Since 2013, Meredith Ragains has served as the Executive Director of Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. Meredith oversees legal services, education programs, and community relations for the statewide organization. Her duties also include long-range planning, budgetary controls, fundraising, and personnel supervision.

Prior to her work at GLA, Meredith was a litigator for 12 years at Robins Kaplan where she was in the Commercial Litigation practice group. In 2009, the State Bar of Georgia awarded Meredith its Pro Bono Project Award for her outstanding work with pro bono clients.

Meredith graduated from Emory University and Mercer Law School. After law school, Meredith clerked for the Honorable G. Ernest Tidwell of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In addition to her work at GLA, Meredith is an adjunct professor at Emory Law School where she teaches contract drafting, and she regularly guest lectures at the Georgia State University College of Law on intellectual property-related topics.

Josh Aronson is an attorney in the intellectual property group at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. Josh practices primarily as a patent prosecutor, drafting patent applications and opinions regarding patentability and infringement. Outside of work, Josh enjoys playing golf, listening to music, and spending time with his family.

Jonathan currently serves as Assistant General Counsel for Delta Air Lines and has practiced law for over 20 years in a combination of in-house, big firm, and small firm environments. A triple graduate of the University of Georgia, Jonathan holds a Bachelors degree in German literature (1992), a Masters degree in German linguistics (1994), and a Juris Doctor (1997).

Jonathan is an avid meditator and teaches Eastern philosophy and yogic-style meditation to students from around the country. He is passionate about international travel, and his many journeys have included extended trips to India, Egypt, Europe, Latin America and the Far East.

Jonathan and his husband, renowned landscape architect, John Howard, have assembled a growing modern art collection over the course of their 16 year relationship. They count among their collection artists whose works hang in major international galleries around the globe. Jonathan’s passion for the arts called him to begin serving on GLA’s Board in 2017, and he is delighted to support the arts community in this capacity.

John is a partner at Troutman Pepper, focusing his practice on Intellectual Property litigation. He is a first-chair trial attorney with twenty-seven years of experience in major cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts. He has represented a variety of corporations and individuals throughout the United States and is a veteran of litigation and strategic counseling involving a wide range of substantive issues. John’s practices touches almost every aspect of intellectual property, allowing him to address the full breadth of his clients’ litigation and counseling needs.

John’s trial experience includes first-chair jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and contested evidentiary and injunction hearings ranging from cases for Fortune 500 clients, to large international concerns, to closely-held businesses and individuals. He also has extensive experience with opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as all aspects of domain name and ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy practice before administrative panels and other tribunals.

Prior to joining Troutman Sanders in 1995, John was an associate in the Litigation Section at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt University and his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Notre Dame. John enjoys hiking, backpacking, running, and other outdoor activities.

Emily is a partner at Jones Day, where, other than her one year federal clerkship, she has spent her entire career. She is a trial lawyer who defends companies in complex product liability and mass tort lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country. Emily received both her undergraduate and law degrees from Emory University.

In addition to her GLA board service, Emily co-chairs the Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement Committee in Jones Day’s Atlanta office, serves on the Emory Law School Alumni Board, and is a Master in the Lamar Inn of Court.

Emily’s husband is also a lawyer, and they have two young children. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time and traveling with her family.

Lanchi is an partner in the Healthcare Practice at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. She provides regulatory counseling for a variety of clients in the healthcare industry. Lanchi represents health care companies before federal administrative agencies, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, as well as state level agencies, on issues related to reimbursement, government program participation, voluntary self-disclosures, licensing, certificate of need, and others. She has also defended multiple long-term care companies in actions under the federal False Claims Act and has served as healthcare regulatory counsel in the acquisition, merger, and restructuring of several large national long-term care and hospice providers.

Lanchi obtained her joint-degree in law and public health from Emory University and is also a licensed physical therapist in Georgia. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (GAHA) Fellow with the Georgia Hospital Association. Lanchi also worked for several years as a physical therapist, focusing on the treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries and related neurobehavioral issues. During that time, she served as a clinical instructor for the physical therapy programs at Emory University and Georgia State University. She also served for four years as an appointee on the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Public Policy and Advocacy Committee, which advises and counsels the APTA Board of Directors on public policy and advocacy initiatives to advance physical therapy practice, education, research, and reimbursement.

