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Practice Areas

Patents

As a patent lawyer, Van Irion’s scientific and business background gives him a unique ability to evaluate an invention’s patentability, marketability, and value. Attorney Irion can also assist inventors with license agreements, business formation, and investor placement negotiations.

Business Law

Van Irion has built a reputation of being an attorney who gets business done. He helps clients assess risk and develop strategies to achieve their business goals. Irion has negotiated and drafted hundreds of contracts and can help protect your business from hidden pitfalls.

Litigation

Attorney Irion is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, arbitration, judicial settlement conferences, evidentiary hearings, jury trials, bench trials, and appeals. His extensive work in business transactions gives him an exceptional ability to litigate contract disputes and consumer protection cases.

Personal Injury

After a serious personal injury or death of a loved one, we understand the challenges you face physically, emotionally, and financially. With our firm you can feel confident that your legal matter is being handled by skilled professionals with extensive knowledge of the law and the ability to maximize your recovery.

Mass Tort

Are you facing a serious medical condition due to chemical exposure or pharmaceutical use such as asbestos or a cancer causing drug? There is an excellent chance we can help you recover substantial money damages to pay for your medical costs and to help support your family during this difficult time.
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The Law Office of Van R. Irion

… offers practical, effective and aggressive representation in the legal areas of:

  • Intellectual Property Protection Strategies
  • Patent Drafting and Patent Prosecution
  • Business Transactions and Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Medical Injury and
  • Civil Litigation
We strive to provide prompt, passionate, and professional legal representation in every situation by thoroughly understanding the facts and legal issues that create your individual or business need for an attorney.

Whether you need a Knoxville patent attorney, business lawyer, or representation in any other civil matter, our office is here to help. Please contact us today to discuss your legal needs.

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22 Feb

Benefits of Applying For a Patent

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Benefits of Applying For a Patent

Patents grant inventors the right to use, sell, manufacture, distribute, import, and export a new invention for a fixed period of time. In other words, the patent legally prevents others from using, selling, manufacturing, distributing, importing, or exporting the patented invention. These rights can be enforced by a court if the patent holder learns of […]

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16 Jan

Martin Luther King Jr and The Collateral Bar Rule

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Martin Luther King Jr and The Collateral Bar Rule

This week we celebrated again the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.  Many are familiar with Martin Luther King’s letter from a Birmingham jail. King wrote his famous letter while being held on contempt of court charges. A judge had ordered King and his followers to not hold any further protests in Birmingham. However, King […]

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11 Jan

The Importance of Reviewing Contracts

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The Importance of Reviewing Contracts

How many times have you signed your name without really reading what you’re signing? We’ve all done it. “Just sign here,” the salesman says. So you sign. It must be standard language, right? Or the bank loan officer says, “we need your signature here…and here… and here…and here…” Most polite people don’t want to waste […]

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