Slawomir (Steven) Zbigniew Szczepanski
Lawyer, engineer
Born Mar. 9, 1948, Lodz, Poland; came to U.S., 1964; son of Wladyslaw and Janina (Zwolewicz); married Cynthia (Weagley); children: Christine, Diana.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in chemical engineering), 1971, Master of Science (M.S.), 1972, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy (NY); Juris Doctor (J.D.), Union University, Albany Law School (NY), 1975.
Career: engrineer, General Electric Company (GE), Waterford (NY), 1968-73 (summers only); engineer, Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati (OH), 1971 (summer); law clerk, New York State Environmental Protection, Albany, 1974; patent attorney, Phillips Petroleum Company, Washington (DC), 1975-77, Willian Brinks Olds Gilson Hofer & Lione, Ltd., Chicago (IL), 1977 -.
Author: Eckstrom's Licensing in Foreign and Domestic Operations; editor, Licensing in Foreign and Domestic Operations; editor, Licensing Law and Business Report; numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: International Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Licensing Executives Society; American Bar Association (ABA); District of Columbia Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Illinois Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Chicago Patent Law Association; Federal Circuit Bar Association; University Club of Chicago.
Honors: fellowship, Proctor & Gamble, 1971-72.
Languages: Polish, English, German.
Hobbies: tennis, sailing, fencing.
Home: 641 West Willow Street #107, Chicago, IL 60614.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.