Kristen Gonzales Roberts focuses her practice on civil litigation in San Diego, California, with a specific emphasis on business, employment, and intellectual property litigation. Roberts represents local businesses in defending against wrongful termination actions, discrimination claims, employee disputes, and EEOC claims. Further, Roberts has experience handling real property litigation, premises liability actions, and also handles trademark litigation matters both before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California.
Roberts actively serves on the San Diego Lawyers Club Lawyers without Courtrooms Committee, Reproductive Rights and Advocacy Committee, and Networking Events Committee. Additionally, Roberts serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Empower Charter San Diego, a newly approved charter school in San Diego, which touts a Spanish Immersion program to produce bilingual, bi-literate students, in addition to offering an inquiry-based, fitness centered educational program, accessible to all of San Diego county. Roberts is passionate about the need for cross-cultural edification and rectification of the current childhood obesity epidemic. Roberts is also a LRIS Intellectual Property Panel member and San Diego County Bar Association member.
Roberts graduated from Scripps College for Women with a degree in Music and an emphasis in vocal performance. Roberts earned her J.D. Cum Laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she was a Notes Editor of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review. She is licensed to practice in California and the U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California.
Practice areas
Handles various soft-IP law matters including all aspects of TM prosecution, int'ntl TM portfolio management, soft IP strategy, licensing and certification program design and implementation, disputes before the USPTO and TTAB and copyright filings
Handles a multitude of business matters including disputes, corporate structuring, and various contract matters.
Extensive trademark dispute experience including oppositions and cancellations at the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, as well as infringement matters, cease and desist letters, negotiating settlements,
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 2011 | 06/12/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Outstanding Young Attorney 2013 | San Diego Daily Transcript | 2013 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founder and Managing Attorney | Trestle Law, APC | 2014 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | Thomas Jefferson School of Law | 2014 - Present |
Founder/Managing Attorney | Trestle Law, APC | 2014 - Present |
Attorney | San Diego Law Firm | 2011 - 2014 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Thomas Jefferson Alumni Association Board of Directors | Board Member | 2014 - Present |
Lawyers Club of San Diego | 2013 - Present |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Thomas Jefferson School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2010 |
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David Lee, Intellectual property Attorney on Aug 11, 2021
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I’ve known Kristen for over 10 years. She is passionate, dedicated and reliable. She is one of the few attorneys that I know that will go beyond client expectations and take care of their legal needs as if they were her own family. You are lucky to call her your lawyer!
Nathaniel Conley, Business Attorney on Aug 1, 2017
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Highly skilled business attorney.
Ryan Pesicka, Unknown Attorney on Feb 27, 2015
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Kristen Roberts is a talented and extremely bright attorney. I am happy to endorse this lawyer.
Ian Van Leer, Employment and labor Attorney on Aug 26, 2014
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John McPherson, Litigation Attorney on Jun 26, 2014
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Kristen is an outstanding and well respected attorney in the legal community. I endorse this lawyer.
Giuseppina Colamussi, Litigation Attorney on Mar 27, 2014
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Alexander Fuqua, Business Attorney on Feb 11, 2014
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Benjamin Aguilar, Intellectual property Attorney on Dec 25, 2013
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Kristen is very professional, knowledgeable, and ethical. I strongly endorse this lawyer.
Jeremy Evans, Employment and labor Attorney on Dec 24, 2013
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Kristen is well respected in the legal community and very competent.
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