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Breaking IP Barriers: Q&A With Leason Ellis' Melvin Garner

By Dani Kass (November 5, 2020, 8:48 PM EST) -- When Leason Ellis LLP partner Melvin C. Garner applied for his first law job in the 1970s, his resume should have made him a shoo-in: a master's degree in electrical engineering, plus years of working as an engineer and drafting patent applications. But out of the 100 resumes the Black attorney sent out, only one led to an offer....

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