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Michael David Fabiano
Carlsbad, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Michael Fabiano's practice at Fabiano Law Firm, P.C. focuses on patent litigation, patent prosecution and licensing, business litigation, intellectual property licensing and client counseling, as well as trademark and trade secret protection and litigation. He also has substantial experience in intellectual property counseling and due diligence. He has been named one of "San Diego's Top Attorneys" by San Diego Metro magazine.
He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and all state and federal courts in...
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Kevin Buckley
San Diego, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
I am an experienced intellectual property, transactional, and regulatory attorney who handles matters for high technology institutions such as Fortune 500® and other entrepreneurial businesses. As a partner in a large law firm, my clients included medical device, diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and convergence technology companies, prominent private research institutes, and the nation's premier public university system. I also managed all legal affairs for a university's $130M research program well-known for developing laser, optics, and simulation technologies. For many years, I was recognized nationally for my law practice by The Best Lawyers in America®.
I have assisted clients with...
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Karen M. Hawkes
San Diego, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
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Daniel Halimi
San Diego, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Collections and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Daniel Halimi began working at the law firm D’Egidio Licari Townsend & Shah, APC as an intern during his second-year of law school. In time, the firm promoted Mr. Halimi to Senior Associate Attorney, heading the firm’s litigation division. At the firm, Mr. Halimi became known for zealously advocating for his client, successfully resolving complex multi-million dollar disputes against large firms. Mr. Halimi continues to advise the firm, but now focuses his expertise on his own clients at Halimi Law Firm..
Mr. Halimi attended California State University, Northridge and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Real Estate. Mr....
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Shaun Kendig Boss
San Diego, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 49 years of experience
IP, Antitrust, Appeals and Business
University of San Diego
Our operation is focused on providing cost effective solutions and expert customer service to all our clients. In addition to real estate, the firm represents clients in business litigation, construction defect problems, estate planning, arbitrations and mediations. We want our clients to fully understand the legal process and what will be involved in finding a constructive result to their legal issue. I am very active in the legal and real estate community. I continue to educate myself on the most up to date information within my field. I maintain active memberships with both local and national groups in the industry....
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Lawrence Alexander Huerta
San Diego, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 41 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Univ of Michigan Law Sch
B.A. degree in Economics, University of California, Davis, June 1980. J.D. University of Michigan Law School, May 1983. Admitted to the California Bar in 1983. Admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California. Mediator Credential from the National Conflict Resolution Center. Mediator on the San Diego County Superior Court Mediation Panel, and the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") Commercial, Employment, Healthcare, & Real Estate Mediation Panels. Previously served on Mediation panels for the Duke University Private Adjudication Center, and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Forest Service, Navy, and Postal Service. Arbitration Chairperson for the...
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Gregg A. Rapoport
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
I represent corporate and individual clients in a wide range of business and real estate litigation matters.
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David Mirkin Zeligs
Long Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Established in 1990, the Law Offices of David M. Zeligs has delivered quality legal services to its clients with professionalism and integrity for a quarter century. Based on our firm’s philosophy of putting the client’s needs first, we provide individualized services based on your realistic legal needs and expectations for a reasonable price.
David M. Zeligs graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 1978 with a B.A. degree in Politics. In 1982, prior to receiving his undergraduate degree, he took time off from college and traveled for six months throughout Latin America. Along the way, he lived...
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Nicholas M. Krebs
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 9 years of experience
IP, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Practicing attorney providing litigation services for clients across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Admitted to practice in all California courts, the District of Columbia, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Kirstin Jensvold-Rumage
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of San Diego School of Law
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Mark Andrew Goldstein
Westlake Village, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(805) 230-1350
310 N Westlake Blvd, Ste 120
Westlake Village, CA 91362
IP and Patents
Southwestern Law School
Strategic intellectual property counseling including patents, trademarks, IP business transactions, design-around strategies, and pre-litigation counseling.
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Marcus N. DiBuduo
Fresno, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
San Joaquin College of Law
Mr. DiBuduo is a patent attorney at Dowling Aaron Incorporated in Fresno, CA that has been registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His practice is focused on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, Internet law, and unfair competition. Mr. DiBuduo has a Distinguished® Peer Review Rating in Intellectual Property, Patents and Litigation from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for the last four years by SuperLaywers® to the Northern California Rising Star List. These peer recognitions exemplify Mr. DiBuduo’s legal abilities and ethical standards.
