Attorneys in Baker Botts' intellectual property practice not only grasp complicated technology but can explain it in terms simple enough for jurors to understand.

Bart Showalter, a partner in Dallas and chairman of the firm's intellectual property department, says the high degree of technical expertise that its IP lawyers have distinguishes Baker Botts from other firms. Showalter says 100 to 120 of the approximately 140 lawyers in the IP department have engineering and technical degrees.