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Jesse Abraham Haskins
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 15 years of experience
IP and Business
Duke University School of Law
Through his broad experience in the government and private sectors, Jesse knows how to navigate the labyrinth of compliance, risk management, and strategic planning. Jesse served as assistant attorney general for the State of Florida. In this capacity, he handled a range of civil litigation, from prisoners’ civil rights complaints to challenges about the adequacy of funding for Florida’s public universities. Jesse also served as assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Financial Services, where he handled matters relating to workers’ compensation compliance, bankruptcy, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). His experience representing the government as both a regulator...
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Stephanie Boomershine
Sumter County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
(855) 473-1818
8564 E County Road 466
Suite 102
The Villages, FL 32162
IP
University of Florida
Stephanie Boomershine is an Of Counsel Attorney with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns. She specializes in Intellectual Property including Portfolio Development & Maintenance, Planning & Strategy Management, Responses & Negotiation, and Litigation; Criminal Defense; and Traffic Defense. She received both her B.S. (2004) and her J.D. (2007) from the University of Florida.
Ms. Boomershine has appeared in federal courts within the United States and in Puerto Rico. She is a former public defender and speaks fluent Spanish. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons and spending time with her family.
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B. F. Godfrey
Lake County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 50 years of experience
IP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Southern Methodist University
B.F. "Biff" Godfrey has over 40 years of experience and puts his vast knowledge to use as an Of Counsel attorney with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns, and his own Godfrey Legal. Mr. Godfrey specializes in numerous areas including Business Law, Real Estate, and General Contract Law.
He is admitted to the bars in both Florida and Texas, where he received his J.D from Southern Methodist University School of Law. Prior to receiving his law degree, Biff Godfrey earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
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Zach Broome
Lake County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 13 years of experience
IP, Business and Trademarks
University of Florida
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Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik
Pasco County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(813) 778-5161
2244 Green Hedges Way
Suite 101
Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
IP, Appeals and Business
Georgetown University Law Center
Ms. Wasylik's practice focuses on Intellectual property and appellate litigation. She has been certified as an expert in both intellectual property law and appellate practice by the Florida Bar. Within intellectual property law, Ms. Wasylik maintains a particular focus on internet, technology and photography copyright issues, and trademark and trade dress negotiation, counseling, and litigation. She also represents clients in civil appeals in both Federal and Florida state courts.
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Douglas Wm. Massinger
Marion County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
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Anton Hopen Sr
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 29 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Anton Hopen is an Honors College graduate of the University of South Florida in Interdisciplinary Science. In addition, he is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law. At UF Law he received the Presidential Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement. Furthermore, at the University of Florida, he won election as Student Body Chancellor and chief justice of the Honor Court. Prior to his career in intellectual property law, he served as a felony criminal prosecutor for the 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Additionally, as a trial attorney, he conducted over fifty (50) jury trials to verdict as...
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Griffin Klema
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Miami School of Law
Civil litigator and registered patent attorney who brings wide-ranging experience to bear on legal matters, combining scientific, technological, business, and legal knowledge in a single advisor. I pride myself in careful and effective tactical planning in litigation and negotiation. I am committed to providing creative, aggressive, professional representation. I can be reached directly at 202-713-5292 or griffin@klemalaw.com.
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Lawrence Howard Kolin
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 30 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Entertainment & Sports
University of Miami School of Law
Lawrence Kolin brings parties and their counsel together to settle difficult cases by mediating lawsuits in state, federal and appellate courts. He has successfully mediated thousands of matters, including multi-party and complex civil cases of all types since 2001. Lawrence formerly served as a General Magistrate in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding over hearings and bench trials. He is also experienced in conducting arbitrations as a qualified arbitrator since 2005. Lawrence is an AV Rated Preeminent Super Lawyer who practiced both plaintiff and defense as an advocate in diverse areas of civil trial work and was a...
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Philip K. Calandrino
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
As an entrepreneurial lawyer, I understand the challenges that small business owners face each day. We deal with vendors, customers, employees, taxes, and regulations all the time. Each one of these relationships creates legal risks that you must address in a cost-effective manner, before trouble strikes. Relying on my experience in trying business law cases, I have developed a three-step legal strategy that every small business owner should implement. In its most basic form, this strategy employs contracts, insurance coverage, and an operating company-management company-holding company format for the organization, to help control the common risks that can tank...