Charley is a partner at Ballard Spahr in the Intellectual Property department. Charley leads the patent group’s Electrical, Software and Business Methods team. His practice encompasses patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret litigation; patent prosecution; client counseling; and opinion work. Charley is a member of Ballard Spahr’s Pro Bono Committee and part of the firm’s retail group.

Charley received his J.D. from Mercer University, a M.S. degree in Bioinformatics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems from Mercer University. Outside of work, Charley enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.

Amy B. Cheng is an attorney at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP where she focuses her practice in the areas of labor and employment, business litigation, and white collar defense and government investigations. Additionally, she is active in the Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Outside of work, Amy enjoys trying new restaurants and blogging about food on her instagram handle, @hungrysouthernesq!

In his role at Turner Broadcasting, Pete leads a team that handles legal affairs for Turner Classic Movies, truTV and Turner Studios, providing strategic legal and business affairs advice with respect to the development, production, clearance, and multi-platform distribution of hundreds of hours of original programming annually. His responsibilities include leading the negotiation and drafting of production and distribution related agreements, overseeing rights and clearance issues and helping to manage production and talent related claims and disputes. In addition, Pete is the Vice Chair of the Copyright Committee for the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Section and an Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. Pete is also on the Active Living Board for the city of Decatur. Prior to joining Turner, Pete was an associate in the Litigation Group at Troutman Sanders LLP, where he handled litigation for clients in the sports and entertainment, finance, and pharmaceutical industries. He received his JD from the University of North Carolina and his BS in Finance from the University of South Carolina. Outside of work, Pete enjoys having adventures with his family, watching his kids participate in their various activities and playing soccer.

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Matthew Howell is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Team and focuses his practice on all areas of intellectual property litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on patent litigation and chemical, biological and pharmaceutical arts. Matthew has litigated patents in a wide variety of technologies, including e-commerce and software applications, computer telephony integration, cable modems and set-top boxes, footwear, logistics systems, video games, check processing systems and paper towel dispensers.

Matthew has represented clients in federal and state courts across the country and before the International Trade Commission, Federal Circuit and Patent Trial and Appeals Board. He has significant experience with both enforcing and defending his clients’ intellectual property rights.

Matthew also has a robust pro bono practice, working closely with organizations such as the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Georgia Legal Services Program, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta and other pro bono clients. He currently serves on Alston & Bird’s Pro Bono Committee.

In 2003, Matthew received his B.A. in physics from Washington University in St. Louis, and in 2007, he received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law.

Kent is an attorney with King & Spalding where he is member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. He joined the firm in 2013 directly after graduating from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas. Kent’s practice focuses on patent litigation as well as corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is also active in the Georgia bar, serving on the IP Section Patent Subcommittee. Prior to attending law school, Kent worked for more than 20 years as an engineer in the telecom industry where he designed wireless telecom systems for Nortel and Ericsson and served at the forefront of the digital cellular revolution, having helped introduce the first 3G mobile phone systems in Europe and the U.S.

Kent picked up his first camera in 1981, a Minolta 35mm Hi-Matic AF2 and fell in love instantly. Several cameras and a few million photos later, he still actively pursues his first love. Although the iPhone has mostly replaced the camera, and the dark room has given way to Photoshop, the process of seeing an image and attempting to capture that moment in time remains the same.

Josh earned his BA at the University of Florida and his JD at the University of Michigan. Now, at Barnes & Thornburg Josh focuses on creating and preserving value in IP assets through aggressive enforcement and protection of IP rights. He has represented numerous companies in high-stakes patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. In addition to litigation work, Josh has experience negotiating and drafting IP licenses, assignments, and coexistence agreements. He has also assisted clients with the prosecution of trademark and copyright registrations.

