Joseph F. Cleveland Jr.

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Overview

Practice Areas

40% Litigation
22 years, 200 cases
40% Intellectual Property
10% Antitrust / Trade Law
10% Appeals

Contact Information

Brackett & Ellis, A Professional Corporation

100 Main Street

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Office: 817-338-1700

Fax: 817-870-2265
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Résumé

License

23 years since Joseph F. Cleveland Jr. was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Texas	Eligible To Practice In Texas	1990	03/14/2013

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Briefing Attorney at United States District Court, Northern District of Texas	1990–1992

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Mississippi College School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1990
Texas Christian University		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1987

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation	Best Lawyers in America	2011
Texas Super Lawyer, Business Litigation	Texas Super Lawyers Magazine	2011

See all 16 awards

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Fellow	Texas Bar Foundation	2009–present
Fellow	Tarrant County Bar Foundation	2006–present

President	Federal Bar Association (Fort Worth chapter)	2004–present
Member	Federal Bar Association	2001–present
Member	State Bar College	1993–present
Member	Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit	1992–present
Member	State Bar of Texas	1990–present
Member	Tarrant County Bar Association	1990–present
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--San Antonio	2011
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--New Orleans	2009
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--San Antonio	2007
Member	Advisory Panel for the reappointment of the Honorable Paul D. Stickney to United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division	2006
Co-Chair	District Court Advisory Committtee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas	1998–2006
Director	Tarrant County Bar Association	2004–2005
Chair	Advisory Panel for the reappointment of the Honorable Charles Bleil to United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division	2004
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--Austin	2004
Barrister	Eldon B. Mahon American Inn of Court	2002–2003
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--Dallas	2002
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--New Orleans	2001
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--San Antonio	2000
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--Houston	1999
Conferee	Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference--New Orleans	1998
Treasurer	Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association	1994–1995

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Portfolio

Cases

MGE UPS Systems, Inc. v. GE Consumer and Industrial, Inc., 612 F.3d 760 (5th Cir. 2010)

Outcome: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and rendered a take nothing judgment in favor of General Electric in an appeal of a multi-million dollar jury verdict.

Nationwide Power Solutions, Inc. v. Eaton Electrical, Inc., No. 8:2007cv0883 (C.D. Calif. 2007)

Outcome: Anti-trust suit against manufacturer of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment, which settled prior to trial.

Arkoma Basin Project, LP v. West Fork Energy Co., LLP, 2010 WL 2711088 (5th Cir. 2010)

Outcome: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a take nothing jury verdict in a securities fraud and breach of contract case involving the oil and gas industry.

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Missappropriation of Trade Secrets	Fort Worth Business Press	2009

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets--Procedures for Handling New Employees to Avoid Liability	Intellectual Property Law Section	2009