McGowan, Shelby

Shelby is an associate at Kelly IP, LLP where she represents trademark, copyright, and domain owners at all phases of the intellectual property lifecycle, with a focus on trademark disputes and litigation in federal courts and at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also crafts common-sense prosecution and enforcement strategies to secure strong and practical intellectual property protection. In addition to her practice at KIP, Shelby volunteers with the D.C. Bar’s Small Business Pro Bono Clinic and is a member of AIPLA, INTA, and an LCLD Pathfinder alumnus. Shelby earned her J.D. with honors from American University Washington College of Law, where she served on the American University Law Review and was Co-President of WCL’s Evening Law Student Association.