Connor Lee & Shumaker Deliver Tailored Intellectual Property Litigation with Client-Centered Approach

When intellectual property is left unprotected, creators and businesses risk theft, diminished value, and brand confusion. Recognizing these stakes, Connor Lee & Shumaker (CLS), an Austin-based law firm established in 2017, takes a bespoke approach to intellectual property and commercial litigation.

Cabrach Connor, a registered patent attorney and founding partner at CLS, explains that the firm’s philosophy centers on understanding clients’ unique challenges and defining what success means for them. “We're never fighting for our clients just for the sake of fighting,” Connor says. “We're here to provide real solutions to their problems.”

CLS’s team brings together professionals from health sciences, engineering, and biosciences, enabling the firm to grasp the technical and business nuances of clients across sectors. This diversity supports CLS’s commitment to representing clients with “honor, precision, and passion,” fostering strong, long-lasting relationships.

Connor emphasizes the importance of personalized client service, noting that his decision to leave large law firms was motivated by a desire to build meaningful connections. “We build long-term relationships with our clients by always anticipating how to accommodate them,” he says. “At the end of the day, our calling and our relationships are with the people for whom we work.”

The firm’s practice spans intellectual property litigation, trade secret disputes, and commercial litigation. CLS has successfully represented clients in industries such as financial services, computer networking and software, telecommunications, and medical devices. The firm particularly takes pride in advocating for underdogs facing exploitation by larger entities or individuals wielding significant power.

Over the years, CLS has defended individual inventors and companies holding valuable technology against some of the world’s largest technology corporations. Connor highlights the firm’s client-aligned approach: “We listen and understand our clients' objectives,” he says. This alignment drives CLS’s goal-focused strategies, whether enforcing intellectual property rights or defending against trade secret and infringement claims.

Helping clients achieve their envisioned success remains the most rewarding aspect of Connor’s role. “When people call me because they need help, and we're able to step in and deliver, well, that never gets old,” he reflects. “We never take for granted the honor of our clients' trust in us and just being asked what we think.”

Through its blend of technical expertise, compassionate client service, and strategic litigation, Connor Lee & Shumaker continues to protect innovation and business value for clients nationwide.