DALLAS – LawFuel.com – Law News Network – McKool Smith, P.C., one of the largest trial firms in the country, is announcing the addition of Erick S. Robinson as an associate in the firm’s Dallas office.
Mr. Robinson handles all aspects of patent and intellectual property litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal court, arbitration, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
“Erick is a talented lawyer and we’re glad to welcome him to our team,” says Mike McKool, Jr., the firm’s co-founder. “His proven courtroom experience in a wide variety of cases will benefit our clients immediately.”
Mr. Robinson, who previously practiced with Polasek, Quisenberry & Errington LLP in Houston, represents individuals and small businesses, as well as some of the world’s largest semiconductor, software, and biotechnology companies.
He earned his law degree at the University of Texas School of Law after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. His educational background includes two years of medical school at the Baylor College of Medicine.
Mr. Robinson is dedicated to providing pro bono legal services for underprivileged individuals, including serving as a Volunteer Attorney with Legal Aid of Northwest Texas in Dallas and as a volunteer mediator at the Dispute Resolution Center in Houston.
In 2007, Mr. Robinson was honored as a Texas Rising Star based on his work in intellectual property litigation. His selection was based on a statewide poll of fellow attorneys that appeared in Texas Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazines. He has received a number of awards for his writing, and was honored with the Access to Justice Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from the Legal Aid Society of New York.
McKool Smith has more than 85 attorneys in Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, handling commercial and intellectual property litigation for national and international clients. The firm is recognized as one of the premier litigation law firms in the United States, having earned significant courtroom victories for clients such as Electronic Data Systems, BearingPoint, Ericsson, Cisco Systems, Medtronic Inc. and National Instruments.
