William Frick, Jr.

williamf@fricklawfirm.info

BadgeEDUCATION

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL LAW CENTER, Washington, DC
    Juris Doctor, May 1992
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
    M.A. in International Education, May 1989
    B.A. in History, September 1988
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Washington Law School Foundation, Seattle, WA
    Intellectual Property Certificate Program, September, 1998

Member:
Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- 1992-Present
Washington State Bar -- 1997-Present
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington -- 1997-Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association -- 1997-Present

LEGAL, RESEARCH & WRITING EXPERIENCE

  • Attorney January, 1997 - Present
    Seattle, WA
    General legal practice includes Immigration, Intellectual Property, Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation
  • Immigration Advisor, January, 1996 - Present
    Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, Portland, OR
    100% success rate with immigration filings for faculty, researchers, and students. Immigration database design and development using Microsoft Access.
  • Researcher and Writer, May, 1995 - Present
    Portland, OR
    Research, writing, and legal support for Labor, Administrative and Appellate legal practices. Employee Handbook chapters on Family Leave and Immigration. Affirmative Action study.
  • Researcher / Legal Counsel, September 1994 - March 1995
    Sierra On-Line / Dynamix, Inc., Eugene, OR
    Researcher for historical multimedia computer software project. Legal counsel on Intellectual Property, Contract, Employment and Licensing matters. Negotiated licensing rights. Drafted, and determined feasibility of, contracts . Identified patentable technology. Coordinated Patent, Trademark and Copyright filings.
  • Lawyer/ Researcher and Writer, November 1992 - July 1994
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Areas of practice included Contract, Tort, Criminal, Intellectual Property. Experienced in Depositions, written Discovery, Motion presentation, and Trial. Legal research, writing and editing for other attorneys. Legal writing included Appellate Briefs, Motions, Complaints. Freelance non-legal writing projects.
  • Writer/Researcher, April, 1992 - June, 1992
    National Veterans Legal Services Project, Washington, DC
    Paid internship writing articles for national veterans association handbook and newsletter.
  • Researcher, June 1990 - August 1992
    Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., New York, NY
    Performed research on Trademark, Copyright, and Civil Procedure matters. Submitted timely, written responses to specific research requests.
  • Researcher/Writer, October 1991
    Law Offices of Thomas A. Elliot, P.C., Washington, DC
    Performed time-sensitive research and writing.
  • Student-Attorney, Small Business Clinic, Summer 1991
    Community Legal Clinics, Washington, DC
    Performed intake interviews and client counseling. Drafted Contracts, Articles of Incorporation and registered Software Copyright. Researched and wrote explanatory guides on Contract, Licensing, Labor, and Insurance issues for small businesses.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Tutor, May, 1988 - December, 1991
    Taught English & U.S. History to Japanese, Korean, and Saudi Arabian graduate students. Counseled, and acted as mentor to, foreign graduate students.
  • Teaching Assistant, September, 1988 - May, 1989
    George Washington University, Washington, DC
    Presented graduate-level lectures on International Education topics and on Statistics.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Manager, Nights and Weekends, 1991-1992
    The Gibson Condominium, Washington, DC
    Monitored, and responded to, all aspects of security, maintenance, and tenant-relations, for downtown Washington, DC condominium.
  • Staff Assistant, 1983 - 1988
    MCI Telecommunications Corporation, Arlington, VA
    Conducted and audited all facets of commercial and residential billing. Wrote procedures used to train new employees. Trained employees. Awarded bonus in 1987 for revamping billing procedures by designing, testing, and implementing a SAS computer program.
  • Non-Commissioned Officer, 1978 - 1981
    U.S. Marine Corps, Okinawa; Washington, DC
    Calculated pay, tax, and allowances for ninety Marines. Maintained government financial records. Managed and trained lower ranking Marines.
  • Assistant Instructor, 1976 - 1977
    Lahaina Dive Shop, Lahaina, Hawaii
    Marketed and taught SCUBA certification classes.

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