The Office of General Law (OGL) is responsible for representing the USPTO in matters other than those involving intellectual property issues. In this regard, the Deputy General Counsel's office provides advice and written legal opinions on areas concerning the administration and management of the USPTO.
The Deputy General Counsel's office also represents the USPTO in administrative proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Services Impasse Panel (FSIP), and arbitrators. Administrative litigation includes negotiability appeals and Unfair Labor Practice cases before the FLRA, cases before the FSIP involving bargaining impasses, arbitration cases, MSPB cases, and EEOC cases. David Shewchuk is the Deputy General Counsel for General Law.
Office of General Law Staff | |
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| Deputy General Counsel for General Law: | David Shewchuk |
| Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs: | Nicolas Oettinger |
| Senior Counsel for Labor and Information Law: | Kathryn Siehndel |
| Senior Counsel for Employment Litigation: | Stacy Long |
| Senior Counsel for Procurement and Cyber Law: | Susan Sharp |
| Attorneys: | Joe Baker Ezequiel Berdichevsky Louis Boston Heidi Bourgeois Dorothy Campbell Tricia Choe Chieko Clarke Rachel Damelin Ashleigh Ferris Tracy Gonos Michael Gridley John (Ricou) Heaton Josh Hildreth Chris Horrigan Kyu Lee Robert Palmer Taron Murakami Kasia Preneta Justin Ruth Jennifer Seifert Andrew Squire Caitlin Trujillo Stefanie Wehagen Laura West Jennifer Williams Nicole Wishart |
| Paralegals: | Traci Alexander Charletta Blackshear Janet Drescher Juliana Lee Karon Seldon |
| Management and Program Analyst: | Latonya Suggs |
| Administrative Management Specialist: | |