Welcome to the New Bar Year!
By It is with great humility and excitement that I introduce myself as the new Chair of the NC Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section for the 2024-2025 bar year. By way of background, I am a Raleigh-based IP attorney at Williams Mullen, where my practice is focused on IP protection and enforcement, with a heavy emphasis on litigation and opinion work. In my 20+ years of practice, the NCBA IP Section has been a consistent source of worthy causes and valued educational opportunities, all fostered by a highly engaged group of section members I am proud to call my friends. One of my obvious goals will be to preserve all that has made this IP Section wonderful. I also hope to improve/advance some of our section’s offerings, increase membership, and I will try to personally meet with as many of you (and any potential members) as possible. If you have any ideas or comments about our section in the meantime, please reach out to me directly.
Rick Matthews serves as the 2024-2025 chair of the NCBA Intellectual Property Law Section.