Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Visiting Student 1995
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Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 1995
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Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1992
Bar Admissions
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Massachusetts
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North Carolina
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Ronna
West Cross
Director of Client Initiatives
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2000 McKinney Ave
Suite 1700
Dallas,
Texas
75201
T:
214-758-1501
F:
214-758-1550
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As Director of Client Initiatives in the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, Ronna Cross executes the firm’s strategic initiatives domestically and internationally across a wide range of practice areas.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Cross practiced law for eight years, spending one year in Raleigh, North Carolina, then seven years practicing in Boston, Massachusetts. In Raleigh, Ms. Cross represented and advised boards of education and school superintendents on education, employment and constitutional issues, and she was involved in all aspects of civil litigation.
In Boston, Ms. Cross was a business litigator and represented clients in commercial, employment and securities litigation, including trials and arbitrations. Her focus then shifted to intellectual property (IP). The core of her IP practice involved managing corporate trademark portfolios around the world, including counseling clients in branding and the development of national and global IP positions covering issues of creation, exploitation, infringement, validity and enforceability.
Ms. Cross has presented at seminars on trademark, branding and current IP issues, and also managed the Trademark Practice Group at Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C. in Boston. During law school, Ms. Cross received the Certificate of Merit Award, Commercial Transactions, from the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Law and the American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Research & Writing, from OCU Law.
Professional Affiliations:
Legal Sales & Service Organization Member (2005 – present)
Lakeland Montessori Preparatory Academy, School Board Member (2005 – present)
U.S. Council for International Business, Intellectual Property Committee (2005)
Pro bono counsel to US Olympic athletes (1996 – present)
Pro bono counsel to the Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation (2003 – 2005)
International Trademark Association Public Relations & Trademark Trends Committees (2002-2003)
Boston (BBA), Massachusetts (MBA) and American Bar Associations (Intellectual Property Sections) (1999-2004)
BBA Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee (2003-2004)
Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association (1998 – 2004)
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