Jerald W. Rogers

Phone: 316-630-8100, Ext. 229

Mr. Rogers is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group, focusing on general contract, intellectual property and employment litigation matters, as well as appellate practice in both state and federal courts. Mr. Rogers is also involved in various facets of business practice, often assisting employers in crafting employee handbooks, drafting confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, and navigating the mazes of FLSA, FMLA and other regulatory compliance. Mr. Rogers is the firm’s primary intellectual property practitioner, managing the trademark and copyright portfolios of local, national and international companies, as well as advising clients on related intellectual property licensing issues.

Primary Areas of Practice

Mr. Rogers is a Wichita area native who grew up just outside of Mulvane, Kansas, graduating from Mulvane High School as its salutatorian in 1989. Mr. Rogers entered Wichita State University on a music performance scholarship, but ultimately graduated in 1993, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in political science. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Kansas Law Review. He is a Best Lawyers-recognized intellectual property law practitioner.

Admitted to practice

Kansas, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Education

University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1997)
Kansas Law Review
Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993)

Honors, Affiliations and Professional Memberships

Recognized Best Lawyers Intellectual Property Law Practitioner
Member of the Executive Board of the Intellectual Property Section of the Kansas Bar Association
Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita Bar Association

Community Involvement

WBA Law-in-Education Committee

Articles / Seminars / Publications

Trademark Planning, Registration and Post-Registration Considerations: What Everyone Should Know
Romer v. Evans: Heightened Scrutiny Has Found a Rational Basis, 45 U. Kan. L. Rev. 953 (1997).