Jon E. Shackelford

I am an intellectual property (IP) lawyer and founding member of Endurance Law Group PLC, dealing exclusively in IP.  I serve as legal counsel to a wide spectrum of clients on matters of IP strategy and implementation.  I am a frequent lecturer on IP topics to entrepreneur groups, and have authored several guides on IP topics for cost-conscious entrepreneurs.  I am also an amateur inventor/entrepreneur, holding numerous patents.  I am currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Jackson Inventors Network, and was an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University College of Law from 2009-2012 where I taught Patent Application Preparation.  From 1997-2004, I was Senior IP Counsel to Federal-Mogul Corporation.  I received my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology (1986) and my law degree from Wayne State University (1990).