Josh also has extensive experience in advertising litigation and counseling. He has defended clients against false advertising claims brought between competitors, and by consumers individually and as a class. In addition, Josh routinely advises clients on claim creation and substantiation to help minimize the risk of litigation.

Josh is married to Jennifer Kalb – something he is thankful for every day – and has two amazing kids, Fisher and Sydney, who actually make waking up early on the weekend enjoyable.

Maha is an attorney in the Technology, Privacy, and Cybersecurity group at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. She focuses her practice on intellectual property protection and transactions, technology licensing and procurement, strategic alliances, business process outsourcing, cloud computing, data analytics, and managed services. Prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend, Maha was an intellectual property attorney in the Atlanta office of a national law firm where she focused her practice on complex patent and trademark matters, including prosecution, enforcement, due diligence, and invalidity and non-infringement opinions. She enjoys combining her intellectual property experience with her contract drafting and negotiation skills to regularly advise clients on the risks and opportunities presented by intellectual property-focused business transactions. Over the span of her career, Maha has represented clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations in various technology sectors and industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences, medical and mechanical devices, cosmetics, consumer products, software, and telecommunications.

Maha received her J.D. from Mercer University and her M.S. and B.S. degrees in Biology from Georgia State University.

Alana is an associate in the Entertainment & Media Practice Group at Greenberg Traurig. She focuses her practice on complex entertainment, media, and intellectual property transactions with an emphasis on the licensing of music, videos, and other entertainment content. She also counsels clients on innovative ways to incorporate entertainment content into a broad array of media, including, but not limited to, film, radio, television programs, mobile applications, video games, and social media platforms. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Alana was a member of the Technology, Privacy and IP Transactions group at another top law firm in Atlanta.  It was during her time at her first law firm that Alana began working with GLA in order to get experience in Atlanta’s entertainment industry. She has been volunteering with GLA ever since.

Outside of work, Alana enjoys exploring Atlanta’s music scene, running, and spending time with her family and friends.

Alana received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University with Phi Beta Kappa distinction.

Trey is an attorney with the firm of Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC. His legal practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property law with a focus on litigation. He represents a wide range of clients, including large public entities, as well as multinational corporations. Trey also represents clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), having been involved in both cancellation and opposition proceedings. Trey also advises clients on U.S. and foreign patent prosecution in the mechanical, medical device, and engineering fields. He assists in preparing product clearance, invalidity, and non-infringement analyses and opinions. Trey has partnered with Georgia Lawyers for the Arts for several years and provides pro bono services in the areas of intellectual property law.

Trey received his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, graduating Magna Cum Laude and third in his law school class. Trey also served as the Managing Editor to the Cumberland Law Review, where his comment was published. Trey graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and minors in Psychology and Engineering Management. Trey grew up in LaFayette, Georgia, and attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Charlotte is Trademark Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company, where she provides support for numerous global brands. On any given day, her responsibilities include providing strategic advice regarding the selection and clearance of new product names, overseeing the expansion of brands into international markets, negotiating license and coexistence agreements, and communicating with consumers and fans regarding brand use.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Charlotte was an attorney at Jones Day, where she represented clients in intellectual property and false advertising cases, managed global trademark portfolios, and advised on a variety of copyright and right of publicity issues.

A South Carolina native, Charlotte graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in English and obtained her law degree from the University of Georgia, where she was an Articles Editor for the Georgia Law Review. Additionally, Charlotte is a member of the International Trademark Association and the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys traveling with her fiancé Dulane, spending time with her nieces and nephew, wine tasting, and exploring Atlanta’s restaurant scene.

Ramsey is an attorney at Butler Prather LLP. Ramsey represents individuals and businesses in a variety of practice areas, including False Claims Act litigation, business torts, and personal injury matters. Before joining Butler Wooten & Peak, Ramsey practiced law for several years in the healthcare group at King & Spalding LLP, where he represented healthcare entities–such as hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, and long term care pharmacies in False Claims Act lawsuits, civil litigation proceedings, administrative matters, and government investigations.

