Over 28 years experience and expertise in many legal areas including Intellectual Property (IP), licensing, contract law, and corporate and general business law with numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as successful small to medium sized companies, while having owned and/or operated small and medium size businesses. Therefore, my firm, IPPES LLC, can best represent all sizes and types of businesses in protecting, enforcing, and merchandising their IP and overall business utilizing a comprehensive, proprietary service program: IPPES ProtectEnforce (SM), as well as the many other reseources and prgrams we have available.
IPPES ProtectEnforceSM focuses on: Evaluating our clients' trademarks, brands, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary and confidential information and materials; Educating our clients on the legal strengths and weaknesses, risks, and liability exposure of their valuable business assets; and Taking action to effectively protect and enforce these assets.
"Get top-level IP law firm competency and results, along with in-house business knowledge, understanding, attitude, communication, and execution, without the top-level IP firm price!"
Practice areas
Analyzing, Evaluating, Enhancing, Developing, Protecting, Enforcing, and Merchandising Trademarks, Brands, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and other Proprietary and Confidential Information and Materials.
33 years, 250 cases
Business Law, Corporate Law and Governance matters including Incorporation, Articles and Amendments, Bylaws, Cross-Purchase and Operating Agreements, etc.
36 years, 50 cases
Contract Negotiation, Advice, Counseling, and Administration including all types of business, IP, commercial, and personal matters and situations.
36 years, 2,500 cases
Analyzing, Evaluating, Preparing, Filing, Managing, and Prosecuting Trademarks and Copyrights.
31 years, 100 cases
Analyzing, Evaluating, Enhancing, Developing, and Handling the Merchandising and Licensing of Trademarks, Brands, Copyrights, and other Proprietary Information and Materials; Licensing Contract Negotiation, Advice, Counseling, and Administration.
31 years, 1,000 cases
Protecting and Enforcing Trademarks, Brands, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and other Proprietary and Confidential Information and Materials including cease and desist demand letters, pre-litigation, informal mediation, and litigation.
33 years, 500 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MI | Active And In Good Standing | 1985 | 12/27/2020 |
Legal answers | 1 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Optimist of the Year | Optimist Club of Auburn Hills, Michigan | 2010 |
Volunteer of the Year | C.O.T.H.A. - Troy, Michigan | 1997 |
Distinguished Alumnus | Oxford High School, Michigan | 1995 |
Distinguished Student | Who's Who Among American Law Students | 1984 |
Distinguished Student | Who's Who Among American Law Students | 1983 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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President, CEO, and Chief Legal Officer | IPPES LLC - Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Specialists | 2010 - Present |
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel | Equity Management Inc. | 1993 - Present |
Attorney | General Motors | 1984 - 1993 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Construction Association of Michigan | Member | 2012 - Present |
Small Business Association of Michigan | Member | 2010 - Present |
Troy Chamber of Commerce (Michigan) | Member | 2010 - Present |
Optimist Club of Auburn Hills (Michigan) | Vice President | 2005 - Present |
Troy Soccer Club (Michigan) | Premier Coach (& Past Director 2005-2012) | 2002 - Present |
Crescent Ridge/Parc Subdivision Association (MIchigan) | Treasurer (and Past President) | 1999 - Present |
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St. Thomas More Choir (MIchigan) | Member & Cantor | 1990 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 1985 - Present |
Michigan Bar Association | Member | 1985 - Present |
State Bar of Michigan | Attorney | 1985 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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CAM Magazine | IP Protection: Insurance For Your Brand | 2012 |
University of Detroit School of Law, Law Review | Psychiatrist's Duty to Warn | 1984 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Detroit Mercy School of Law | J.D. - Juris Doctor | 1985 |
Michigan State University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1982 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Michigan State University Business Class 491: Entrepreneurialism | Company Creation and IP Protection. | 2014 |
University of Detroit Law School Lunch with a Lawyer Program | Intellectual Property and Licensing in the "Real World" | 2013 |
C12 Conference Meeting | Confidentiality, Trade Secrets, & Non-Compete Agreements in Michigan | 2010 |
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Mon Jan 31 2011
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