Craig Uhrich

Mr. Uhrich is a seasoned trial attorney, having conducted dozens of trials in his 23 years of practice.  He focuses on complex litigation and making every case relatable to the jury.  His experience has included cases ranging from criminal matters through complex commercial litigation for multi-national corporations.  And he has appeared at every level of court including trial and appellate courts at both the state and appellate levels.

 

Mr. Uhrich's principal areas of practice are intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He has particular experience with patent infringement cases involving telecommunications devices, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and liquid crystal displays; and has represented both defendants and plaintiffs in high exposure infringement matters.

 

Mr. Uhrich also has patent litigation experience involving non-lethal ammunition, computer chips, and protective films. He has been involved in the litigation of over 100 patent cases, and he has experience in all phases of litigation from initial filing through trial and appeal.

 

In addition to intellectual property disputes, Mr. Uhrich has worked on significant complex commercial litigation for both international and domestic corporations, litigating cases in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. 

 

Mr. Uhrich also works as a prosecutor in his home district, which involves live court argument several times a week and multiple trials each year.

 

Mr. Uhrich’s state court cases include a jury trial against one of his state’s largest trial firms, in which the jury award allowed his client to save their family business.  At the appellate level, he argued the case that established for the first time the duties that trustees owe to beneficiaries in a discretionary trust in Kansas.

 

Prior to graduating from law school, Mr. Uhrich worked for seven years as a nuclear engineer for one of the nation's largest electric utilities. During that time, he worked as both a fuel supply and a thermal performance engineer at the company's nuclear generation facility. In that capacity, he designed and implemented enhancements to the plant that resulted in significant increases in the plant's generating capacity.

 

Mr. Uhrich has also served as the Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law's Special Committee on Nanotechnologies (IPL Committee 159).