The Honorable Richard Linn

                                         U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                                        The Q. Todd Dickinson American Inn of Court

                                                         Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

                                                              September 16, 2013

A NEW MEANING OF "IP"

● Integrity

● Priority

INTEGRITY

● Your integrity is essential to your success

● You will be challenged to compromise your integrity

PRIORITY

● The law can dominate your life

● A balanced life has unexpected benefits

● The key is to put your personal interests on your
calendar

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY

● The natural default is to tell

● You can easily reprogram your way of thinking

THE IMPORTANCE OF A CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN

● List one or two specific goals

● List ways to achieve each goal

● Revisit every six months

TWO GREAT WAYS TO BECOME KNOWN

● Get Published

● Get involved in Bar Association activities

GET PUBLISHED

● Write articles about new decisions

● Let the Federal Circuit do the heavy lifting

● Don't take a position

GET INVOLVED IN BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

● Join a committee

● Attend meetings

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRO BONO WORK

● A win-win

● Be pro-active and find the right case

LEARN HOW TO WRITE

● Back to basics

● Don't follow the law review model

● Don't use footnotes