William Dukes is a registered patent attorney and the founding member of the Law Office of William J. Dukes, PLLC, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Before law school he pursued graduate studies in physics, receiving his master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Since earning his law degree from the University of Mississippi, William has focused his practice on representing independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses of all sizes. In addition to patent law and other intellectual property matters, William has experience counseling healthcare clients in the field of HIPAA compliance and protecting the privacy and security of sensitive patient information, as well as counseling employers on ERISA compliance and other employee benefits matters.
William and his wife, Jennifer, are active members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Madison, Mississippi.