The Board of Visitors (BoV) for the NC Central University School of Law has elected Member William G. Pagán as their new Chair. As noted in the BoV bylaws, the Board Chair is considered to be “the Chief Volunteer of the NCCU School of Law [and] is a partner with the Dean in achieving the…
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) has appointed William G. Pagán to the role of Deputy Regional President for Region VI covering North Carolina and South Carolina. Founded in 1972, the HNBA is a non-profit, nonpartisan, national organization representing Hispanics in the legal profession throughout the United States and its territories. Its core missions include…
Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that, for the fifth year in a row, Patent Attorney and firm Member William G. Pagán has been named to SuperLawyers’ Intellectual Property Rising Stars List. Will is one of only nine attorneys named to this list throughout North Carolina. An established leader in the firm’s computing technology…
Coats & Bennett is proud to welcome its newest Associate Attorney, Deirdre Beasley. Deirdre brings nearly a decade of experience as a former Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the firm. A graduate of Bowie State University’s Computer Science program, Magna Cum Laude, she further deepens Coats & Bennett’s…
Having served on the Board of Visitors for the NC Central University School of Law since 2020, Member William G. Pagán has been named their new Vice Chair. One of the primary roles of the NCCU Law Board of Visitors is to assist the Dean of the law school in maintaining continuous engagement with alumni.…
Every year, the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) and the Supreme Court of North Carolina honor attorneys of the NC bar who have reported exceeding more than 50 hours of pro legal services for the year. For the fourth year in a row, Attorney William G. Pagán has been so honored by induction…
CARY, N.C. (May 2020) – Coats & Bennett, PLLC is pleased to announce that Member Gavin Parsons has been listed in the 2020 Edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Litigation: General Commercial (North Carolina). Chambers USA ranks attorneys based upon client and peer interviews, and is widely respected as one of the foremost…
Are you in the process of acquiring a business? Or perhaps your company is interested in buying a product from a third-party seller. Either of these scenarios requires careful consideration of the seller’s intellectual property (IP). This is where due diligence comes in. For IP acquisition, due diligence refers to reviewing the IP assets of…
No artist lives in a vacuum. All artists learn their art from the works and artists that preceded them. Painters study countless styles and techniques. Filmmakers track the shots, lighting and dialogue of older movies. And musicians develop their talents and tastes as they absorb various rhythms, melodies and arrangements. In the art world, all…
What does it take to succeed in business? The answer is, of course, many things. You need to have something that someone wants, and you need to have a way to get it to them. You also need to monetize that exchange. And behind it all? You need a plan to separate yourself from your…