Crowell IP Dynamo Rea Leaves Legacy of Women Leaders at Firm (1)

When Terry Stanek Rea began practicing law in Michigan in 1980, there were roughly 200 patent attorneys in the state. She was one of only three women.

As the former vice chair of Crowell & Moring’s intellectual property group and a guiding force in the practice, especially to other women lawyers, Rea bucked that male-dominated norm by hiring and mentoring female IP partners. The one-time acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office now leaves behind more women IP leaders in the firm’s practice group than were working throughout Michigan when she got her start.

Terry Stanek Rea

Photographer: Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg

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