Nixon & Vanderhye P.c.
Executive Assistant and Legal Assistant
Nixon Peabody Llp Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
Contract Ip Support
Hauptman Ham, Llp Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
Practice Administrator and Senior Intellectual Property Legal Assistant
Baker & Hostetler Llp Nov 2012 - Aug 2013
Patent Secretary
Bass, Berry & Sims May 2012 - Sep 2012
Ip Legal Assistant
Education:
Columbia Southern University 2009 - 2013
Bachelors, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Management, Business Administration and Management, Human Resources Management
U.s. Army Administrative School 1985 - 1986
Skills:
Patents Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution Trademarks Legal Writing Legal Research Legal Assistance Litigation Patent Litigation Litigation Support Westlaw Trademark Infringement Document Review Trade Secrets Licensing Patent Law
LOWE, HAUPTMAN & HAM, LLP Alexandria, VA Aug 2013 to Jan 2014 Senior IP Legal Assistant/working IP Practice AdministratorBAKER & HOSTETLER, LLP Washington, DC Nov 2012 to Aug 2013 (Contract) (Patent Legal Secretary)BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC Washington, DC May 2012 to Sep 2012 Patent and Trademark Legal AssistantBINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP Washington, DC Oct 2006 to May 2012 IP Legal Administrative AssistantSMITH Atlanta, GA Apr 2006 to Sep 2006 Patent Legal SecretaryNEEDLE & ROSENBERG, P.C Atlanta, GA Jun 2005 to Mar 2006 Patent and Trademark Floater Legal SecretaryWILEY Washington, DC Sep 2003 to Jun 2005 Patent Prosecution/Patent and Trademark Litigation Legal SecretaryDANEKER, MCINTIRE, SCHUMM Baltimore, MD Oct 2000 to Nov 2003 Legal SecretaryGALLAND, KHARASCH, GREENBERG Annapolis, MD Jan 2000 to Sep 2000 Legal SecretaryU.S. ARMY Washington, DC Feb 1994 to Jul 1997 Legal Secretary/Executive Administrative Assistant
Education:
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL 2012 to 2014 B.S. in Business Administration and concentration in Human Resources Management