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…
UPDATE: Given the recent impact of COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution and care for the team here at Coats & Bennett, PLLC, we must regretfully withdraw from attending this trip in support of the Hispanic National Bar Association. However, please rest assured that we wish we could be with you all, and we will…
Coats & Bennett, PLLC, one of the nation’s highest rated intellectual property law firms, is proud to announce that Gavin Parsons has been elected as a Member of the Firm. Mr. Parsons is a veteran litigator who represents clients across numerous industries in high exposure civil litigation in state and federal courts, the North Carolina…
Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that Attorneys William G. Pagán and Edward H. Green III both had unblemished records on Appeal before the Patent Trials and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2019, obtaining complete reversals of the Examiner’s rejections in six out of six cases. Not a single rejection was affirmed by the PTAB…
Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that, for the second consecutive year, William G. Pagán has been named to Super Lawyers‘ North Carolina Intellectual Property Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5% of all attorneys in the state are named to the Rising Stars list based on nominations received from other NC attorneys and…
William G. Pagán has been given the Meritorious Service Award for his pro bono work in service of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), United States Air Force Auxiliary. Mr. Pagán serves dual roles on the North Carolina Wing Commander’s staff as North Carolina’s most senior CAP Legal Officer and its most senior CAP Diversity Officer.…