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Attorney Lori Shannon focuses her practice on family law, representing clients out of the Bailey & Galyen offices in Bedford, Texas. Originally from Sweetwater, Texas, Lori graduated for Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, earning her bachelors degree in advertising. She then worked in television and radio before returning to school, completing her juris doctor at the Texas Tech School of Law. Upon graduation and admission to the Texas State Bar, Lori honed her trial skills as a city prosecutor. An Assistant Attorney General in Texas for 23 years, she has extensive experience in matters related to both paternity establishment and exclusion, as well as establishment, modification and enforcement of child support and medical support. Her practice experience also includes employment law, criminal law and general civil law. She has also served as a managing attorney for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

Robert T. Plevy, Esq. is a founding partner of the 1-800-HURT-911, LLP law firm. His practice is limited to the representation of seriously injured individuals, a field of law in which he has more than 20 years of experience. Robert is a graduate of Rutgers University and Brooklyn Law School. He began his legal career in 1993 as an Assistant Corporation Counsel defending The City of New York against personal injury lawsuits. Robert was sworn in as an Assistant Corporation Counsel by Mayor David Dinkins. While working as an Assistant Corporation Counsel, Robert learned the discipline and skills necessary to become a trial lawyer for the City of New York, trying many cases to verdict. He served his three-year commitment as Assistant Corporation Counsel before moving into the private sector with a large personal injury law firm, representing individuals injured in accidents in the New York City area. In 1998, Robert moved with his family to New Jersey and started his own practice representing the seriously injured. It has always been his passion to fight for the underdog. “Helping people is what I most love about personal injury.” While practicing in New Jersey, Robert was appointed by The State of New Jersey to sit as an arbitrator in Superior Court. Robert has arbitrated hundreds of personal injury cases in New Jersey. In 2003, Robert and longtime friend and attorney Phil Franckel formed a partnership through an advertising venture with 1-800-HURT-911 Phil had developed in New York. Robert handled all of the New Jersey clients, and the partnership venture was a tremendous success. Rob said, “Phil Franckel is a marketing genius and a brilliant lawyer. My partnership with Phil is one of the most important relationships in my life.” In 2012, Robert moved back to New York City to form Franckel & Plevy, LLP, now called 1-800-HURT-911, LLP. “It’s not enough to just be a good lawyer today. You need to think outside of the box. At 1-800-HURT-911, LLP, every client has a special place in our hearts and minds. We feel a deep responsibility to every client to communicate with them and educate them every step along the way. An educated client is our best customer.”

Byron A. Bilicki is the firm's founder and managing shareholder. Mr. Bilicki's 20 years experience includes trials and appeals involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, false advertising, and unfair competition. His patent prosecution experience has covered diverse fields such as medical devices, optical equipment, consumer products, automotive and heavy-duty truck parts, ultrasonic transducers, and computer technology and software. He has also litigated high-stakes patent and trademark cases involving well-known marks, as well as trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition to litigation, Mr. Bilicki has done extensive work in IP due diligence and licensing. He also regularly advises clients as to patent infringement and validity issues and the availability of trademarks for registration and use. Prior to founding the firm in 1993, Mr. Bilicki practiced with Morgan & Finnegan’s New York City office and Kirkpatrick Lockhart Nicholson & Graham’s Pittsburgh office. Mr. Bilicki received a Bachelor of Science degree (Chemistry major) from Allegheny College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a published member of the Law Review. Mr. Bilicki is admitted to practice before the bars of New York and Pennsylvania, as well as several federal district courts, and courts of appeals, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Bilicki is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Bilicki's professional affiliations include the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association, and the New York Bar Association.

Robert Collins is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a co-chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Robert’s practice is focused on intellectual property matters including trademark and Lanham Act claims, copyright litigation, unfair competition litigation, false advertising, trade secret litigation, right of publicity, anti-piracy, franchising, and related complex business litigation. He has litigated numerous matters in California State Court, all Federal District Courts in the State of California, Federal Courts nationwide, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to litigation, Robert’s practice includes copyright and trademark prosecution, licensing, and extensive online enforcement of intellectual property rights in response to unauthorized use on multiple e-commerce platforms. Robert has been recognized as a California Super Lawyers “Rising Star”, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys, and as a “Top Attorney” by Pasadena Magazine.