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Carolina Nunez
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney
(386) 753-4867
4063 N. Goldenrod Road
Suite 2
Winter Park, Florida 32792, FL 32792
IP, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
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Paul Elihu Stern
Clay County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 41 years of experience
IP
Florida State University College of Law
I offer companies, universities, and individuals practical, user-friendly advice to navigate their intellectual property and research transactions and policies and to support prudent business decisions. I help draft and negotiate license, confidentiality and non-disclosure, materials transfer, collaboration, and other business agreements; work on your new or existing intellectual property-related policies; and evaluate general business practices. History of working in higher education and private industry, addressing strategies for Technology Transfer, Licensing, and Research.
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Ama Appiah
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
IP, Appeals, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Albany Law School
The Law Office of Ama N. Appiah currently represents those seeking assistance in state appeals, trademark & copyright registration, and entertainment & creative arts law.
Ms. Appiah earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, cum laude. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Appiah worked as a legal assistant and paralegal for the U.S. Small Business Admin. - Disaster Assistance Office in Niagara Falls, NY. The office provided federal loans and grants to those who suffered physical and/or economic damage to their homes and/or businesses as a result of natural...
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Michael Byrne
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
The George Washington University Law School and Duquesne University School of Law
A registered patent attorney with wide experience representing FORTUNE 50 (fifty) companies and major research universities in intellectual property matters, including securing domestic and international patent protection in the chemical, nanotechnology, advanced materials, superhydrophobic surfaces, cosmetics, metallurgical, mechanical, medical device, automotive, aerospace, marine, computer product, business method, biotechnological, and consumer product arts, as well as clearing and registering important trademarks.
Also provides services relating to negotiation of patent and trademark licenses, enforcement of intellectual property rights, conducting non-infringement and freedom to practice studies, IP licensing, Trademark Oppositions, Inter Partes Review (IPR) of patents, IP Due Diligence in support of mergers and...
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Gavin Ganzkow
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 41 years of experience
IP and Business
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Law Office of Gavin M. Ganzkow, PLLC specializes in business and intellectual property legal services for entrepreneurs, business owners and managers. Business legal services include assistance with transactions such as asset purchases and sales, contract review, negotiation and preparation, regulatory compliance and entity governance.
The firm also assists clients with the identification, registration and protection of intellectual property assets such as trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. This assistance may include techniques for maximizing the value of intellectual property assets and resolving issues relating to confidentiality.
Corporate counsel services are a particular focus of the firm’s practice. Customized plans are...
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James Gale
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 41 years of experience
IP, Communications, Patents and Trademarks
University of Florida
JAMES A. GALE is a founding member of the firm. He is a registered patent attorney who focuses on matters particular to intellectual property counseling and litigation. Mr. Gale has represented clients in cases involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, theft of trade secrets and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 260 federal cases in more than 48 Federal District Courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation. Mr. Gale’s work and work ethics have always told a lot about his character. An accomplished intellectual property...
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Cynthia Ariel Conlin
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
IP, Business, Consumer and Trademarks
Florida A&M University College of Law
In 2010, after litigating at a downtown Orlando firm, Cynthia Conlin founded her own law firm with a desire to serve clients on a more personal and direct level. One of the things that drew Cynthia to practicing law was the desire to serve people. The practice of law, stripped to its core, means helping people. In practice, Cynthia spends her days helping clients. Before law school, Cynthia wore several hats, including journalist, graphic designer, publisher, and entrepreneur. From her diverse creative and business background, she was quickly drawn to areas of copyright law, defamation, Internet law, and business...
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Matthew Sean Tucker
Seminole County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 13 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Baltimore School of Law
Matthew Sean Tucker is a Registered Patent Attorney holding a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Furthermore, Matthew received his J.D. at the University Of Baltimore School Of Law with a dual concentration in intellectual property law and business law. He is also a member of the Florida Bar, and an inventor of several patent pending inventions.
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Alicia Marie Phidd
Manatee County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(800) 426-9615
8470 Enterprise Circle
Suite 300
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
IP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
St. Thomas University School of Law
Ms. Phidd practices corporate law and commercial litigation.
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Nathan P. Suedmeyer
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Stetson University College of Law
Patent attorney concentrating in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, including Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings and domain name disputes. Nathan is board certified in intellectual property law by the Florida Bar. He has met the Florida Bar’s highest standards for special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in intellectual property law and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.