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Amy K. Saechao
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
Golden Gate University School of Law and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Next Level Legal aims to reimagine the legal experience by disrupting the way that law firms have traditionally delivered services. We believe that everyone should be able to access an attorney when they need it and continue to establish solutions to make that access possible, including the utilization of technology, transparent pricing, flexible payment options, legal subscription memberships, and options for virtual representation.
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Kent Wyatt Meyer
Roseville, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 40 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Estate Planning
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Kent W. Meyer, MBA, PhD, JD, LLM, CIArb
Dr. Meyer began his career as an Air Force Intelligence Collection Officer and served in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea. He also served as a Missile Combat Crew Commander. He has had more than thirty years experience as a legal practitioner and educator. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer for biotech and software companies, as a partner in a large international law firm and as an owner of his own legal practice. He has extensive domestic and international experience in business and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations,...
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Christopher Ettore Botti
San Luis Obispo, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 34 years of experience
IP, Business, Estate Planning and Patents
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School
Christopher E. Botti, co-founder of Botti & Morison Estate Planning Attorneys, Ltd., specializes in all aspects of estate planning.
Mr. Botti advises clients on all aspects of estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning, including the creation of revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder trusts, private annuities, private foundations, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnerships and dynasty trusts. He also assists clients in the funding of revocable trusts and the preparation of estate and gift tax returns, all forms of trust and probate administration, including the purchase and sale of large trust assets, the...
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Beau Mayfield
Penn Valley, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Beau Mayfield has been providing his clients with efficient and practical legal advice since 2010. Beau believes in three pillars of practicing law; ethical advice, practical legal counsel, and passionate advocacy. At the Law Office of Beau Mayfield, clients can rest assured that Attorney Beau Mayfield will provide sound legal advice in an efficient manner. Call today for a free consultation.
Mr. Mayfield began his career as a judicial law clerk in the First Circuit-State of Hawai'i for the Honorable Judge Rhonda A. Nishimura and Honorable Judge Edward H. Kubo Jr. Mr. Mayfield participated as a law clerk in over...
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Justin L. Thomas
Bakersfield, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Construction and Employment
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
A ‘Leading Attorney’ Who Will Protect and Promote Your Rights
My practice focuses on a wide-range of civil litigation matters, including employment, construction, business, intellectual property and tort litigation.
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Tamara Lynn Harper
Westlake Village, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(805) 409-0530
141 Duesenberg Drive
Suite 7B
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Ventura COL
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Harper served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Commercial Leasing for Kinko’s Service Corporation, Inc., now FedEx. Early in her career she worked as in house corporate counsel to one of California’s largest labor staffing corporations and civilly prosecuted perpetrators of domestic violence through a DOJ grant protecting victims of domestic violence. She has argued cases before the United States Hague Court for matters of international child abduction; California Court of Appeals and Superior Court; District Court; Delaware Court of Chancery; and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals...
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David Kleiman
Woodland Hills, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 26 years of experience
(855) 529-1020
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Ste. R233
Woodland Hills, CA 91362
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Stetson University College of Law and Franklin Pierce Law Center
Registered U.S. patent attorney David M. Kleiman has been helping entrepreneurs and businesses succeed with intellectual property law since 1998. He has had many years of experience working on big patent litigation for large multi-national corporate clients, defending businesses against wrongful allegations of infringement, and obtaining intellectual property protection for client innovations and creations.
Attorney of record or lead counsel in more than a dozen lawsuits. Has worked effectively as part of a team to help clients obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in civil litigation settlements. 1st chair criminal jury trial experience. Substantial experience...
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Brad Sniderman
Westlake Village, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 29 years of experience
705 Lakefield Rd.
Suite I
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Whittier Law School
I am an attorney practicing in intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, licensing), as well as business and e-commerce law. This includes entity formation and dissolutions, contract drafting and other day to day events, as well as web site review for privacy and compliance issues) for individuals to small/medium size companies. I am also an estate planner, drafting Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorney documents, as well as work in probate matters.
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Uduak Oduok
Sacramento, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 23 years of experience
IP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Ms. Uduak (Uduak Oduok) is the founder and attorney at FASHIONENTLAW, a fashion and entertainment law firm which prides itself on providing bold, intelligent, practical legal services. Whether you are looking for a firm to help advise you on brand strategy and monetization of your intellectual property assets, negotiate, advise, review or draft your business deals, file lawsuits on your behalf or defend against those filed against you to protect your peace and finances, FASHIONENTLAW is here for you.
Ms. Uduak's practice areas include contract drafting, review and negotiations, business litigation, entertainment, internet, intellectual property, and fashion law.
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Jonathon Maddox
Redding, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
Oak Brook College of Law
Mr. Maddox is a Corporate Attorney who handles anything from business formation, contracts, trademarking, licensing, and employment matters. As the founder of Maddox Law, P.C., Jonathon strives to take care of his clients and puts integrity above all else.
Mr. Maddox graduated from Oak Brook College of Law in 2017 and is licensed in California. Prior to law school, Jonathon was an experienced entrepreneur and managed several businesses internationally as well as in the States. He has a heart for nonprofits and has served on various Boards for the past 12 years, as well as handled...
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Steve Payam Hassid
Santa Monica, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 22 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Hastings College of the Law
For over 13 years, I have helped clients in diverse technology areas achieve success in IP and business litigation, patents, trademarks and licensing. Having been at two leading large law firms (Greenberg Trauig LLP, AMLAW 10 and Sheppard Mullin LLP, AMLAW 100) for 10+ years, I have the experience and skills to provide our client's with the very best in quality and service. I have successfully settled numerous IP and business litigation cases, prosecuted hundreds of patent and trademark applications to issuance/registration and successfully negotiated complicated licensing and pre-litigation matters for small startups to Fortune 500 companies....
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Jason Brooks
los angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Jason provides transactional business and legal affairs services to content creators across a wide spectrum of the creative community. Specializing in the new media, entertainment and business space, Jason frequently works with scripted/unscripted TV producers, social media influencers, and business entities to review, draft and negotiate deal terms on a wide range of production-related projects. Jason also provides business development strategy and corporate counsel to a variety of emerging players in the digital space. If you’re an influencer looking to monetize your content, a new business looking to establish your legal entity or register a trademark, or a digital...
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Bennett Jay Fidlow
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(310) 282-2000
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Full service entertainment law practice handling corporate, financing, production, marketing and distribution matters worldwide across all media for studios, networks, cable companies and independent producers.
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Jonathan Louis Handel
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 34 years of experience
IP, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Harvard Law School
I practice transactional entertainment and technology law and was a also a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter from 2010-20, where I covered entertainment labor, law and business. A former computer scientist, I was also active in local politics for over a decade.
A preeminent expert on Hollywood unions and guilds, I'm the author of several books on the subject. I'm also an adjunct professor at USC and Southwestern law schools, and previously at UCLA Law School, and a non-resident research fellow at Rutgers University. I've worked as a talent lawyer; guild attorney; and as a litigator.
I've been a member of the...
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Lan Cuong Dang
Beverly Hills, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 23 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Tulane Univ Law School
Dylan C. Dang is an intellectual property attorney who has extensive experience in patent and trademark litigation at both trial and appellate levels.
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Joshua Biletsky
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Southwestern Law School
I am an attorney who provides legal services to emerging and established artists. I also cater to the legal needs of entrepreneurs and to businesses which are just starting up or have already been established. In representing these clients, I strive to protect the intellectual property of businesses and creative and technical artists across a wide spectrum of media.
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Brandon J. Anand
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 16 years of experience
(323) 325-3389
5455 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1609
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Brandon Anand is a seasoned business and real estate attorney and Court-appointed Referee. Brandon has advised as to countless matters at each stage of the business life cycle—from formation—to operations (partnerships/joint ventures, IP protection, licensing/sales, and litigation/conflict resolution)—to reorganization, sales, and mergers, with a focus on two primary areas: real estate and entertainment/sports.
Brandon's real estate practice centers around the sale, financing, and lease of real property. In addition to private representation, he serves as a Court-appointed Partition Referee throughout California, where he is called upon to streamline sales, accounting, and distribution of proceeds from real property (e.g....
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Erica Bristol
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Trademarks
UCLA School of Law
Erica Bristol is an attorney and owner of Evening Legal(TM), a boutique law firm in Encino, California serving "micro" and small business owners with daytime and "after hours" legal services. She received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1999 where she served as the Editor in Chief of the Bulletin of Law and Technology. For 11 years she served as in-house counsel for a California corporation, with various roles during her career as Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for its for-profit and non-profit affiliates.
