License
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43 years since William H. Needle was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Georgia |
Active Member in Good Standing
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1970 |
05/03/2013 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner at Ballard Spahr, LLP
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2008–present
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Partner & Chair, Intellectual Property Department at Ballard Spahr, LLP
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2008–2012
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Founder and Partner at Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.
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1983–2008
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Associate and Partner at Newton, Hopkins & Ormsby
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1970–1983
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Emory University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1970 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
Chemistry |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
1967 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Highest ranking as a 1st tier IP attorney in GA since 2003 |
Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers |
2011 |
| Voted by peers as one of the "Legal Elite" since 2003 |
Georgia Trend Magazine |
2011 |
| Listed under IP, patent and trademark law since 1991 |
The Best Lawyers in America |
2011 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Master |
Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court |
2010–present
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| Advisory Board |
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology |
2008–present
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| Advisory Board |
The Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER), a collaborative program between Georgia Tech and Emory Law School |
2006–present
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| Advisory Board |
College of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology |
2005–present
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| Advisory Board |
School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2005–present
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| Neutral Panel Member, Special Master |
JAMS Alternative Dispute Resolution |
1995–present
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| Chair, committee that drafted model trademark jury instructions |
11th Circuit Court of Appeals |
2011–2012
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| Founding Board Member and Co-Chair |
IP Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association |
2007–2008
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| Member, drafted the local rules of practice for patent cases |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
2003–2004
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| Fellow |
State Bar of Georgia |
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