with claims brought by various regulatory bodies, including the Attorneys General of over 20 different states, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Postal Service. In addition to litigating cases, he is trained as a mediator.

Education
University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Plan II with honors, 1975; Phi Beta Kappa; named The    University of Texas Outstanding Student, 1974 (1of 2 awarded); Edward S. Guleke Student Excellence Award, 1976)
University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1978)
University of Texas School of Law Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution (Mediator Training, 2004)

Licenses & Admissions
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Licensed to practice in the state courts of Texas

Professional Affiliations
Robert W. Calvert Inn of Court (Executive Committee Member, 2000-2006; President, 2004/2005 term) Master, 1999-present
American Bar Association (Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections)
State Bar of Texas (Litigation, Intellectual Property and Computer Law Sections)
Austin Bar Association (Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections)
American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
Frequent speaker on IP litigation topics at seminars sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, including the Advanced Intellectual Property Law Course, the Advanced Civil Trial Course and the High Technology Litigation Course.

Awards & Recognition
Named in The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Litigation and Commercial Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation, multiple years

Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, Intellectual Property, and Business Litigationmultiple years.

Presentations
Responding to Civil Investigative Demands
Litigating with the Texas Attorney General
Protecting Trade Secrets/Trade Secret Audits
Protecting Trademarks
Intellectual Property 101
Atticus Finch, A Model Of Professionalism For The Modern Lawyer

Representative Experience
Intellectual Property: trade secret, trademark, trade dress, copyright and patent cases
Business torts: unfair competition, tortious interference with actual and prospective contracts and/or business relationships, covenants not to compete, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practices, unfair advertising practices, etc.
Securities and other investment fraud cases
Disputes between game developers and distributors
Complex contractual disputes
Responding to civil investigative demands
Government investigations of: loan disclosure issues, direct mail advertising programs, reference retail pricing, sweepstakes, giveaways, comparative advertising, home business opportunities, pay day loan businesses, sale lease back issues, deceptive trade claims, proprietary school act claims, etc.