is a seasoned litigator with 20 years of experience. He serves as a trusted advisor to insurance providers, financial institutions, private and public corporations, and individuals across numerous sectors and industries. Mr. West is deeply committed to helping entrepreneurs and businesses thrive by creating, developing, and leveraging their intellectual property portfolios to achieve business goals. His practice encompasses all facets of intellectual property litigation, including pre-suit investigations and searches, trials, appeals, and post-grant patent matters. Mr. West represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), various boards, and federal courts in a wide range of IP matters. He is also a registered patent attorney handling prosecutorial matters before the USPTO. Mr. West routinely uses this knowledge to his advantage in IP litigation. His IP practice further includes managing IP portfolios to ensure competitors do not infringe, as well as negotiating, drafting, and reviewing license, royalty, and purchase agreements. Mr. West has been leveraging forms of AI in his legal practice since before the term was widely recognized. He utilizes AI-powered tools for all forms of drafting, including the preparation of demand letters and settlement agreements, providing clients with innovative and efficient legal solutions. Mr. West's expertise in AI-driven legal processes enhances his ability to deliver strategic advice and analysis regarding the formation, management, and enforcement of intellectual property assets.

is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. He is board-certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, Mr. Knight has generally focused on personal injury litigation. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

is the owner of Leger Law Group, LLC, where her practice focuses mainly on estate planning, special needs planning, successions, trust administration, Medicaid planning, and veteran's aid and attendance advocacy. She is a VA accredited attorney and a volunteer attorney with Wills for Heroes, an organization that provides pro bono estate planning services to veterans and first responders. Ms. Leger is also a member of various professional organizations, including the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Elder Law, Disability Planning and Bioethics Group, American Bar Association; National Academy of Family Law Attorneys; and Louisiana State Bar Association. She earned her J.D. degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University and her B.A. degree from Louisiana State University.

is an attorney and legal counsel with Voya Financial, where she handles all levels of trust and estate administration matters. She was previously in private practice for many years, where she practiced in the areas of estate planning and elder law. Ms. Barnes earned her B.A. degree from Edgewood College and her J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. Her professional memberships include the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association, Legal Association of Women, and the Madison Estate Planning Council. Ms. Barnes serves on a number of non-profit boards, is a frequent speaker at various continuing legal education seminars, and has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University Law School. She is admitted to practice in the state of Wisconsin. 

is an attorney with Kirton McConkie PC where he is an experienced IP attorney whose practice bridges technology, law, and business to develop practical, forward-looking solutions to his clients' technological, legal, and business challenges. His practice focuses on the evolving intersection of AI governance, technology, and IP rights, helping clients navigate rapid changes to the regulatory and technical landscape. Mr. Shiozawa provides strategic client counseling, pragmatic problem solving, and risk management to support responsible, ethical, and effective AI implementation across a wide range of industries. Prior to joining Kirton McConkie, Mr. Shiozawa served as an in-house IP counsel at an international technology company, where he advised on complex patent, open source, technology, AI governance, contract, litigation, and compliance matters. Before practicing law, Mr. Shiozawa leveraged his chemical engineering degree as a process engineer at ExxonMobil Chemical Company. He earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering (Gordon B. Hinckley Presidential Scholar) from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School. Mr. Shiozawa is admitted to practice in United States Patent and Trademark Office and Utah.