Of Counsel
Attorney Assistant
Jennifer Escamilla
jescamilla@wnlaw.com
(801) 533-9800
Experience
Joined Workman Nydegger in 2012
NALA Certified Paralegal
Education
B.S., Sociology, University of Utah
With an electrical engineering background and over two decades of experience, LaVar Oldham is Of Counsel at Workman Nydegger and an IP prosecutor engaged in helping clients create and manage intellectual property. With extensive experience in various industries including computer systems, IT, encryption, circuit design, fiber optics, complex communication systems, control systems, analog and digital signal processing, nightvision systems, content publishing, and various mechanical systems, LaVar assists clients with the preparation and prosecution of patents, and with procuring and protecting copyrights and trademarks.
He enjoys the process of meeting with inventors to identify subject matter for patent applications and working with clients to prepare application drafting and prosecution strategies. He is also directly engaged with the subsequent prosecution of applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
As an engineer with Underwriter’s Laboratories previous to becoming a lawyer, LaVar has a strong understanding of his clients’ businesses, their challenges and how to get results.
Services & Technologies
Services
Technologies
Experience
U.S. Prosecution of IP
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Computer Systems, Software, E-Commerce, Business Methods and Information Technology
Physics and Optics
Education & Admissions
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Houston Law Center, 2002
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1996
Admissions
Utah State Bar
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
California Professional Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Languages
Swedish
Services
Licensing and Transactional Work
Technologies
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Computer & Electrical Engineering
Recognitions
2016 – 2022, 2026 – Present, The Best Lawyers in America©
2016, “Utah Legal Elite”, Utah Business Magazine
Recognitions
2016 – 2022, 2026 – Present, The Best Lawyers in America©
2016, “Utah Legal Elite”, Utah Business Magazine
Memberships & Activities
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Insights & Events
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SALT LAKE CITY, AUGUST 27, 2015 – Workman Nydegger is pleased to announce that 16 of its attorneys in six practice areas have been recognized in the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.… read more