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Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia,
J.D., Order of the Coif; Associate Managing Editor, Missouri Law Review, 2003
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Westminster College,
B.A., Anthropology & Sociology, 1999
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Admissions
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Illinois
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Missouri
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U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
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Affiliations
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International Trademark Association
Enforcement Committee, Trade Name Subcommittee
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American Bar Association
Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Committee
Section of Intellectual Property, Trademark Litigation Committee
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Recognitions
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings) for Copyright Law, 2024-2025
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Counsel, 2014-Present
Associate, 2005-2013
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United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
Law Clerk to the Honorable Scott O. Wright, 2003-2005
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Hadi represents clients in trademark, copyright, advertising and unfair competition litigation. He also provides counsel on domestic and international trademark clearance and prosecution, and Internet-related trademark and copyright issues.
Hadi has experience in all phases of litigation in state and federal courts and before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation and trial support. Prior to joining Thompson Coburn, Hadi served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Scott O. Wright, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Publications
"And Into the Maelstrom Steps the United States Supreme Court: Licenses Are Not ‘Property’ for Purposes of the Mail Fraud Statute, Cleveland v. United States";
68 Mo. L. Rev. 179, 2003
"The Perils of Temptation: Has the Eighth Circuit Given Employers an Incentive to Exploit Employees? Gannon v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.";
67 Mo. L. Rev. 613, 2002