Ramsey graduated from Tulane University Law School, magna cum laude, in 2010. While in law school, Ramsey served as editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Following law school, Ramsey served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and to the Honorable Lance M. Africk on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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Anne is a litigation associate with Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP where she focuses on complex commercial disputes before federal and state courts. Anne represents clients in a variety of business and intellectual property litigation contexts, including those involving trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition. Before joining Parker Hudson, Anne served as a law clerk to the Honorable Orinda D. Evans in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

 

Anne entered the University of Georgia School of Law with a background in Classical Languages, Art, and Architecture, gained through study and travel at Davidson College. A passion for art, law, and antiquity led Anne to intern during law school with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In addition to her GLA work, Anne serves on the advocacy committee of the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation. Outside work, Anne and her husband love to travel and taste new foods.

Pearson Beardsley is the founder and managing attorney of Beardsley, P.C., a small firm focused on representing clients in business transactions and a variety of other corporate matters.  He has been involved in the legal community by serving as a member of the Disciplinary Panel of the State Bar of Georgia (Investigative Panel) since 2011, and as a board member and volunteer for various nonprofit organizations.  Pearson received his Bachelors of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1997, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  He received his Juris Doctorate from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 2001.

Sean is a registered patent attorney and the Legal & Contracts Manager at Masten Space Systems.  He earned his JD, cum laude, from the University of Florida and his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Sean is active in the Atlanta intellectual property community, serving as a member of the board of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance, the Georgia Tech Intellectual Property Advisory Board, the Georgia Bar IP Section Patent Committee, and the Atlanta Bar IP Section board. Outside of his legal practice, Sean is a radio analyst for the Georgia Tech Football Radio Network and enjoys hiking, martial arts, and spending time with his family.

Joe has been practicing intellectual property law for over 20 years and is currently a partner at Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. Joe counsels clients in all areas of patent law and his practice primarily focuses on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, biosimilars, cannabis, medical
marijuana and medical devices including dental products. For several years, Joe’s practice has focused on the generic drug industry. Prior to entering law, he served on the faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Joe is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, Loyola University Chicago (Ph.D., Pharmacology) and the University of Southern California (B.S., Biological Sciences).
Besides providing pro bono work to the arts community through the GLA, he also sits on the board of the A5 Volleyball Club, the premier junior club volleyball organization in the Southeast for both girls’ and boys’ volleyball.
In his spare time, Joe plays the guitar and can often be found on hiking trails the world over his wife of 25+ years, Dr. Barbara Bennett.

David is a senior associate on Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Team. He concentrates his practice in general business and commercial litigation, with special focus on consumer and privacy class action defense, business torts and contract disputes. David has served as lead counsel and assisted in all phases of the litigation process in Georgia’s state and federal courts and has been involved in matters in federal courts throughout the country.

David has substantial experience representing companies in major consumer class action litigation, including cases involving privacy issues. He has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies in such litigation, moving to compel arbitration on multiple occasions, gaining dismissals through Rule 12 motions, and obtaining favorable settlements for clients in bet-the-company litigation.

David was named to the Georgia Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for 2017 in the area of business litigation. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 2007. Before law school, he worked in the public relations departments for the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves, providing media relations assistance, statistical research, and support for the baseball operations departments of two Major League Baseball teams. David also worked as a student assistant in the sports information department at Duke University, where he received his B.A. in history in 2002.

Ted Eader is a founding partner at Conway Eader and focuses in IP issues related to start-ups and small to mid-size businesses.  Ted has experience registering and litigating Patents and Trademarks as well as negotiating license agreements. After receiving an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Ole Miss, Ted attended the University of Georgia Law School before moving to Atlanta. 

