Shareholder
Antitrust & Unfair Competition
Litigation
Intellectual Property

Reading
610.478.2215
610.988.0805 fax
jdb@stevenslee.com

Jeff concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including intellectual property and unfair competition with particular emphasis on trade secret and trademark disputes for both plaintiffs and defendants in the manufacturing and technology industries.

Jeff led Stevens & Lee to a $40.8 million jury verdict for Mike’s Train House, Inc. (MTH) in a 2004 Michigan trade secrets case – reported to be the 40th highest verdict in the country that year. In another case, Jeff obtained an injunction for a high-tech manufacturing client, preventing the client’s competitor from using misappropriated chemical formulas.

Jeff has successfully prosecuted and defended trademark infringement and unfair competition cases under the federal Lanham Act and state law, including cases involving complex claims of initial interest and reverse confusion. He helped a client to avoid threatened federal trademark litigation by recommending prompt corrective action regarding statements on the client’s website about compatibility with a competitor’s products. Jeff also has defended claims under the federal Copyright Act. He has represented both manufacturers and distributors or franchisees in distributor/franchise termination cases and disputes involving threatened distributor/franchise termination.

Jeff won an $8.2 million judgment for a bank client on claims of racketeering under the federal RICO statute, fraud, conversion and unjust enrichment arising out of a check kiting scheme perpetrated by a bank customer. He obtained deposition testimony in the civil case that directly led to the customer pleading guilty and being sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for bank fraud.

Prior to attending law school, Jeff served for five years on active duty as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He serves as a director of the Exeter Community Education Foundation and as a member of the development committee of the Bethany Children’s Home.

Education:
The Dickinson School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1995
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1987

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Selected Publications:

• “E-Discovery Without Admissibility is Useless.” Proof , American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Trial Evidence Committee. Volume 17, Number 1, Fall 2008.

• "Key Issues and Trends in Trade Secret Law." Contributing author. Inside the Minds: Common Issues in IP Law. Aspatore Books. August 2008.

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations:

• Berks County Bar Association, Public Relations Committee, Co-Chair; Civil Litigation Section, Past Chair

• Pennsylvania Bar Association

• American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property, Section of Litigation, Trial Evidence Rules Committee and Section of Corporate Counsel, Comittees on Litigation Management and Relations Between Inside and Outside Counsel

• Eastern (Pennsylvania) Technology Council

• New Jersey Technology Council

• Exeter Community Education Foundation, Director

• Bethany Children’s Home, Development Committee