For more information, contact:
Stephanie Mitchum Murphy, (816) 292-2000

Kansas City, Mo. (August 23, 2007) – Joel Voran, CEO of Lathrop & Gage announced today that Jason C. Parks has joined the Kansas City, Mo., office as an associate in the intellectual property practice area.

Parks’ practice has been focused on intellectual property litigation at the Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy P.C. firm since 2005. He received his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 1998 and his juris doctorate from University of Kansas School of Law in 2003.

Parks is a member of The Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar Association and is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Lawyers Association of Kansas City, Young Lawyers Division. He is also Director and Organizer of Youth Empowerment Summit.

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