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Katherine A. Gruner is a licensed attorney with expertise in contract drafting and negotiation, as well as intellectual property law, branding, and new business counseling. She studied Biology and Spanish at Hiram College and earned her Juris Doctor and Masters of Law in IP from the University of Akron. Katherine began her legal career as a patent attorney with Pearne & Gordon LLP in Cleveland, Ohio where she gained extensive experience writing legal opinions relating to pharmaceutical patent documents, as well as drafting responses to USPTO Office Actions in patent and trademark cases. Since entering the legal profession, Kae has enjoyed leading public seminars on topics relating to business, contract law, innovation & patents, trademark law, and other legal issues often encountered by inventors and entrepreneurs.

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Counsel is a partner at Busch Slipakoff Mills and Slomka in the corporate and securities group. Counsel represents entrepreneurs, companies, investors, and investment firms in mergers and acquisitions, private placements, venture capital, and other complex business transactions. He serves as outside counsel to
numerous companies and investment firms for corporate governance, incentive equity, and commercial contracts.
Counsel is also a musician and continues to pursue music production. He particularly enjoys finding ways to provide his services to artists that find themselves in the world of corporate law. Counsel earned his JD and undergraduate degrees at Georgia State University. Prior to beginning his legal practice, he worked with restaurateurs in managing and opening restaurants. He enjoys traveling, hiking, and movies in his spare time.

Nicole Morris is a Professor in Practice and Director of the TI:GER (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) program at Emory University School of Law. TI:GER is an innovative partnership between Emory and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) that brings together graduate students in law, business, science, and engineering to work on ways to take innovative ideas from the lab to the marketplace. As a Professor in Practice, her areas of expertise include patent law, patent litigation, patent prosecution, IP licensing, and strategy.

Prior to joining the Emory faculty, Nicole was the former Managing Patent Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company and was responsible for the development and implementation of the Company’s global patent strategy and providing day-to-day advice and counseling to business stakeholders.

Nicole received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern, her M.S. in Chemistry from University of Michigan, her law degree from the University of Minnesota, and is a registered patent attorney. She has over twelve years of experience practicing patent law in large and mid-sized law firms and has represented clients in patent and trademark litigation matters, as well as patent prosecution matters. She also worked as an engineer for six years with 3M and Eli Lilly and has over twenty years of experience working with consumer products and technology commercialization.

Nicole is a frequent speaker on innovation, technology commercialization, and patent law topics including patent strategy, IP licensing, and the role of corporate counsel in patent transactions. She is heavily involved in the IP community as a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Atlanta IP Inn of Court, Atlanta Bar Association, National Bar Association IP Section, a board member of Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, and Minority In-House Counsel Association. In 2013, Professor Morris was awarded the 2013 “Rising Star Corporate Counsel Award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle and featured in the August 2013 issue of Corporate Counsel magazine.

Chloe was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where her love and appreciation of the arts was fostered from an early age through museum visits and concerts with her family. Chloe earned a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Florida before moving to Athens to study law at the University of Georgia. In law school, she interned at GLA, was Chair of the Business Negotiation Team, President of the Equal Justice Foundation, and a Notes Editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Chloe now practices as a real estate attorney at McLain & Merritt, P.C. in Buckhead. She lives in Morningside with her fiance, Mason, and enjoys going to concerts, trying out new restaurants and exploring Atlanta with the family dog, Manney.

Julie enjoys practicing law to support artists and creatives in the advancement of their careers and to ensure that their works are respected and protected.

Julie received her Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law with a certificate in Transactional Law and Skills and is admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia. She graduated magna cum laude from UGA with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Music and Philosophy.

Julie has worked at ASCAP, Live Nation Entertainment, The Coca-Cola Company, and with several solo practitioners. She is an active member of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) board. Julie served as a legal extern for GLA during law school, later became Director of Volunteer Services, and now serves on GLA’s Advisory Board. Julie is currently SaaS Legal, Corporate Counsel at Brightree LLC, and Director of Marketing for D. Gonzalez Law Group, LLC presents Letterbox Legal. In addition, Julie is the Principal Attorney and Owner of Julie K. Roach, Esq., LLC. Julie loves seeing live music and has played alto saxophone for over 15 years.

