Deep experience in partnering with clients to
successfully build, prosecute and monetize patent portfolios.
Bruce E. Garlick
Founding Partner
Bruce is a founder of Garlick & Markison and has been a licensed patent attorney since 1992. He holds multiple degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a J.D. from The University of Texas, Austin. Bruce is admitted to…
Timothy W. Markison
Founding Partner
Tim is one of country’s most accomplished patent attorneys having architected billion-dollar patent portfolios for several clients and has drafted more than 3,000 patent applications with an issuance rate over 95%. Tim is also one of the country’s most prolific…
Shayne X. Short, Ph.D.
Partner
Shayne Short is a partner of Garlick & Markison, was a registered patent agent in 1999 and has been a licensed patent attorney since 2001. He received B.S. (Cum Laude), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in Electrical Engineering, from Texas…
Patricia Markison Healy
Partner
Patty has been a partner at Garlick & Markison since 2025, a licensed patent attorney since 2016, and a registered patent agent since 2014. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University (Cum Laude) in 2013 and…
Robert W. McMurtrie
Attorney
Rob is a licensed attorney who joined Garlick & Markison in 2021 as an intern. He plans on taking the patent bar in 2024. Rob graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 2022. In addition to his J.D.,…
H. Shannon Tyson
Attorney
Shannon Tyson has been a licensed patent attorney since 1995. He holds a. B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, and a J.D. from The University of Texas, Austin. Shannon’s practice currently focuses on the procurement of…
Melanie Murdock
Sr. Paralegal / Administrator
Melanie joined Garlick & Markison in November 2007 as a paralegal. Melanie obtained an Associate of Accounting degree in 1984, a paralegal certificate in 1989, and the Certified Legal Assistant certification from the National Association of Legal Assistants in 1991….
Kathryn (Katie) McCrossen
Paralegal
Katie joined Garlick & Markison in 2010 as a Paralegal, and currently provides support for three patent attorneys/agents. From 2008-2010, Katie was a contractor with Garlick & Markison with the responsibility of reviewing issued patents. Katie graduated from Louisiana State…
Beth Pierotti
Paralegal
Beth joined Garlick & Markison in 2013 as a Paralegal, and is responsible for US docketing, assists with foreign docketing and database management, as well as providing paralegal support to the patent attorneys/agents. Beth received her B.A. in Sociology (Cum…
Anna Neinast
Litigation Paralegal
Anna joined Garlick & Markison in 2021 as a litigation paralegal. She has over 37 years of experience as a litigation paralegal and most of those years have been focused on patent and civil litigation. Anna holds an Electrical Engineering…
Rachal Hittson-Smith
Assistant
Rachal started working with Garlick & Markison in 2014. Rachal graduated from Texas A&M University in 2018 with a B.S. in Nutrition and Food Sciences.
Amy Markison
Assistant
Amy started working with Garlick & Markison in 2014. Amy obtained Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts from Maui Community College in 2009 and Le Cordon Bleu in Scottsdale, AZ in 2013. Amy is the oldest daughter of founder, Tim Markison.
Isabel Short
Assistant
Isabel started working with Garlick & Markison in 2020. She will earn a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2024 and a master’s degree in Finance in 2025 from Texas A&M University. Isabel is the oldest daughter of partner Shayne…
Logan Spearin
Patent Engineer
Logan started working with Garlick & Markison in 2017. Logan graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 2022.