Deb Bulmer attended North Hennepin Community College in the paralegal program. She joined Kinney & Lange in 2000, and manages the firm’s patent and trademark dockets. Prior to joining Kinney and Lange, Deb worked as a Paralegal in Faegre & Benson’s Intellectual Property group for six years. In her spare time, Deb enjoys movies, books, and spending time with her children.. Email: dabulmer@kinney.com Jon S. Bassewitz received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Comparative Studies Discourse and Society.  He has taught at the University of Hartford, the Walker Art Center, and as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Kinney & Lange Jon worked for 10 years as a legal assistant at Skadden, Arps in New York City. In his free time Jon enjoys canyoneering in the Four Corners Region, traveling and camping with his wife and daughter, and he performs volunteer work for Chabad-Lubavitch of West Saint Paul. E-mail: jsbassewitz@kinney.com   Barry Koepke received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana and his Ph.D. degree in Metallurgy from Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa. Prior to joining Kinney & Lange, Barry spent a career at Honeywell and Alliant Techsystems in R&D and Operations Management.  During that time he was an Adjunct Professor of Materials Science at the University of Minnesota and (on leave from Honeywell) Director of the Ceramics Research Program at the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.  Barry is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Sigma Mu honor societies and is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society.  He has published over 50 papers and has 6 patents.  In his spare time, Barry enjoys weight training and golf. E-mail: bkoepke@kinney.com