Attorney Profiles

Richard W. Hanes

Admitted to Colorado bar, 1959; admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Colorado College and Purdue University (B.S.E.E. 1953); George Washington University (LL.B., 1959); formal mediation training. Member: El Paso County, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Timothy J. Schutz

Admitted to Colorado bar, 1987; admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Moorhead State University (B.A., 1984); University of North Dakota (J.D., with honors, 1987); Order of the Coif; Editor in Chief, North Dakota Law Review, 1986-87. Formal mediation training. President Elect: El Paso County Bar Association 2003-2004. Member: El Paso County, Colorado and American Bar Associations.

Mark G. Pannell

Admitted to Colorado bar, 1998; admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The University of Kansas (B.S.E.E. 1990); Indiana University (J.D. 1995). Member: El Paso County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Member: Rotary Club of Colorado Springs - InterQuest.

January D. Barrett

Admitted to the Colorado bar 2005; admitted to the United States District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Education: College of Charleston (B.S. 2000); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D. 2005); Member: El Paso County, Colorado, and American Bar Associations"

Patrick A. Hrbacek

Admitted to Minnesota bar, 1994; admitted to Colorado bar, 2001; admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: El Paso County and Colorado Bar Associations.

Manjusha A. Utagikar

Admitted to India bar, 1994. Education: Nagpur University (Commerce and Accountancy); University College of Law, Nagpur University (LL.B 1994).


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