Lawyer Overview

Mr. Garrison's practice focuses primarily on intellectual property and entertainment law matters. His litigation practice has included patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation in various federal courts throughout the nation. His business counseling practice has included assisting a wide range of intellectual property, entertainment, internet, marketing and media clients on diverse matters including assisting nationally-syndicated media clients with liability risk reduction and advising internet-based retail clients on technological and operational issues.

Mr. Garrison also represents clients in litigated and non litigated business to business disputes such as breach of contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts and professional liability matters. His commercial litigation practice has included securities lawsuits in both state and federal court as well as assisting clients in insurance coverage disputes.

Significant Accomplishments

• Integral member of team in successful defense of complex patent, trademark, unfair competition and antitrust case in the Middle District of Florida including "bet the company" injunction proceeding.
• Integral member of team in successful defense of massive patent case in the District of New Hampshire against prominent national IP firm resulting in multiple favorable Markman rulings and ultimately summary judgment on all claims.
• Integral member of team in successful defense of misappropriation of likeness claim in Texas state court against prominent plaintiff's firm.

Areas of practice

• Entertainment & Sports
• Intellectual Property
• Patents
• Licensing and Preserving Ownership of Data Rights
• Risk Management
• Trademarks
• Technology Transfer and Licensing
• Corporate Transactions
• Copyright
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Licensing
• Internet Litigation
• Business Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals, Technology Licensing

Bar Admissions

Kansas, 2003
Missouri, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Professional Associations and Memberships

Board of Directors, Lawyers Association of Kansas City - Young Lawyers Section, 2006-Present

Board of Directors, Kansas City Young Audiences, 2004-Present

Board of Directors, Washington & Lee Alumni Association's Kansas City Chapter, 2003-Present

Donations Committee, Rose Brooks Center, 2003-2004

Chairman, Barrister Bowl Planning Committee, American Cancer Society, 2004-2005

The Missouri Bar

Kansas Bar Association

American Bar Association

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Washington & Lee School of Law Scholarship Recipient
• Black Lung Clinic

Education

Washington & Lee University, 2002
J.D.
University of Virginia, 1996
B.A., Government; B.A., History

Address

2345 Grand Boulevard
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO64108

Phones

(816) 460-5566 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Internet Urls

http://www.lathropgage.com/