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Our team comprises legal and technical experts with diverse experience, all with one thing in common—we all specialize in IP law. Reising attorneys represent clients in a wide array of venues that include the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as many Federal and State Jurisdictions.

Learn what sets each team member apart.

William F. Kolakowski

Shareholder

William’s impressive two decades as an attorney run the gamut of IP services, from preparation and prosecution to licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation. He has authored over 300 original patent applications and handled nearly 50 appeals...

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Kristen N. Goodman

Senior Attorney

Kristen handles a variety of intellectual property work, including patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution. Her expertise spans a wide range of technology areas, from complex polymer science and battery innovations

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Steven B Walmsley

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Steven’s vast experience covers almost every aspect of IP matters. He is an experienced automotive engineer, and his technical expertise includes mechanical, electro-mechanical, electrical, and software technologies.

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Randy L. Shoemaker

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Randy has 25 years of experience as an intellectual property attorney in all aspects of intellectual property including: patent prosecution; due diligence investigations

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Randy has 25 years of experience as an intellectual property attorney in all aspects of intellectual property including: patent prosecution; due diligence investigations

Steven L. Permut

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Steven is an expert in patents for a wide range of mechanical, electronic, and computer technologies, and he is also seasoned in trademarks for commercial establishments.

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Steven is an expert in patents for a wide range of mechanical, electronic, and computer technologies, and he is also seasoned in trademarks for commercial establishments.

Richard W. Hoffmann

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Rick is a luminary in the world of patent litigation. He has been the lead counsel in more than 100 IP litigation matters in federal courts and has argued more than a dozen cases in front of federal courts of appeals.

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Shelly L. Huss

Senior Attorney

Shelly is knowledgeable on every step of bringing innovations to market, including development of IP strategies, worldwide patent preparation and prosecution.

Senior Attorney

Shelly is knowledgeable on every step of bringing innovations to market, including development of IP strategies, worldwide patent preparation and prosecution.

John W. Rees

Senior Attorney

John has over thirty years of experience in intellectual property including preparation and prosecution of patents and trademarks, patent opinions pertaining to patentability, non-infringement/infringement, and invalidity as well as IP due diligence.

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Corey Beaubien

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Corey has a wide array of experience in IP counseling, with a focus on developing and managing patent and trademark portfolios. He routinely prepares and prosecutes patents for utilities and industrial designs, as well as trademark applications.

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Yao Yao

Senior Attorney

Yao’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law, including the analysis, enforcement, and prosecution of patents and trademarks. She develops and manages global IP portfolios

Senior Attorney

Yao’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law, including the analysis, enforcement, and prosecution of patents and trademarks. She develops and manages global IP portfolios

E. Colin Cicotte

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Colin’s practice integrates multiple disciplines of IP law, including the analysis, enforcement, and prosecution of patents. He develops and manages global IP portfolios for large corporate clients and has extensive experience with complex IP litigat...

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Michael C Adams

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Mike provides counsel to many of our clients in the procurement, evaluation, and enforcement of patents and trademarks. His fields of expertise include electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical and software-related technologies.

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Blake M. Schmidt

Associate Attorney

Blake is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan, specializing in intellectual property matters. While serving as a law clerk at Reising Ethington, he earned his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law

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Alaina T. Norrito

Associate Attorney

Alaina is a patent attorney licensed by the State Bar of Michigan and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is an active member of the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court. She graduated from Wayne State University Law School in 2024 where she served as the President of the Wayne Intellectual Property Student Association and the Executive Note and Comment Editor of Wayne Law Review.

James D. Stevens

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Jim manages the development and maintenance of large US and global intellectual property portfolios using process-centric prosecution that can be individualized according to client need. Jim has more than 25 years of law firm management experience, 1...

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Shannon K. Smith

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Shannon has a proven talent for the prosecution of patent applications, as well as drafting and analyzing opinions on patentability, infringements, and freedom to operate. Her fields of expertise include biomedical devices and methods, industrial man...

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Scott A. Hogan

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Scott has a strong passion for helping innovators and business owners—because he has been both. With several U.S. and foreign patents to his name, he is as comfortable on the manufacturing shop floor as he is at a research symposium.

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Matthew J. Schmidt

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Matt has been a managing shareholder of the firm for over 15 years and his practice covers a broad range of domestic and international IP matters in mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies.

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Matt has been a managing shareholder of the firm for over 15 years and his practice covers a broad range of domestic and international IP matters in mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies.

James D. Stevens Jr.

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James handles a wide variety of IP-related work, with a focus on patent application preparation and prosecution. His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the ever-expanding world...

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Newsletter February/March 2026

The February/March edition of our newsletter is now available. Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “First-filer vs. second-filer”,...

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Rick Hoffmann has become a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel...

Rick Hoffmann has become a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership...

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Matt Schmidt helped a client obtain a patent on an...

Matt Schmidt helped a client obtain a patent on an innovative laminated film and a method of making the film. The film includes a durable...

Expansive Industry Experience

Our Industries

Many Backgrounds, One

Purpose

Perspectives

Our
Industries

Many Backgrounds,
One