Avery Joseph Welker
Avery Joseph Welker focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, utilizing his background and education in petroleum engineering to assist with intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Avery had internships with petroleum exploration and production companies. He also published a peer-reviewed journal article in 2019 in the Journal of Structural Geology. At the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, he served as the president of the Student Bar Association and as a lead articles editor at the Missouri Law Review, where he published two case notes.
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2023, J.D.
- Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2018, M.S., petroleum engineering
- Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2016, B.S., petroleum engineering
- Northwest Missouri State University, 2013, A.S., science and mathematics
- Texas
- Missouri
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Western District of Texas
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2024)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Houston Bar Association
Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Student Representative, University of Missouri Board of Curators (2018–2020)