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Justin Miller
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
Stetson University College of Law
Justin is patent attorney concentrating in patent prosecution with an emphasis on mechanical devices. He also prepares infringement and non-infringement opinions in a multitude of fields, including medical devices and nutraceuticals. Justin has experience with challenging pending patent applications using third-party submissions and issued patents using the Inter Partes Review process. He is also able to discuss foreign filing options and strategy with an eye toward the best protection at the lowest cost. His professional experience was in the field of petrochemicals, particularly liquefied natural gas or LNG. Responsibilities included fire system design, cryogenic butterfly valve vendor selection...
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Tee Persad
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 29 years of experience
IP, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
New York University School of Law and University of Akron
Mr. Persad has worked in the legal profession for over 20 years. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, the United States Virgin Islands, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his Juris Doctor degree and his Masters in Public Administration degree from the University of Akron in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He also holds a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration from the University of the Virgin Islands and a diploma in paralegal studies from New York University.
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Glenn Eric Gold
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Miami
Hi, and thank you for visiting my Justia profile. My name is Glenn Gold and together with my partner John Rizvi we founded "The Idea Attorneys", a leading Patent and Trademark Legal Practice.
Did you know that approximately 75% of American publicly traded companies worth lays in intangible assets.
Intellectual Property accounts for a massive $5 Trillion, larger than any other economy in the world. It is the fastest way to wealth that exists today. It is also one of the mainstays of the American Dream and it is even mentioned in Article 1 of the constitution:
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Neil Braslow
Seminole County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
A Florida and New Jersey licensed attorney with over ten years of experience using an exemplary understanding of law to solve clients' problems, improve their operations, and further develop their business plans with effective outside-the-box strategies. Facilitates and implements innovative ideas through objective analysis, as demonstrated by the establishment of new standards in the sports and entertainment industry. Counsels commercial clients on legal business strategy – from idea to inception – during all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to maturity.
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Jocelyn Smith
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Business
Georgetown University Law Center
Jocelyn Smith is a member of the Florida and Virginia Bars and has practiced in state and federal court for the past thirteen years. She has experience in litigating a variety of business contract disputes, as well as intellectual property, consumer class actions, restrictive covenant enforcement, and consumer and commercial debt collection.
Jocelyn grew up in Gainesville, Florida and received her B.A. from the University of Florida before obtaining her J.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. At Georgetown, Jocelyn participated in Moot Court, the Harrison Institute Public Policy Clinic, and the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
After law school, Jocelyn returned...
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Carlos A. Leyva
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney
IP and Immigration
Stetson University College of Law
I am a veteran of the technology industry and now practice law with The Digital Business Law Group P.A. (www.digitalbusinesslawgroup.com ). We practice "digital law" otherwise known as cyberlaw. For all intents and purposes our national law practice is exclusively an online business. Most of our clients come from, and nearly all of our marketing efforts are directed to, the web.
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Christopher Kennedy Caswell
Manatee County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 41 years of experience
(941) 907-9022
8130 Lakewood Main St., Suite 206
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
IP, Business and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
I have guided and advised clients through their personal and commercial transactions in business and real estate, through their simple and complex estate planning situations and also through all forms of estate administration and probate.
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Anish Kanti Patel
Saint Johns County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 6 years of experience
IP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Stetson University College of Law
Anish K. Patel became intrigued by the law through the experience of his background in the hospitality industry. The legal needs required for businesses to succeed range from Real Estate to Business matters and has led Mr. Patel to open Old City Law, PLLC to provide services to clients in need.
Mr. Patel has grown up in the hospitality industry and has experienced the various facets of the industry. His “Modern Approach To An Old Practice,” provides a superior advantage in efficiently obtaining the results required to be a successful company in the hospitality industry as well as other...
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John Nelson
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 9 years of experience
IP and Communications
Stetson University College of Law
John Nelson is the President of Nelson Cyber Law and focuses in litigating intellectual property disputes in federal court. With a background in computer science, John brings a technical perspective to cyber law, where the internet meets the law, so he can speak the language of tech-savvy clients and guide every client through legal mazes in the modern world.
In short, John is a law geek who loves the battle—harnessing his passion for the abstract concepts and details of intellectual property to analytically apply them to court procedures—so each client may protect and enforce their rights to achieve their goals. This...
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Bruce Burk
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Bruce Burk is a Florida attorney with 7 years experience. Bruce graduated with a bachelor of Science from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He then worked as a financial analyst for 2 years before going to law school at the University of South Carolina School of Law. There, he was a research editor for the South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business and a member of the mock trial team. During school he was a general counsel for a real estate company, a clerk to the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and worked for various law...
