Bryan Dean Hinnen

*** ***** ******* ******, *********, IL 60098

E-Mail: adrl25@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Bachelor’s degree and 33 years of experience as a paralegal, corporate contracts administrator, and docket clerk, including 18 years in litigation and the last 15 years in intellectual properties. Noteworthy experience in corporate governance, patents and trademarks, litigation and corporate law; well-developed research and legal writing skills; strong organizational and communications skills, with ability to prioritize multiple assignments.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

•Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook; CPI; Microsoft Server; PACER; ProLaw

•USPTO Public and Private PAIR, TEAS, Memotech, Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, IPMaster

•SAP, Sharepoint, Quickbooks, Timeslips, LAW 5.0, Sanctions II, Casemap, Trial Director

•PCLaw, Concordance/Opticon, Summation Blaze, InterAction, CaseLogistix, iConnect

•PreDiscovery, Adobe Acrobat, Discovery Cracker, SEAGIS, CPI, Timeslips

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Negretti & Associates, Phoenix, AZ: Remote Position – Litigation Paralegal. Feb. 2019 – Present

•Drafting and editing documents in civil litigation, including motions and responses to motions.

•Performing legal research to provide supporting case law in motions practice.

Inventors Platform, Palm Springs, FL: Remote Position – IP Paralegal. Nov. 2012 – Feb. 2019

•Drafting and editing patent specifications and claims, and trademark applications.

•Conducting searches for prior art patent and trademarks to provide information to clients.

Greer Burns & Crain, Chicago, IL: Contract Employment – IP Paralegal. July 2009 – Dec. 2015

•Responsible for online legal research, drafting, and editing documents for patent and trademark prosecution, including prior art searches.

•Responsible for contract administration and order entry in patent and trademark licensing, using MS Excel and Oracle software.

•Responsible for trial preparation in IP infringement litigation, using Concordance and

e-discovery software.

Robert Bosch LLC, Broadview, IL: Corporate Governance/IP Administrator. Nov. 2006 – Dec. 2008

Created corporate organizational documents, including stock certificates and merger agreements. Drafted and negotiated contracts, such as licensing agreements, employment contracts and non-compete agreements.

Responsible for drafting and docketing of patent and trademark applications worldwide using Memotech and CPI, conducting prior art searches coordinating with foreign counsel; USPTO electronic filing.

Responsible for IP-related litigation including anti-counterfeiting, prosecution and docketing duties, meeting deadlines for all filings in IP litigation, prosecution and maintenance for a major manufacturer; creating and maintaining Concordance databases; communicating with inventors, engineers and outside counsel.

Responsible for contract administration in patent and trademark licensing, using MS Excel and Oracle software. Responsible for preparing quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports, for royalty payables and receivables from license agreements, and progress on IP prosecutions.

Myron M. Cherry & Associates, Chicago, IL: Paralegal and Docket Clerk. Feb. 2005 – Oct. 2006

Responsible for legal research and writing, docketing, deposition abstracts, document review and trial preparation in complex litigation cases involving merger & acquisition law, corporate law, contract law, insurance law, and legal malpractice.

Won out-of-court settlements in investigation of the insurance industry, including Gallagher and Aon insurance brokers ($8 million in settlements); and Ventas, Inc. v. Sullivan & Cromwell (SupCt DC, Case No. 02-5232), an attorney malpractice case involving merger & acquisition law ($25.5 million settlement).

Gary L. Morris & Associates, Peoria, IL: Senior Litigation Paralegal. Oct. 1989 – Oct. 2006

•Performed legal research, maintained files and corporate records, interviewed clients and witnesses, drafted legal documents, preparing for discovery and trial in complex litigation in a boutique firm. Managed electronic and paper discovery documents reviews.

•Handled several appeals in federal and state courts: duties included researching case law, drafting appellate briefs and other documents, and reviewing cases with Mr. Morris en route to oral argument.

•Won reversals on appeal in a substantial percentage of cases, including Chapman v. Brokaw, 588 N.E.2d 462 (1992) and People v. Karmenzind, 580 N.E.2d 909 (1991).

•Utilized Westlaw and Lexis online legal research on a regular basis.

EDUCATION

Illinois State University, Normal, IL: Graduated with BS in Political Science, 1991.

Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL: Graduated with AS in Mathematics, 1983 with focus on statistical analysis.

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