Benjamin Becker

I am a problem solver. I enjoy the process of identifying issues and creating workable resolutions.

I enjoy learning and have utilized my varied background to ensure I am bringing a well-rounded approach to every item I handle.

Finally, I am a coach. I believe that one of the best ways to learn and improve is to teach others to improve themselves. By focusing on how I can learn from and teach my colleagues, I ensure the team improves with the completion of every task.

Associate Attorney at Fishman Stewart PLLC (2025-01 – Present)

Associate Attorney providing comprehensive trademark and intellectual property services

• Advise clients on strategic brand protection and intellectual property rights across domestic and international markets
• Provide comprehensive trademark services supporting all phases of brand development, protection, enforcement, and growth
• Perform reviews of trademark portfolios
• Manage domestic and international trademark prosecution, including clearance searches and filing strategies
• Conduct trademark policing and enforcement, including cease-and-desist correspondence and conflict resolution
• Support trademark litigation matters and coordinate with internal and external partners
• Negotiate trademark agreements and lead dispute-resolution efforts
• Perform due diligence reviews for acquisitions involving trademarks and other intellectual property rights

Senior Trademark Attorney at LZ Legal Services (2021-05 – 2025-01)

Senior Trademark Attorney managing trademark portfolio and client education

• Educate clients about the USPTO trademark registration process, their trademark rights and how to protect those rights
• Perform comprehensive clearance research on potential trademarks and provide opinion letters regarding a mark's ability to register
• File trademark applications on behalf of my clients
• Respond to USPTO Office Actions on behalf of my clients
• Negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients regarding intellectual property rights
• Draft and revise various trademark agreements and assignments
• Manage a significant caseload of active trademark applications in a fast-paced working environment
• Mentor, coach, and support junior attorneys
• Assist with development of training materials and development of new business offerings

Solo Practitioner (part-time) at Royal Trademark Law Services (2019-06 – 2021-05)

Solo practitioner providing trademark services

• Negotiate trademark agreements and lead dispute-resolution efforts
• Prosecute trademarks, perform clearance searches, and maintain existing registrations

Permitting and Right-of-Way Consultant at Black & Veatch, Inc (2017-07 – 2021-05)

Consultant managing permits and right-of-way acquisition for construction projects

• Research, identify, and obtain required permits for ongoing construction projects
• Develop scope of work, review bids, and manage subcontractors for environmental surveying and permitting
• Research and identify right-of-way acquisition needs for ongoing construction projects
• Manage environmental compliance programs for large-scale construction projects
• Manage right-of-way subcontractors to identify and obtain the required right-of-way for ongoing construction projects

Trust Compliance Manager at Commerce Bank (2015-07 – 2017-07)

Manager overseeing compliance programs for Commerce Trust Company

• Manage compliance program for Commerce Trust Company
• Perform, develop, and update compliance testing of business line processes and procedures
• Coordinate with business line leaders to address findings from compliance testing and address gaps in processes and procedures
• Prepare for, facilitate, and follow-up on findings from regulatory examinations
• Act as liaison between regulating authorities and C-suite members of Commerce Trust Company
• Perform and update risk assessments for each business line

J.D. in Law – University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (2013-05)

B.S. and B.A. in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy – Drake University (2005-08 – 2009-05)