James d. berquist
James D. Berquist
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Professional Profile
James D. Berquist (“Jay”) graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May 1985. While in school, Jay worked as a Cooperative Engineer for the Union Electric Company in St. Louis, Missouri, at their Callaway Nuclear Power facility. After graduation, Jay worked for General Dynamics in their Fort Worth aerospace defense group, specializing in the field of advanced aircraft development. Jay worked for General Dynamics from May 1985 until his departure for law school in August 1986. While still a law student, Jay worked as a law clerk at the trial firm of Carson, Coil, Riley, McMillian, Levine and Veit in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Following graduation from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in May 1989, Jay became an associate, and later partner, in the Washington D.C. intellectual property law firm of Cushman, Darby & Cushman. Upon the merger of Cushman and Pillsbury in 1996, Jay became a partner in the law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop). While at the Cushman/Pillsbury firm, Jay worked on, and was lead attorney in, a number of patent infringement cases.
Jay also lectured at various CLE Seminars on the subject of patent litigation and patent damages.