Joel R. Leeman

Joel R. Leeman is a partner at Bromberg & Sunstein. He devotes much of his time to the litigation of patent and trademark disputes and also has extensive experience in trade secret and general commercial litigation. He has represented clients, and spoken at continuing legal education programs, in the area of employee non-competition disputes. Joel places a priority on helping our clients resolve disputes efficiently—whether through arbitration, litigation or other methods—and in a manner that promotes their business objectives. He routinely advises clients regarding strategies to minimize future litigation risks.

Experience

• Successfully represented a California company in a dispute, alleging misappropriation of proprietary software, that established a Massachusetts standard for a plaintiff’s duty to disclose his trade secrets at the outset of pretrial  discovery.
• Litigated novel issues on behalf of a web-hosting company, stemming from maintenance of a website, including the extent of long-arm jurisdiction over an out-of-state operator and remedies available for unfair business practices arising from conduct on the Internet.
• Member of the trial team that conducted an infringement trial involving a patent for pharmaceutical diagnostic products.
• Possesses special expertise in the economic analysis of patent infringement cases.
• Handles trademark infringement/dilution litigation on behalf of a major university.
• Has represented clients in international contract disputes, trade secret suits, and professional negligence.

Professional and Community Involvement

• Formerly an Instructor of Advanced Hebrew Language at Brandeis while pursuing his graduate studies.
• Has played in a softball double-header every Sunday of the spring, summer and fall for over 25 years.

Honors

• In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Joel was named by the publishers of Law & Politics and Boston magazine as a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Intellectual Property in Massachusetts, which is limited to the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Admitted to the Massachusetts bar, as well as the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeal, the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.