Susan is a partner at Capstone IP Law and a trusted advisor to her clients of all scale on their trademark, copyright, social media, and advertising transactions, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation matters. Her clients comprise many diverse industries, including technology, banking and finance, manufacturers, healthcare, government, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, energy resources, apparel and fashion companies, musicians, social media companies, and consumer retail and product companies.

Susan provides collaborative, practical, and actionable counsel to her clients on their trademark, copyright, and trade secret transactions, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. She also advises clients on complex domestic and international intellectual property law disputes, social media, online legal disputes, as well as right of publicity and advertising law.

Susan earned both her Bachelor and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Oklahoma, was a Visiting Scholar at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, at Columbia Law School in New York, and at Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property in Munich, Germany, and earned her LLM from the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, she served on the Editorial Board of several academic journals, received the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation Scholarship), was a member of the Order of Barristers, and won the National Best Brief award at the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.

Susan is committed to giving back to her community through volunteering her time to working with pro bono clients. Susan has volunteered time to working with a military veteran develop and protect its trademark and copyright portfolio. In addition to serving on the Advisory Board for Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Susan volunteers more than fifty hours of time each year to helping local artists protect and enforce their IP rights, and navigate all manner of agreements. Susan also dedicates time to working with families who have children with disabilities enforce their Reasonable Accommodation Requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Marc, “MJ,” is a painter of contemporary mixed-media and representational abstract works on canvas and wood panel. His compositions are a fusion of color, texture, and movement achieved through the application of oil/acrylic paints, crushed Pau’a seashell, recycled glass, marble dust, copper, paper, and Lauhala, an indigenous Hawaiian fiber.

The colorful, soothing images reveal themselves through the artist’s exploration of media and technique. Ice & Heat-fusion methods are used to create highly textured, luminescent, and multi-dimensional masterpieces. The Aquatic world and Stellar universe inspire his work and encompass his native Hawai’i!

MJ graduated from the University of Hawai’i, receiving degrees in Education and Culinary Arts. His training in food preparation taught him the importance of color and texture, as evidenced in the delicious quality of his artwork.

Andy Weeks  practices trademark law at The Coca-Cola Company . While attending law school, Andy was a member of the Managing Board, Editorial Board, and Articles Election Committee of the Georgia Law Review, a research assistant to Dean Peter B. Rutledge, and a recipient of the ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law. He served as a judicial intern in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and an intern in the Appellate Division of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law summa cum laude, Order of the Coif.

Prior to launching his legal career, Andy was a high school teacher at the Notre Dame School, an all-girls high school in New York, New York, where he taught art and advanced placement art history for over six years. He was a graduate teaching assistant at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and a middle and high school teacher at The Preuss School UCSD, a charter school for low income, highly motivated students in La Jolla, California, where he taught art and art history. Andy is an accomplished artist with a national exhibition record including solo and group exhibitions.

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Michelle is an associate  at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton . Michelle’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright litigation, prosecution, and enforcement. Prior to law school, Michelle worked as a standards and practices editor for television programs and movies. She received her BA in Journalism from Elon University, her JD from Georgia State University College of Law, and worked as an extern for Georgia Lawyers for the Arts during law school. During law school, Michelle also served as an associate articles editor of the Georgia State University Law Review and as a graduate research assistant in the school’s Center for Intellectual Property.

Michelle is active in the Atlanta legal community, serving as a member of the IP Inn of Court, a member of the IP Section of the Georgia Bar Association, and a member of Georgia State University’s Law Alumni Council. Outside of her legal practice, Michelle enjoys traveling, exploring Atlanta’s restaurant and music scenes, running, and spending time with her family and friends.

Suzanne practices in Atlanta with boutique litigation firm, Lawrence & Bundy LLC. Her practice focuses on business litigation and intellectual property matters including trademark registration, licensing and enforcement, and franchising. Outside of work, Suzanne’s passion shows in her garden, lovingly restored to 1930s verdant splendor, and planted near-exclusively with Georgia natives, pollinators, and seed plants for migrators and back-yard birds. Suzanne is also–quite surprisingly to all who know her–an avid Six Flags enthusiast.