Siebman, Reynolds, Burg,
Phillips & Smith, LLP

"Eastern District of Texas Patent Rules", Amreican Intellectual Property Law Association, May 14, 2004 - Present

Michael C. Smith (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: East Texas State University (B.A., 1986); LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (M.Pub.Aff., 1989); Baylor University (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to Hon. Sam B. Hall, Jr., U.S. District Judge, 1992-1993. Editor, O'Connor's Federal Rules*Civil Trials, 1998—. Chair, Local Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2000—; Litigation Section Council, State Bar of Texas, 2000—. Member: Harrison County (President, 2004) and Northeast Texas Bar Associations; Eastern District of Texas Bar Association (President, 2005-2006); State Bar of Texas; American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; East Texas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2004-2005). Reported Cases: Golden Bridge Technology, Inc. v. Nokia, Inc., 416 F. Supp.2d 525, (E.D. Tex. Feb 17, 2006); Zoltar Satellite Systems, Inc. v. LG Electronics Mobile Communications Co., 402 F.Supp.2d 731, (E.D. Tex. Nov 29, 2005); Soverain Software LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 383 F.Supp.2d 904, (E.D.Tex. Aug 08, 2005); Soverain Software LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 356 F.Supp.2d 660, (E.D.Tex. Feb 09, 2005); Bolt v. Toyota Industries Corp., 351 F.Supp.2d 597, (E.D.Tex. Dec 09, 2004); Soverain Software LLC v. Gap, Inc., 340 F.Supp.2d 760, (E.D.Tex. Oct 04, 2004); Kalimah v. City of McKinney, Tex., 213 F.Supp.2d 698, (E.D. Tex. Aug 02, 2002); Hinkle v. Adams, 74 S.W.3d 189, (Tex.App.-Texarkana Apr 19, 2002); Mohamed v. Mazda Motor Corp., 90 F.Supp.2d 757, (E.D.Tex. Mar 27, 2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Patent Infringement Law.