Dennis JM Donahue III Co-Founding Member

Dennis Donahue III is an experienced, highly effective intellectual property attorney, manager, and business advisor, with expertise in all areas of intellectual property law in corporate and private practice.  After two decades as both an aerospace engineer and then a leader in large midwest-based law firm, Dennis launched his own practice.  CreatiVenture Law, LLC is the realization of his dream to work side by side with entrepreneurs and those on the cutting edge of technology and business.  His clients range from small inventors to mutli-million dollar technology, manufacturing, and retail companies. Dennis' technical expertise extends across technology in all fields, especially in the the mechanical, electro-mechanical, bio-mechanical, computer hardware and software arts.  Dennis also provides professional opinions and actions for clients faced with issues of IP infringement and litigation matters.  He counsels clients on business strategies which include license agreements for patents, technology, trademarks, copyrights, celebrity endorsements, and retail branding. Dennis started his career as an engineer for McDonnell Douglas with key roles in Research and Development, the AV-8B Harrier program, followed by Litigation Support on the T-45 Goshawk program, all while attending law school.  Dennis went on to serve as the aerospace giant's Intellectual Property Representative and then became Boeing's Manager of Licensing Portfolio & Marketing.   After moving into private practice, Dennis formed and later co-chaired the firm's intellectual property department and facilitated mergers which more than doubled the size of the firm's IP practice.  In 2009,  Dennis successfully launched his own boutique firm to provide personal service & pricing not available within the constraints of large firm practice.   Dennis has also served as an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis University School of Law, teaching "Anatomy of a Patent."  He offers seminars on Intellectual Property law to business leaders from companies of all sizes, as well as local business networking groups.

Educational Background St. Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri - Juris Doctorate, May 1996 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York - Master of Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering - Hypersonic Heat Transfer, December 1988 (RPI Scholarship). Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York - Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, May 1987 (Dean’s List, Aerospace Engineering Honor Society). Credentials State Bar of Missouri, Admitted October 1996. United States Patent & Trademark Office, Registered to Practice February 1999. U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Missouri, Admitted May 2001. Professional Associations Missouri Bar, Patent Trademark, Copyright Comittee American Bar Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis GO! Network, Entrepreneur Planning Board Innovate VMS, Mentor Missouri Venture Forum Business Network International

Linda L. Lewis Co-founding Member

Linda is an accomplished scientist with decades of experience both in her own research work and as a patent attorney, helping others protect their scientific and technological achievements.  She was a research chemist at Monsanto for ten years, then for seven years as a patent attorney in the fields of catalysis, process chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer chemistry and protein synthesis.  She went into private practice at a large midwest firm for twenty years,  before becoming a founding member of CreatiVenture Law.  Linda works closely with inventors to determine novelty, prepare and prosecute patent applications.  She also determines freedom to operate for new products and processes.  Her areas of technology include chemistry, biochemistry and mechanical applications.	Educational Background B.A., Chemistry, University of Texas, 1974 M.S. Chemistry, University of Houston,  1977 J.D., Western New England College of Law,  1984 Credentials State Bar of Missouri State Bar of Massachusetts United States Patent & Trademark Office U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Missouri Professional Associations Missouri Bar Massachussets Bar Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Christian Legal Society