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FN:Daniel C. Minteer
TEL;WORK:619.744.2286
TEL;FAX:619.923.3554
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:DMinteer@duanemorris.com
N:Minteer; Daniel
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP<br />Suite 900<br />101 West Broadway<br />San Diego, CA  92101-8285<br />USA<br />
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Daniel C. Minteer is a trial lawyer who represents clients in a broad range of matters before state and federal courts and numerous arbitration services throughout the country.  A substantial part of his practice involves intellectual property litigation.  This emphasis has also led to a substantial practice dealing with restructuring technology companies.  His trial practice includes the following subject matters: patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress, antitrust, unfair competition, class actions, securities, technology licensing, education, real estate, construction, corporate governance, FDA compliance, banking, software and medical testing.  He has been involved in numerous trials in state and federal courts in front of both juries and judges.  He also devotes a substantial amount of time helping clients devise strategies to avoid litigation in the first place.

He has served on the Board of Governors of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.  He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.  Mr. Minteer has served as a member of the American Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association.  He is a current member of the San Diego Intellectual Property Lawyers Association and San Diego Connect.

Mr. Minteer has served a three-year term on the State Bar Judicial Nominees Commission, which evaluates candidates for judicial appointment throughout the State of California.  This Commission evaluates candidates for judicial appointment in California pursuant to a statute that requires the governor to obtain this evaluation before appointing a candidate to the bench.  This includes all state trial and appellate judges.  He is a former delegate to the State Bar Conference of Delegates.  He is past President of the San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce.

He has lectured on a wide range of legal topics, including claim construction, developments in patent litigation, basic patent litigation strategy, general litigation and restructuring strategy.

Mr. Minteer also has extensive business experience.  He served as a vice president of Fox Engineering, a manufacturing company, for six years.  He served as the managing partner of the San Diego office of a national law firm for 10 years.  He has also served on that firm's Executive Committee, which was responsible for the overall management of the firm.  He presently is responsible for the San Diego office's intellectual property group.  This background enables Mr. Minteer to understand the client's business objectives as well as the client's legal concerns.

Mr. Minteer obtained his J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1974.  He served as an Associate Editor of the U.C.L.A. Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif (an academic honor society).  He is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.

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