Jim Stevens is nearing his 20th year of serving as an adjunct and clinical professor at the
University of Detroit Mercy, currently helping underserved inventors obtain patent protection
through the school’s free clinic. Rick Hoffmann and Shannon Smith both also continue to serve
as adjunct professors at the university, with Rick teaching patent law and Shannon teaching
patent claim drafting. Shannon also serves as the faculty advisor to the university’s student
patent drafting team that has finished in the top three nationally for the last two years.
