Josh Ellis

Paralegal, Legal Services

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Josh Ellis's Bio:

Josh Ellis's Experience:

• Litigation Paralegal at Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP

  July 2010 - February 2015

  Drafted discovery, motions, pleadings, memoranda and reports on various intellectual property and commercial litigation issues and assisted with document production, including managing outside vendors Intellectual Property Litigation - Telecommunications Industry o Performed preliminary case analysis, including obtaining patent related documents from clients and inventors and reviewing patents, file wrappers, and licensing agreements o Drafted patent claim charts based on review of patents and file wrappers o Drafted patent disclosure documents, including claims construction and extrinsic & intrinsic evidence charts o Assisted with Markman briefing and attended Markman hearings o Prepared trademark applications for filing with USPTO Complex Commercial Litigation o Conducted extensive background research on all potential clients and adverse parties, including researching the corporate structure, history, and finances of all entities involved in any potential litigation o Drafted expert reports and participated in hundreds of client and witness interviews o Drafted and filed entity formation documents with the Secretary of State Notable Research Projects & Cases o Assisted as sole paralegal on case before Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and currently on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court (oral arguments held Jan. 14, 2015) o Represented candidate for Dallas City Council and, through research, identified false statements made by opponent which the Dallas Morning News subsequently published o Assisted Managing Partner in representation of local charter school in connection with compliance with NCAA High School Review and Eligibility Center, including appeal of NCAA's decision to void athletes' eligibility o Represented high-profile radio and television personality in contract dispute with their manager

• Paralegal at Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy

  February 2005 - July 2010

  o Supervised and managed team of legal assistants and paralegals in firm that served as national counsel for Fortune 500 companies involved in commercial litigation o Conducted legal research and drafted discovery, motions, pleadings, memoranda and reports on various product liability and general litigation issues o Assisted attorneys in trial preparation and created quarterly trial calendar reports o Created and maintain expansive database system tracking client information o Reviewed deposition transcripts and drafted page line summaries of depositions

• On-Air Personality/Color Commentator at KCMC Radio

  September 2004 - December 2005

  Participated in weekly sports-talk radio show, "Leaving the Yard" on KCMC 740 AM in Texarkana, Texas. Also, assisted with color commentary work of local high school football broadcasts.

• Writer at Rivals.com

  November 2003 - December 2005

  Wrote articles for www.texasprepxtra.com, a commercial website devoted to Texas high school football. Created "Pigskin 'Mid the Pines," a segment featuring East Texas football on the Internet broadcast, "The Show".

Josh Ellis's Education:

• Texas A&M University-Texarkana

  2002 – 2004
  B.S.

• University of Texas at Tyler

  1999 – 2002
  Concentration: English

• Lon Morris College

  1997 – 1999
  A.A.
  Concentration: Philosophy, English