Jackson Walker is proud to announce that Paige Welch has been voted in as Secretary of the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA) board for 2026.

All members of the Austin IPLA board serve five-year terms, moving up in rank each year. Paige will serve her year long term as Secretary, followed by terms as Treasurer, Vice President, President, and finally Former President.

The Austin Intellectual Property Law Association is a nonprofit professional organization for individuals interested in intellectual property matters. Its members include attorneys practicing in intellectual property law, as well as engineers and business professionals with an interest in both the legal and business aspects of intellectual property.

Meet Paige

Paige’s legal practice focuses on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications and defending and enforcing intellectual property rights. Before joining Jackson Walker, Paige served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Alan D. Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.