The Women of McKee, Vorhees & SeaseJuly 16, 2024 Unique in the legal profession, McKee, Voorhees & Sease is a firm with fifty percent women partners. In 1985, Pat Sweeney, one of the first female patent attorneys in Iowa, began practicing at McKee, Voorhees & Sease. Today, five female patent attorneys are shareholders of the firm. ← Return to News & Events