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Marshall Kobrin
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
University of Florida
Mr. Marshall J. Kobrin is an associate at the Aegis Law. Mr. Kobrin focuses his practice on business and corporate transactions, and intellectual property.
Prior to becoming an associate at the Walk Law Firm, Mr. Kobrin graduated from the University of Central Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2014 with minors in general business, sports business management, and legal studies. He was awarded Dean’s List honors multiple semesters throughout his time at UCF. Mr. Kobrin then attended law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During his tenure at the University of...
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Stephen Leahu
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
The John Marshall Law School and The John Marshall Law School
STEPHEN J. LEAHU, is a registered patent attorney whose practice focuses on litigation, prosecution and transactional matters in all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, domain names, unfair competition, and trade secrets. He has represented clients in intellectual property litigation in various state and federal courts and before the ITC. Mr. Leahu has handled hundreds of applications for clients seeking patents and registration for trademarks and copyrights.
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Ron Johnston Forbus
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
IP, Bankruptcy, Business and Immigration
St. Thomas University School of Law
American Dream Attorneys PLLC
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American Dream Attorneys is an immigration law firm that commenced operations in 2013 in Miami, Florida. Our lawyers are admitted to practice law in at least one state within the United States, and have experience handling cases and protecting both Federal and State rights. Whereas, U.S. immigration laws are applied in federal proceedings, the immigration lawyers at American Dream Attorneys are able to provide legal services to immigration clients located anywhere within the United States. American Dream Attorneys can also assist clients with immigration matters located outside of the U.S. Our...
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Donna M Chesteen
Orange County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
IP
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Donna M. Chesteen, Esq., an attorney licensed in both Florida and Mississippi, is the owner of The Tech Law Firm, PLLC, a law firm whose services can best be characterized as the intersection of law and technology. She concentrates on those areas of the law that have a direct connection with technology—eDiscovery, information governance, IP, and transactional law for technology companies—to leverage her twenty years of experience as a professional software engineer and her formal education in Computer Science. She has more than two decades of software development experience and was a technical leader at Symantec prior to earning...
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Lawrence G. Walters
Seminole County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years of experience
IP, Communications, Trademarks and White Collar Crime
Florida State University College of Law
For over 30 years, Lawrence Walters has advocated for liberty and protection of free expression. Mr. Walters is a top-rated attorney in his field and maintains a nationwide practice focusing on First Amendment, Internet Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property and select Criminal Defense. He represents hundreds of website operators, hosts, and online service providers on a wide variety of legal issues. He is the founder of Walters Law Group, which has earned a reputation for providing top shelf legal guidance to clients with novel and complex legal issues. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Walters is a well-known public...
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Janelle Alicia Weber
Hillsborough County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Communications and Consumer
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
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Zachary David Messa
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 23 years of experience
Zachary D. Messa is a Board Certified Intellectual Property attorney. He has lived in Pinellas County since 1998 and joined Johnson Pope in the fall of 2001 after graduating from Stetson University College of Law. He is a member of the International Trademark Association and has served as an editor of The Trademark Report, The Law Journal of the International Trademark Association.
Since joining the firm, Zachary has gradually focused his practice to all facets of intellectual property law, such as trademark, copyright, rights of publicity and trade secrets. His services include the drafting and negotiation of licensing , supply and...
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Gregory Dean Snell
Volusia County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(386) 265-5044
1651 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 1
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
Award winning business law attorney, author and speaker. Helping businesses succeed. Assist with business litigation, corporate, employment, intellectual property, insurance claims, professionals and more. See www.snell-legal.law for additional information on results obtained for clients, honors and awards received, writing and speaking.
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Christopher Steven Cervellera
Pinellas County, FL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 6 years of experience
IP, Business, International and Trademarks
Stetson University College of Law
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Sarah Gulati
Seminole County, FL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
(407) 900-5054
409 Montgomery Road
Unit 131
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Immigration
I have helped individuals to purchase businesses such as restaurants, hotels, gas stations, retail stores, medical practices and medical offices in Jacksonville, Orlando, Ocala, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, Punta Gorda, Poinciana, Miami and all over Florida. I invite you to contact me before making your decision to purchase, invest, or sell a business.
I can also assist with your business immigration or individual visa to live, work, and invest in Florida. I have worked closely with attorneys and other professionals on the firm’s domestic and international business matters. I am actively involved in all aspects of litigation support, including drafting pleadings and...