Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, P.A.

Attorney Ava K. Doppelt

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1984
• New York, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education:

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1976
  • J.D.
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1972
  • A.B.
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2006-2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
• Recognized in Florida Trend’s 2019 Florida Legal Elite
• The Commonwealth Institute: Awarded 2019 Top Women-Led Business in Florida
• IP Star in the 2019/20 edition of IPSTARS
• The Florida 500: Selected as one of Florida’s most Influential Business Leaders (2018-Current)
• Women’s Executive Council, Achievement Award 2018
• Best Lawyers in America, Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Summit Award, 2015
• Florida Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Attorneys 2010 –2018
• Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers: 2010 –2015
• Florida Trend Legal Elite: 2004 – 2018
• Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame 2011 – 2018
• Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star, 2014 – 2018
• AV Preeminent® Top Rated Lawyer, by Martindale-Hubbell™
• Who’s Who Legal: 2013 – 2018
• 2012 Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
• Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers: 2009 – 2018
• Best Lawyers in America, since 2006
• Best Lawyers in America, Copyright Law, since 2011
• Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Intellectual Property, since 2011
• Best Lawyers in America, Trademark Law, since 2011
• Who’s Who of American Women, 2010 – 2011
• Top 250 Women in Intellectual Property
• Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, 1984 - Present
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section (Trademark and Copyright Litigation Committees)
• Florida and Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Franchise Law Forum)
• Florida and Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division (Grievance Committee)
• Federal Bar Association
• The Florida Bar, Executive Council, Business Law Section (Former Chair, Intellectual Property Committee)
• The Florida Bar, Executive Council, Business Law Section (Antitrust, Franchise and Unfair Competition, Business Litigation Committee)
• Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, Equal Opportunity Law Section (Vice Chair)
• IP Certifications Committee (Vice Chair)
• Florida Executive Women
• International Trademark Association
• National Association of Women Lawyers
• New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Sports Law Sections
• Orange County Bar Association (Business Law and Judicial Relations Committees)

Attorney Brian R. Gilchrist

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1989
• Florida, 1988
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• Supreme Court of Texas
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1988
  • J.D.
• Texas State University, 1985
  • B.S.
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2006-2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
• Orange County Legal Aid Society
• Intellectual Property Law, The Florida Bar
• The Florida Bar, Business Law and Intellectual Property Sections (Member)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association, Business Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (Member)
• International Trademark Association (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)

Attorney Christopher F. Regan

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1996
• North Carolina, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1990

Education:

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989
  • J.D.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• John Hopkins University, 1979
  • B.S.
  • Major: Electrical Engineering

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2007-2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
• IP Star in the 2019/20 edition of IPSTARS
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2018 – Patent Law
• Florida Super Lawyers: 2007 – 2018
• Managing Intellectual Property magazine: IP Star, 2014
• Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Intellectual Property, since 2014
• Best Lawyers in America
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• The Florida Bar, Business Law Section (Intellectual Property Committee)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• Licensing Executives Society

Attorney David L. Sigalow

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1980
• New York, 1986
• Florida, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1992

Education:

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1980
  • J.D.
  • Honors: With Honors
• Northwestern University, 1977
  • B.A.
  • Major: Biology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trademark Insider, Top 50 Trademark Filer, 2010
• Florida Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2010, 2011
• Best Lawyers of America, since 2012
• IP Star in the 2019/20 edition of IPSTARS
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2018 – Trademark Law
• Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers, 2012 – 2014
• Best Lawyers in America, since 2011
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2010 – 2018
• Managing Intellectual Property magazine, IP Star, 2014
• 2010-2024 Florida Super Lawyers list
• The Florida Bar

Attorney Richard K. Warther

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1998
• New York, 1993
• United States Court of Appeals: Federal Circuit, 1987
• United States District Court: Western District of North Carolina, 1986
• North Carolina, 1986
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

• University of South Carolina, 1986
  • J.D.
• Certified Manufacturing Engineer, 1987
• Brown University, University of Maryland, 1981
  • B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• New York State Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Attorney John F. Woodson, II

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1997
• Florida, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1998
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2011

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 1997
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 1994
  • B.S.
  • Honors: With University Honors
  • Major: Electrical Engineering
  • Minor: Mathematics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Florida Bar, Business Law Section (Intellectual Property Committee)

Attorney Ryan T. Santurri

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2005
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Law Journal: Journal of Technology Law and Policy, Member
• University of Georgia, 2002
  • M.S.
  • Major: Microbiology
• Rollins College, 1998
  • B.A.
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Biology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2010-2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
• Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars: 2011, 2010
• The Florida Bar, Business Law Section
• The Orange County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Attorney Robert H. Thornburg

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2003
• Illinois, 2003
• United States Patent & Trademark Office, 2006
• United States District Courts: Southern, Middle and Northern District of Florida; Northern District of Illinois
• United States Courts of Appeals: Federal, Seventh and Eleventh Circuit

Education:

