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EDUCATION University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D., 1975 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, B.S., 1965 ADMITTED U.S. Supreme Court 1980 Supreme Court of Virginia 1975 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1976 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia 1976 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit 2004 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 1989 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit 1987 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1998 PLACE OF BIRTH Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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Warren E. Zirkle
Partner 
1750 Tysons Boulevard
wzirkle@mcguirewoods.comSuite 1800 McLean, Virginia 22102-4215 F: 703.712.5262 |
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Mr. Zirkle has extensive experience handling complex commercial litigation in a variety of areas including patent and intellectual property disputes, federal and state securities claims, professional malpractice and commercial contract disputes.
His experience includes the defense of accounting firms against claims of professional malpractice, and the defense of financial institutions and their management. He has handled patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and other intellectual property litigation including disputes arising from computer software development projects. He has tried trademark and other intellectual property cases both with and without juries, including the successful defense of manufacturers against trade dress infringement claims.
- Business & Securities Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Banking Litigation
- Chair, Commercial Litigation Department, 2001-2006
- Board of Partners, 1995-2001
- Named One of the “Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2005-2008
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams Law School, 1993-1994
- River Road United Methodist Church
- Chairman of Trustees, 1998
- Trustee, 1996-1998