Porter Hedges in Houston announced that Miranda Jones joined the firm as a new patent litigation partner. Her practice focuses on helping inventors and business owners navigate technical and high-stakes patent litigation. In addition to her trial practice, Jones has handled appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and before the U.S. Supreme Court. She received her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Houston. After law school, she clerked for Judge Pauline Newman on the Federal Circuit. “I am so appreciative of all the past and current clients who have given me the opportunities to work on significant inventions and to advocate for important changes in patent law,” Jones said in a statement issued by the firm.

New Positions

Clark Hill Strasburger announced the addition of Chris Heinrichs as of counsel, Maurine “Mo” Heinrichs Shipp as senior counsel, and Kimberly A. Ford as an associate, to its San Antonio office. Heinrichs and Shipp, father and daughter, as well as Ford join the firm from San Antonio’s Heinrichs & De Gennaro. Heinrichs founded that firm in 1993 and oversaw its operations before joining Clark Hill, where he’ll work with other attorneys and clients in addressing estate planning needs. Shipp was formerly vice president at Heinrichs & De Gennaro. At Clark Hill, she’ll be responsible for working with clients to address their estate planning and administration needs. She attended St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio and received her Juris Doctor from the school in 2008. Ford will focus on estate planning and probate. As an associate at Heinrichs & De Gennaro, she drafted wills and worked on estate administrations, probate and guardianships proceedings. Ford also attended St. Mary’s University School of Law and received her Juris Doctor there in 2014.