• The John Marshall Law School, 2004
  • L.L.M. in Intellectual Property Law
  • Honors: With Honors
• University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2002
  • J.D.
  • Honors: With Honors
  • The Order of Barristers
  • Certificate Degree in Intellectual Property
• University of Notre Dame, 1999
  • B. S.
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• University of Florida Law Center Association Board of Trustees (2018- Present)
• University of Florida Law Alumni Council (President, 2016-2017; President-Elect, 2015-2016; Secretary, 2014-2015)
• Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (Executive Committee/Co-Chair 2018 Mid-Year National Meeting, 2017-2018)
• Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Miami Chapter (Chapter Founder, Co-Chair, 2015-2019)
• Association of Intellectual Property Firms (Board of Directors, 2017-2018)
• First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables (Trustee, 2016-2018)
• Coral Gables Community Foundation, Merrick Society Member (2016-2019)
• Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida (President, 2013-2014; Vice Pres., 2012-2013; Secretary, 2011-2012)
• The Florida Bar: Intellectual Property Committee (Chair, 2011-2012) (Vice-Chair, 2008-2011)
• The Florida Bar: Computer & Cyber Law Committee (Chair, 2006-2007) (Vice-Chair 2005-2006)
• The Florida Bar: Business Law Executive Council (2005- Present)
• Best Lawyers in America, Copyright Law: 2013‑2020
• Florida Super Lawyers: 2013‑2019 (Top 100 Attorneys in Miami: 2017 & 2019)
• Rising Stars: 2010‑2012
• South Florida Legal Guide – Intellectual Property Law: 2013‑2019
• Miami Daily Business Review, Rising Stars: 2013
• Florida Trend Legal Elite, Up and Comers: 2010 & 2012
• 40 Under 40 Outstanding Attorneys of Miami‑Dade County: 2009

Attorney Jack G. Abid

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2006
• District of Columbia, 2009
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2008
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2006
  • J.D.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Law Journal: Florida Journal of International Law, Editor-in-Chief
  • Law Journal: Florida Journal of International Law, Research Editor
  • Law Journal: Florida Journal of International Law, Web Editor
• Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Electrical Engineering
• Jacksonville University, 2003
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Physics
  • Minor: Mathematics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Order of the Coif
• Florida Super Lawyers: Rising Stars, 2013 - 2018
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2015 - Present
• 2013-2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar (Member)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Federalist Society

Attorney David S. Carus

Bar Admissions:

• District of Columbia, 2008
• Florida, 2007
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006

Education:

• Barry University School of Law, Orlando, Florida, 2006
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• Webster University, 2003
  • M.B.A.
• Florida Institute of Technology, 2001
  • B.S.
  • Honors: With High Honors
  • Major: Computer Engineering

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• IP Star in the 2019/20 edition of IPSTARS
• Florida Super Lawyers: 2015
• IP Stars – 2015
• Florida Rising Star 2013-2018
• 2013-2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
• The Florida Bar
• AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association
• EEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery)
• ABA: Business Law Section
• ABA: Intellectual Property Section

Attorney Allison R. Imber

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2007
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2007
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• Florida State University, 2003
  • B.S.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Biological Sciences

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 2014-2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
• The Florida Bar

Attorney Matthew G. McKinney

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000
• U.S. Federal Courts
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2010
• U.S. Court of International Trade, 2015
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2012
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2001
• Florida, 2000

Education:

• Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 2000
  • J.D.
• University of South Florida, 1998
  • M.S.
  • Major: Engineering
• University of South Florida, 1993
  • B.S.
  • Major: Engineering

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Florida Bar, Business Law Section

Attorney Melissa Dangond

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar, 2020
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2020
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2020

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2020
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Certificate Degree in Intellectual Property
  • Certificate Degree in Environmental, Land Use, and Real Estate Law
• Boston College
  • Honors: cum laude
  • B.S.
  • Major: Biology
  • Minor: Environmental Studies
• Palmer Trinity School, 2013

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Florida Bar, Business Law Section and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section
• Colombian American Chamber of Commerce
• Spain-US Chamber of Commerce
• Dade County Bar Association
• Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida

Attorney Trevor F. Ward

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Florida Super Lawyers: Rising Stars 2023 (Intellectual Property Litigation)
• Selected as a Rising Star in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026

Attorney James Leahy

Bar Admissions:

• Florida – United States District Courts: Southern District of Florida, 2023

Education:

• William & Mary Law School, 2022
  • J.D.
  • Concentration in Intellectual Property
• University of Chicago, 2019
  • B.A.
  • Biological Sciences
  • B.A.
  • English Language & Literature

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• The Copyright Society
• Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Section

Attorney Susan J. Latham

Bar Admissions:

• Florida
• New York
• New Jersey

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
  • LL.M.
  • Intellectual Property Law; Distinguished Performance and Charles Ballon Writing Awards
• Florida State University College of Law
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• University of Delaware
  • B.S.
  • Business Administration

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Feldman & Latham, LLP (d/b/a Trailblazer), Miami, Florida
• Cozen O’Connor, Miami, Florida
• Feldman Gale, P.A., Miami, Florida
• Lewis & McKenna, P.A., Saddle River, New Jersey

Attorney Giulia Farrior

Bar Admissions:

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2022
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2019
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2019
• Florida Bar, 2018

Education:

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2018
  • J.D.
• University of Florida, 2015
  • B.A.
  • Criminology and Law
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association