Burris Law was a Platinum Sponsor of the Golf FORE! Ellie’s 13th Annual Rett Spectrum Clinic Golf Classic, held on June 8th at the Lake Forest Country Club in Lake St. Louis.
The event benefits the Rett Spectrum Clinic, which provides care for individuals affected by Rett syndrome. The tournament is inspired by its namesake, Ellie McCool, whose courage continues to raise awareness of and fundraising for treatment of the neurological and developmental disorder.
The clinic is a collaboration between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – a meaningful connection for Burris Law, as founder Kelly Burris and Evan Sotiriou, who leads the firm’s St. Louis office, are both alumni of Washington University in St. Louis. Kelly earned her Master of Science degree in materials science and engineering from WashU in 1999, and Evan received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from WashU in 1994. He also earned his Juris Doctorate in 1997 from Washington University School of Law.
Burris Law was honored to support this meaningful cause alongside businesses and community members in the St. Louis area — and we had a strong showing on the golf course, too. Evan was part of the second-place team in the B-Flight Group, alongside his scramble teammates Scott Smith, Principal IP Counsel at Kindeva; Kevin Fields, Managing Director at Pampered Warrior Brands and former Patent Counsel at Boeing; and Hyunchul Ko, Executive VP and Head of the Ceramics Division at Wonik QnC.
Burris Law is a globally recognized intellectual property law firm with offices in Detroit and St. Louis. Founded in 2016 by Kelly Burris, a former aerospace engineer, licensed pilot, and IP attorney, the firm provides patent preparation and prosecution, trademark, trade secret, IP strategy, and related intellectual property services to clients across the U.S. and internationally. Burris Law serves more than 600 clients, from Fortune 50, Fortune 100, and Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized manufacturers and individual inventors. The firm is known for its distinctive “fly-to-client” service model as Kelly often flies her personal plane to meet with clients, which reflects the firm’s commitment to understanding the technology, business, and innovation firsthand, before writing and executing patent strategies.