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Jessica Eaves Mathews

Jessica Eaves Mathews

28+ Year Award-winning Trademark, Copyright, & IP Lawyer | Branding Expert
  • Trademarks, Intellectual Property
  • New Mexico, Washington
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Biography

Jessica Eaves Mathews, founder of Leverage Legal Group®, is passionate about providing exceptional, flat-fee trademark registration services to clients in all 50 states. She has been doing trademark legal work for clients since 2008, and has been a business lawyer for over 28 years. She is licensed in Washington and New Mexico, and is admitted in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office for her trademark work for clients nationwide and around the world.

Jessica represents businesses and business owners, from solopreneurs, to mom and pop stores & restaurants, to professional service-providers, to Fortune 500 companies and some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, including serving as the head of litigation and compliance for Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. She has represented Coca-Cola, Dreamworks, DirectTV and others.

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AVVO rating of “Excellent”
Martindale Hubbell rating of 5 stars
Albuquerque Business First Woman of Influence 2015
Albuquerque Business First, 2013 Top CEO, Business Services
#1 Best-Selling Author, 2013, Wonder Women: How Western Women Will Save the World
2013 StartupNation's Leading Moms in Business
Silver Stevie® Award for Women in Business, Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
2012 Gold Stevie® Award, New Company of the Year
2012 Bronze Stevie® Award, Best New Company
2012 Bronze Stevie® Award, Company of the Year, Diversified Services
2012 Bronze Stevie® Award, Best New Product or Service

