• Boston University, J.D.;
  Indiana University, M.S., Medical Genetics;
  DePauw University, B.A., cum laude, Zoology, Pre-Medical Science.

• Former Partner at a Boston-area intellectual property firm; active in firm management.

• Well published, including publications and presentations on the Madrid Protocol and a treatise chapter on interference practice.

• Trained Mediator; panel member and former board member of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Ann specializes in trademark protection and enforcement, copyright law and intellectual property litigation.  Her litigation experience includes patent, copyright and trademark cases as well as U.S. Opposition and Cancellation practice, U.S. Interference practice, and European Opposition practice.  She is a registered patent attorney with experience in counseling, legal opinions, and prosecution in a variety of technologies.

A Bigger Picture:

Ann’s practice spans all areas of intellectual property counseling, protection, and enforcement.  She specializes in trademark adoption, clearance and enforcement, copyright protection, and intellectual property litigation.  In the adversarial setting, in addition to litigation in state and federal courts, Ann’s experience includes U.S. Opposition and Cancellation practice, U.S. Interference practice, and European Opposition practice, as well as alternative means of dispute resolution.  Ann’s patent practice includes counseling in a diverse array of technologies, including protection of chemical compounds, industrial processes and apparatus, biotechnology, and toys. 

Before joining LL&A, Ann was a partner in the intellectual property firm of Lahive & Cockfield, LLP for six years.  In addition to serving her clients, Ann was active in firm management (e.g., as Chair of the Personnel Management committee and Chair of the Computer committee), and in the Intellectual Property community.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Boston Patent Law Association, the International Trademark Association (and a member of the 2006-2007 Proof of Confusion Subcommittee of the INTA Enforcement Committee), the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (and a member of the 2006 Trademark Law and Practice (Int'l) Committee), and the Copyright Society of the USA.

Ann has participated in panel discussions on IP counseling and enforcement, and is the author of various publications, including articles on the Madrid Protocol and a chapter entitled "Interference Practice" in the treatise Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation.  (See separate list of legal publications and presentations.)   

Ann’s dedication to the legal profession includes dedication to the assistance of others.  Ann is a panel member and has served as a board member of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, an organization that provides support for artists in need of legal assistance.  As a trained mediator, Ann also donates time to the state courts, mediating small claims disputes.  In addition to helping the community, experiences like these also develop skills useful in a sophisticated intellectual property counseling practice. 

Ann received her J.D. from Boston University.  Prior to entering law school, she was a research assistant in the field of medical genetics and a staff member at the Medical Genetics Clinic affiliated with the Indiana University Medical Center.  She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in zoology and premedical science, cum laude, from DePauw University, and a Masters degree in Medical Genetics from Indiana University. 

Becoming a lawyer was not Ann’s first experience in counseling at the bar.  Ann paid for her graduate education by serving others as a professional bartender.  Out of the office, Ann enjoys gardening, traveling, and cooking with her husband.  In the summer, when they are not circumnavigating the globe, they feed a mutual need for speed by circumnavigating race tracks, as BMW and SCCA club racers.