Honors and Awards: Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law, Leading Lawyers Network, AV® Peer Review Rating (Highest Rating), Martindale-Hubbell, Listed among the "Top Lawyers in Illinois in Intellectual Property Law" - Chicago Lawyer

Special Licenses/Certifications: Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Bar/Professional Activity: American Bar Association, Litigation and Personal Rights Sections, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), Intellectual Property Owner's Association (IPO), The Lawyers Club of Chicago

Pro bono/Community Service: Board of Governors, 2007 - Present - The Smart Museum, Chicago, Illinois, Neighborhood Writing Alliance, Secretary and Board Member, 2000-2007 - The NWA sponsors writing workshops and publishes The Journal of Ordinary Thought, Member of the Visiting Committee on the Visual Arts, 2000-present - The University of Chicago, Founding Member, Asian Arts Council, 2005 - present; Member, Acquisition Committee, 2007-2008 - The Art Institute of Chicago, Literature and Arts Committee, 2005 - present; Chair, Art Acquisition Subcommittee, 2007 - present - University Club of Chicago

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: "Design patents: clarified and strengthened," Chicago Lawyer, April 2009

Transactions: Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care B.V. v. Salton, Inc., Civil Action No. 03-CV-8496 (N.D. Ill. Eastern Division) (Action forpatent infringement concerning single serve coffee maker), Appleton Electric LLC v. Cooper Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 00 C 5463 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division) (Action for patent infringement), Hawker Energy Products, Ltd. v. NorthStar Battery Company, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 03-332-CV-S-JTM (W.D. Mo., Southern District) (Action for patent infringement of patent relating to battery terminals), Hawker Energy Products, Inc. and Hawker Power Systems, Inc. v. NorthStar Battery Company, LLC, et al.,  Case No. 101CC1261 (Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri) (Action for misappropriation of trade secrets), The Coleman Company, Inc. v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., and Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc., Civil Action No. 03-1369-WEB (D. Kan.) (Action for infringement of design patent), Custom Cutlery, Inc. v. Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-3082 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division)(Action for infringement of design patent), KAB Enterprise Co., Ltd. v. Ursich Electrical Products, Inc.;Ursich Electrical Products, Inc. v. KAB Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Woods Industries, Inc. et al. Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-02864 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division)(Action for infringement of electrical plug patent), KMC Exim Corporation v. Pacific World Corporation, Civil Action No. 07-cv-913 (U.S. District Court, E.D. N.Y.), Kiss Nail Products, Inc. v. Pacific World Corporation,Civil Action No. 07-cv-912 (U.S. District Court, E.D. NY), Concord Brands, ULC et al. v. Taste of Nature, Inc.,Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-00059 (N.D. Illinois), Newell Operating Company v. Article, Inc.,Civil Action No. 06C50101 (N.D. Ill., Western Division)(Action for infringement of design patent), Parker-Hannifin Corp. and Parker Intangibles LLC v. HydraForce, Inc., Civil Action No. 06-CV-3333 (N.D. Illinois) (Action for infringement of valve patent), Tieman Development B.V. and Optelec U.S., Inc. v. Freedom Scientific, Inc.,Civil Action No. 06CV2802 (N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division), South African Inventions Development Corporation v. Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 87 C 9188 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division); related arbitration styled South African Inventions Development Corp. (SAIDCOR) and Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.,Case No. 51-T199-0075-88T (American Arbitration Association) (Actions for patent infringement, breach of contract), GNB Incorporated v. Exide Corporation and General Battery Corporation, Civil Action No. 88-407 (D. Del.); GNB Battery Technologies, Inc. v. Exide Corporation and General Battery Corporation, Docket Nos. 95-1248, - 1348-1371 (Fed. Cir.) (Action for patent infringement), Floyd Minks v. Unison Industries, Inc., (Case No. CI-89-2939) (Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit,Osceola County, Florida) (Action for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets), Robert M. Blumenthal and Andreas T. Melville v. Barber-Colman Holdings Corp., Barber-Colman Company and Surface Combustion, Inc., (Civil Action No. 90C20365) (N.D. Ill., Western Division); Blumenthal and Melville v. Barber-Colman Holdings Corp., Barber-Colman Company and Surface Combustion, Inc., Docket Nos. 93-1005, -1006 (Fed. Cir.) (Action for patent infringement), Lucas Aerospace Ltd. v. Unison Industries LP, Civil Action 93-525 MMS (D. Del.) (Actions for patent infringement and declaratory judgment by Lucas), Unison Industries LP v. Lucas Industries PLC, Civil Action 93 C 20249 (N.D. Ill., Western Div.) (Action for patent infringement), Honeywell Inc. v. The Foxboro Company, Civ. 96-1949 PHX RGS (D. Arizona) (Action for patent infringement), The Foxboro Company v. Honeywell, Inc., Civil Action No. 96-10734-RCL (D. Mass.)(Action for patent infringement, tortious interference with contract), Elkay Manufacturing Company v. Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc., Walter E. Hidding, Douglas J. Hidding and Robert D. Hidding, Civil Action No. 98 C 4797 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division) (Action for patent infringement and breach of contract), Invensys Building Systems, Inc., f/k/a Barber-Colman Company v. Streamline Software, Inc., David M. Stutt and Mary Stutt, 99 2286 FHX ROS (D. Arizona) (Action for copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and interference with contract rights), Synovate, Inc. v. Ashref Hashim, The Blackstone Group and The Blackstone Group, Inc., No. 03L003874 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., Civil Dept., Law Division) (Action for breach of contract, payment of monies owed), SIG Stewart Systems, f/k/a SASIB Bakery North America, Inc. v. APV Baker, Civil Action No. 4:01 C 245 (E.D. Tex., Sherman Division), APV North America, Inc. v. SIG Simonazzi North America, Inc., Civil Action No. 01-840-JJF (D. Del.), Invensys Building Systems, Inc. v. Tridium, Inc., Civil Action No. 00 C 50168 (N.D. Ill., Western Division) (Action for copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, interference with contract rights), American Hoist & Derrick Company v. The Manitowoc Company,Civil Action No. 86 C 09383 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division) (Action for patent infringement), Willi Moeller v. Ionetics, Inc., Appeal No. 85-2646 (Fed. Cir.) (Opinion of the Court dated June 4, 1986) (Appeal of action for patent infringement), Noss Company v. Hydrocyclone Technology, Inc., and Ivan T. Koltai, Civil Action No. C 84-974-A (N.D. Ga., Atlanta Division) (Action for patent infringement, breach of contract, misappropriation, unfair competition), George L. Karapinka v. Union Carbide Corporation, Civil Action No. 83-CV-1682 (N.D. N.Y); George L. Karapinka v. Union Carbide Corporation, Docket No. 84-7916 (2d Cir.); George L. Karapinka v. Union Carbide Corporation,No. 84-1482 (on petition for certiorari by Petitioner Karapinka to the Supreme Court of the United States) (Action for ownership of intellectual property, breach of contract), Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. ICD Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 82-1987 (E.D. Penn.) (Action for patent infringement), Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson and Personal Products Company, Civil Action No. 81-C-5262 (N.D. Ill., Eastern Division); Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson and Personal Products Company, Docket No. 85-1066 (Fed. Cir.) (Action for patent infringement)

Newsletters: Mr. Mottier has been an editor of and contributor to the firm's quarterly Newsletter since 2001.

Educational Background: University of Illinois, B.S. in General Engineering, 1978 - James Scholar