Practice Areas
Trademarks
Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Intellectual Property
Fees
  • Free Consultation
    I provide one free 30-minute consultation to prospective clients.
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    All major credit cards and PayPal. All invoices are sent via email and you can pay online.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New Mexico
State Bar of New Mexico
ID Number: 145432
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Washington
Washington State Bar Association
ID Number: 25379
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Professional Experience
Founder and CEO
Leverage Legal Group (previously Leverage a Lawyer and Eaves Mathews Law)
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Litigation and Compliance Counsel
Vulcan Inc.
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Adjunct Professor - Art and Cultural Law
Seattle University School of Law
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Vice President and General Counsel
Mathews Contracting LLC
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Founder and Principal
Eaves Mathews Law
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Associate Professor - Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy
Seattle University School of Law
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Senior Associate
Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo
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Commercial and business litigation; intellectual property litigation
Associate
Cohen Milstein Hausfeld and Toll
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Associate
Williams Kastner & Gibbs
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Education
Seattle University School of Law
J.D. (1995) | Law
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Honors: Magna Cum Laude and Editor in Chief of the Seattle University Law Review
Activities: Editor in Chief of the Seattle University Law Review Moot Court Board member
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University of New Mexico
B.A. (1990) | English Major, Dance Minor
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Honors: Cum laude
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Awards
2015 Women of Influence Honoree
Albuquerque Business First
2013 Top CEO - winner
Albuquerque Business First
Gold Stevie® Award in the New Company of the Year
Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Silver Stevie® Award in a Female Entrepreneur of the Year
Stevie Awards for Women in Business
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2012 awards received 1200 nominated entries from 17 nations and territories.
Bronze Stevie® - Best New Product or Service - Business-to-Business Services
The Stevies - American Business Awards
2012 Stevie® Awards in these categories, including the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, were presented at The American Business Awards' new product & tech awards gala in San Francisco on September 17.
Bronze Stevie® - Company of the Year - Diversified Services
The Stevies - American Business Awards
Company / Organization Awards Category Stevie® Award Winners Stevie Award winners in these categories were announced across two awards banquets: June 18, 2012 in New York and September 17, 2012 in San Francisco.
Rising Star
Superlawyers
Rising Star
Superlawyers
Professional Associations
New Mexico State Bar Association
Member
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Ellevate Network (formerly 85 Broads)
Executive Council Member
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National Association Of Women Business Owners
Member
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eWomen Network
Member
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85 Broads
Member
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Association of Corporate Counsel
Member
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Washington State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Member
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Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member
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Washington State Bar Association  # 25379
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
How to Have a Happy Law Practice
LinkedIn
#1 Best Selling Book - Wonder Women: How Western Women Will Save the World
Lightning Source
"Subpoenas"
Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook (2nd ed. 2002), Washington State Bar Association
Co-Author: Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, "Consolidation and Separate Trials"
Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association
"A Step in the Right Direction: Washington Passes the Limited Liability Company Act"
18 Seattle U.L.Rev. 197 (1994)
Speaking Engagements
Are You Risking Your Entire Business? The 5 Simple Steps to Avoid a Branding Disaster, numerous, around the United States
As a business owner and entrepreneur, you know there are things you have to do to protect your brand legally, but if you are like most of us, you have been avoiding that conversation either because it’s too scary or seems too complicated or expensive to tackle. You may not even know where to start. What you may not realize, however, is that the quality of your brand will directly affect how happy and successful you can be as a business owner. And avoiding these steps can spell disaster.
Wonder Woman: How Western Women Will Save the World, https://www.jlabq.org/?nd=jlau_jessica_mathews
Albuquerque Junior League
4 Simple Steps For Building a Foundation for Business Brilliance, numerous
Make it a Brilliant Beginning (entity choice, how to prevent losing that entity status, handling business funds, etc.) Protect Your Brilliant Ideas (copyright and trademark basics, NDAs, etc.) Setting up A Brilliant Website (what to have on your website, including Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Earnings Disclaimers; following FTC rules on affiliates/testimonials, etc.) Working Brilliantly with Others (how to use contracts to protect yourself, working with independent contractors)
The 7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions, numerous, around the United States
Starting up right: Choosing an entity and setting it up; Claiming Your Name: Securing a state, federal or international trademark; How to protect your brilliant ideas; Website Disclaimers; Email 101: Know the federal rules and follow them to the letter! Relationship Insurance.
Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand Worth Millions, numerous, around the United States
The Smart Entrepreneur's Guide For Building a Brilliant Business, numerous, around the United States
* The 2 biggest mistakes most entrepreneurs make when launching a new business;  * Most critical step every smart entrepreneur should take to set up his or her business for success;  * How to protect your ideas and brand online and off;  * The 3 most important things to do to minimize risks of legal trouble from your website;  * How to not get in trouble with the federal government; * Protecting yourself & your business as you work w/ vendors, service providers & contractors
Albuquerque Economic Outlook Panel Discussion, Business First Economic Outlook Conference, https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/bizventures/2016/01/why-women-entrepreneurs-key-new-mexico-recovery.html
Albuquerque Business First
Why Western Women Will Save the World, eWomen Network Orange County Accelerated Networking Luncheon, The Center Club in Costa Mesa, California
eWomen Network Orange County
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10526170.htm
Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand You Can Keep, Entrepreneurial Uprising 2014, Los Angeles
Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Legal Steps for a Brand You Can Keep, 2013 eWomen Network Conference, Dallas, TX
eWomen Network
Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand Worth Millions, Inside Edge, Washington DC
The Corporate Agent
Are You Risking Your Entire Business? 5 Critical Steps to Avoid a Branding Disaster, Women Entrepreneurs Rock the World, NYC
Savor the Success
7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions You Can Put In Place Today, Get Radical Women's Conference, Washington DC
The 7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions, Millionaire Protoge Club Conference
Ali Brown International LLC
https://vimeo.com/23049228
Host and Presenter, WSBA CLE, "Recent Developments in Art and Cultural Property Law," April 2008., Seattle, WA
Washington State Bar Association
Websites & Blogs
Website
Leverage Legal Group
Contact & Map
Leverage Legal Group
1700 Westlake Ave N, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
Toll-Free: (888) 505-5838
Monday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 8 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
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Leverage Legal Group
3810 Masthead St.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Telephone: (888) 505-5838
Monday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 8 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed