Focus of Practice

Intellectual property litigation (patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, media); intellectual property licensing; commercial transactions

Legal Experience

Stokes Lawrence, P.S. - Shareholder 2004-present; Associate, 2001-2004 White & Case LLP - Associate 1996-2001

Court Admissions

State Trial and Appellate Courts: New York (1997), Washington (2002) Federal District and Appellate Courts: United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Western District of Washington, Eastern District of Washington; Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

Columbia University School of Law - J.D.; Executive Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems; John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics (1996) Georgetown University School of Foreign Service - B.S. (1992)

Professional Associations

King County Bar Association, ADR Section, Former Board Member, Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, Member, Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington; Trustee (2011 - 2012) Member, International Trademark Association, Member and List of Neutrals, American Intellectual Property Law Association Member, Intellectual Property Section of the Washington State Bar Association Advertising and Commercial Speech Committee, Media Law Resource Center (2004-2012)

ADR Training

Mediating the Litigated Case (Mediator training, Pepperdine/Caruso School of Law) (37.5h 2020), Impasse: Mediating in the Red Zone (AAA 1.5h 2019), Covid 19 and Online Dispute Resolution (WSBA 1.5h 2020), Beyond Theory: Using Collaborative Law for Non-Matrimonial Civil Disputes (WSBA 1.5h 2022), Mediator Ethics (KCBA 1h 2022), Building a Dispute Resolution Practice (KCBA 1h 2023), Mediation in an Age of Fear and Polarity - Lessons from the Pandemic (KCBA 1h 2023), Effective Advocacy, Mediation, Arbitration (JAMS/WSBA 2h 2023), Arbitrator Ethics (WSBA 3h 2023), Proven Strategies for Effective Mediations (WSBA 1.25h 2023), Appellate Mediation (WSBA 1h2023), Ethics of Settlement and Mediation (WSBA .75h 2023)

ADR Experience

Mediation of intellectual property and business matters. Participation in scores of mediations as an attorney for a party. Completion of Pepperdine/Caruso School of Law Institute- Mediating the Litigated Case.

ADR Practice Areas

Business Litigation, Contracts, Corporations,