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Jonas M. Grant
El Segundo, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 27 years of experience
IP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
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Mr. Kenneth Avila
Ontario, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
California Southern Law School
I was born in Brazil but grew up in Riverside after my family immigrated to the United States. Growing up I loved playing football, basketball, soccer, and baseball with my brothers and the kids in the neighborhood but I was always fascinated by my oldest brother's interest in science. So after graduating from high school in Riverside I majored in Electrical Engineering at California Polytechnic University where I obtained both a Bachelor and Master degree in Electrical Engineering. As an engineer I have worked for a number of different technology companies ranging from large aerospace...
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Curtis Lamar Harrington
Long Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 38 years of experience
IP, Patents and Tax
University of Houston - Main Campus and University of San Diego School of Law
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I prepare presentations for the public on tax topics, and provide CLE of value to Attorneys and CPA's due to being a Multiple Activity Provider of Tax Specialization Continuing Education licensed by the Board of Legal Specialization of The State Bar of California.
I help startups emphasizing with an approach of keeping a low profile while gathering data, comparing which jurisdiction will...
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Stephen Kane
Playa Vista, CA Intellectual Property Attorney
Free ConsultationIP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Stanford Law School
I have legal and business experience ranging from corporate to small business to startup. As a business owner and entrepreneur, I’ve confronted many of the same challenges my clients encounter. I can give you practical legal advice from the perspective of a lawyer who “gets” business.
Relevant Experience and Background
- Associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP (AmLaw 100 law firm)
- In House Corporate Experience, Legal Tech Experience
- Fellow, Stanford CodeX Center for Legal Informatics
- Education: Stanford University, Stanford Law School
I started GRID110, a 501c3 partnered with the LA Mayor’s office to provide mentorship & resources to underserved entrepreneurs. Through GRID110 I’ve...
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Philip Earl Cook
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 34 years of experience
IP, Business, Insurance Claims and Securities
UCLA School of Law
Phil Cook is a first-chair business trial lawyer with experience in jury and bench trials, as well as domestic and international arbitrations before AAA, FINRA and ICC panels. He has argued appeals in the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal.
Although Phil focuses on policyholder insurance recovery, corporate governance and partnership disputes, and securities and financial products claims, he has represented clients in individual and class action cases involving contract disputes, Business and Professions Code section 17200 claims and other business torts, antitrust and trade regulation, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, product liability and toxic torts, governmental...
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Niria Mildred Arvizu
Pasadena, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 20 years of experience
IP and Trademarks
Syracuse Univ COL
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Norman Ray VanTreeck
Pasadena, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
IP
Whittier Coll School of Law
I am a registered patent attorney and represents clients ranging from startup ventures to Fortune 500 corporations in all aspects of intellectual property. I work closely with sole inventors and in-house counsel to develop effective intellectual property strategies to meet each client’s needs and expectations. I hold degrees in Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering with minors in Math and Statistics. His technical expertise, as well as his leadership qualities, were further developed as Chief Fire Control Technician in the U.S. Navy specializing in computer hardware, radar systems, microwave systems and advanced electronics. After the military, Norman’s programming skills and experience...
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David A Berstein
Irvine, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 25 years of experience
IP, Business and Trademarks
Whittier Law School
David A. Berstein is a founding partner of Myers Berstein LLP where he concentrates his law practice on intellectual property-related litigation and business disputes. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Berstein has handled numerous cases before the Superior and Federal District Courts in California as well as proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In 1996, Mr. Berstein’s legal background began at the Law Firm of Horton Barbaro & Reilly in Santa Ana where he initially clerked for Managing Partner, Jay Cordell Horton. Mr. Berstein worked as an associate...
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Eddie Burnett
Fountain Valley, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Communications, Consumer and Entertainment & Sports
Accomplished entertainment attorney with over 35 years of experience representing clients in the music, film, television, and performing arts industries.
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Joshua Anthony Hiller
Newport Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 845-6122
660 Newport Center Drive
Suite 1000
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Mr. Hiller received his JD and MBA from Pepperdine University and certificates from the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and Straus Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Mr. Hiller has litigated hundreds of civil and business disputes, advised numerous companies on contracts, trademarks (filing, TTAB proceedings), licensing, employment matters, and represented clients in mediation, arbitration, quasi-judicial proceedings, and before municipalities.