John N. Maher practices in the area of intellectual property law, also handling complex commercial litigation, including government contracts and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Maher has more than a decade of experience in representing clients in commercial and criminal matters before trial and appellate courts in the U.S. and abroad, having participated in over 40 trials and first-chaired over 20. He has served as IP counsel in ANDA and patent disputes in federal courts throughout the U.S., including having presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the GAO. He has been involved in licensing and transactional matters related to companies in the electronics, engineering, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Related to his broader litigation practice, Mr. Maher has also counseled defense contractors, software companies, telecommunications firms and other high-tech companies in securities fraud class actions, breach of contract claims, and government contract and procurement claims.

Mr. Maher was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he defended Executive Agencies of the U.S. in trial and appellate matters while working on government contract disputes, international trade, and federal labor and employment law. Prior to that, he served as an attorney for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in Germany, the Balkans and Washington, D.C., where he concentrated in federal and military trial and appellate court matters. A member of the Committee on Attorney Registration and Discipline and the Committee on Military Affairs for the Illinois State Bar Association, Mr. Maher is an assistant professor of aviation law in the U.S. and Europe for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and is an adjunct professor of law for The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. In addition, he serves as a major in the U.S. Army Reserve and holds a government security clearance.

Mr. Maher is a 1996 magna cum laude graduate of the Northern Illinois University College of Law and a magna cum laude graduate of Bradley University. He currently is pursuing an LL.M. in Patent and Health Law from DePaul University.

Areas Of Practice

Intellectual Property Law
Commercial Litigation
Government Contracts
White Collar Defense

Professional Activities

Illinois State Bar Association
- Committee on Attorney Registration and Discipline
- Committee on Military Affairs

Admissions

District of Columbia
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Trial Bar of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Uniform Code of Military Justice

Education

Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
Bradley University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1992