U Magazine, Winter 1987

"We pride our– selves on thefact that we do just trademark and copyright law," Judy says.

for some time now and feels the problem is behind him. The Hawkinses graduated from the law school in 1978. Chris also has a bachelor's degree in political science from USD. After graduating from lawschool, they moved to Washington, D.C. because Judy had lined up a job as an attorney for the Federal Postal Rate Commission. "I wanted to go to D.C. because I'd heard other USD law grads were doing well there," she explains. Two months later Chris landed a job that would greatly influence their future . He joined the legal staff of the U.S. Commerce Department's patent and trademark office. "I was extremely lucky to get that Washington job," Chris admits. For the Commerce Department, he worked on patents and trademarks for National Football League uniforms, the uniform for the St. Louis Cardinals mascot and the Pittsburgh Steelers "terrible towel." They worked in Washington for almost three years, and while there , took part in USD law alumni activities. "There were 40 or 50 alums there at the time ," Judy says. Upon return to California, they moved to the BayArea, where Judyworked for a San Francisco law firm that specialized in labor relations. She later left lawyering for a brief stint in convention planning. Chris - equipped with a new expertise - was hired by a San Francisco law firm to solely work on trademark law cases. One of the cases assigned to Hawkins brought him in touch with leaders of the Hell's Angels, the notorious motorcycle club. The Angels sought an attorney to register their trademark, the skuJl and crossbones, and to seek protection for rights to their movie, "HeJl's Angels Forever, Forever HeJl's Angels ." Some time later, when Chris and Judy had their own firm, the Angels approached them about licensing the name of a toy motorcycle. The bikers were thinking of marketing it as the official toy replica of the club's motorcycles. "After we advised them of the costs involved, they backed off," says Judy. The Hell's Angels , however, have not completely abandoned the idea, according to Chris. In any event, the trademark protection work for the Angels spawned an interest in Chris and Judy for entertainment law, an area of law in which intellectual property is the name of the game. The San Francisco law firm of Hawkins, Newton and (Jim) Bikoff specializes in intellectual property law - namely trademark and copyright protection. No

a gourmet cook, ran a smaJl catering business on the side for some notable San Diegans. San Diego Councilwoman Abbe Wolfsheimer was a regular customer. "Chris was marvelous, truly a master chef," she says. "He would do the most beautiful dinner parties because he was very clever and creative. "He would not only address the social aspects of a dinner party, but would also pay close attention to the pyschological aspects." Chris also worked for USD's Food Services, often assigned to events put on by President Author E . Hughes. "Chris was at our home many times either cooking, serving, tending bar or anything else that came up ,"Dr. Hughes says. "Chris was great with our kids who were often underfoot." Combine the Hawkinses varied talents with their penchant to take risks in the business world, then add their apparent healthy, somewhat pioneering San Francisco law practice, and Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins just might make that million or two before they reach the ripe old age of 40. The thought has crossed their legal minds. Chris and Judy are both 34. They have had their own law firm since July 4, 1984, choosing that day of the year to symbolize their independence from former employ– ers. They met at USD in 1975 - in the law school library no less - through a mutual friend . They complement each other well. Judy, raised in Marin County, is organized, punctual and level-headed, while Chris, a product of Santa Ana, is creative, energetic and spontaneous. Judy describes herself as ambitious, but not a workaholic. Her husband, she notes, is a workaholic. She is health-con– scious, sticking religiously to a strict diet, while Chris is a heavy smoker. Both are short, thin and fair-skinned with dark brown hair. Chris, whose hair is greying, looks a bit older than he is, but that has much to do with his bout with cancer. In August of 1984, one month after the couple opened their own law offices, Chris was diagnosed as having a malignant tumor in his chest. He lost all his hair and 25 pounds in chemotherapy. And, according to Judy, her husband almost died during the Christmas of 1984, when he had a high fever and she had to rush him to Stanford Medical Center for emergency surgery. "Chris had had so much chemotherapy, he had no immune system," she explains. He spent two days in intensive care. Surgeons performed an open lung biopsy to remove the tumor. Chris likes to say he's cured, and doesn't mind talking about his medical problems. He says the cancer has been in remission

other Bay Area law firm has such a specialized focus , according to the husband and wife team.

"We pride ourselves on the fact that we do just trademark and copyright law," Judy says. "Most firms that do trademark

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