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Michelle Badger Robison went to law school with a passion for law and a drive to help fellow citizens navigate the complex legal system which many people face on a daily basis. She is a compassionate and dedicated individual, committed to providing detail oriented legal counseling and services.. Michelle earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Utah, S.J.Quinney College of Law. While there, she received awards for her work in many areas including her skills in mediation, her pro bono services, and for her contribution in aiding veterans navigating the complex legal issues relating to their service and their earned benefits.. While in law school Michelle worked closely with faculty and staff to create a legal clinic for veterans where those who have served our country can go for free legal advice. Michelle currently hosts weekly sessions where she is available to answer the many legal questions that veterans have regarding various areas of law including family law, military benefits, estate planning, and minor criminal issues among many others.. Michelle operates her own practice where she offers clients dedication and experience in various areas of the law such as family law, estate planning, debt collection, and bankruptcy. Michelle went to law school with the goal to help our society through the use of law and sees every case as a possibility to accomplish that goal. Michelle knows that a “one-size-fits-all” approach to law is not effective and she is passionate about finding the right solution for each client on an individual basis.

I have practiced law in California since 2005, and in Idaho since 2019. I have worked in the business transactions department at Hawley Troxell, the largest law firm in Idaho, as well as in the litigation trenches of state and federal courts in California and Idaho. I have tried over 40 cases through verdict, over 30 of which were jury trials. I've represented clients in millions of dollars worth of deal transactions. I have also trained and assisted lawyers with less trial experience in trial and witness preparation and strategy. I volunteer as pro bono counsel for Family Advocates / CASA.. I went to the University of Michigan for my undergraduate degree, and Michigan State University for law school. I graduated law school with a Cum Laude honors designation, and a Corporate Law Concentration.. I married with two (almost three) children and two dogs. I grew up in a family of autoworkers in a small farming town in Michigan. I was the first in my family to graduate college and attend law school. My childhood was spent raising horses, cleaning stalls, and breaking ice out of water buckets in cold Michigan winters. I grew up drag racing my father's 1972 Plymouth Duster that, to this day, has less than 30,000 original miles (a quarter mile at a time). I have fully restored a 1972 Westsail 32 sailboat, driven a dirt bike across Patagonia, South America, and studied Spanish in Barcelona, Spain. I enjoy coding in Javascript (VueJS), woodworking, and MIG welding in my workshop. Most of all, I enjoy spending time with my family.. I look forward to learning about you and your business, and providing you with relentless representation and maximum leverage in your transaction or trial.

I guide employees through their most important career choices, and help entrepreneurs navigate critical business issues.. I help new employees understand proposed employment agreements, non-compete clauses and other restrictive covenants.. I help departing employees review separation and release agreements. If you are separating from an employer, or exploring a new career opportunity, I can help you understand and protect your rights and your future.. I assist companies with strategies, contracts, and business disputes. I help owners understand compliance and worker classification issues. I put together smart and strong agreements regarding employees, independent contractors, partners, vendors, and clients.. I have 20 years of litigation experience so I know how critical it is to discuss all your options and choose the right strategy. I work with clients to resolve disputes amicably, with as little cost and disruption as possible.  Sometimes that means informal negotiations, mediation, or arbitration.. When litigation becomes necessary, I represent my clients with commitment and passion. I have prosecuted claims for individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, and in arbitration. I have also defended various challenges to corporate and individual conduct.

Overview:Nathan joined Spengler & Agans in Summer 2023. He routinely advises clients on, and drafts and negotiates technology agreements for, data and intellectual property transactions, including technology and data transfers and licensing; collaboration, strategic alliance, and joint development agreements; distribution, resale, and marketing agreements; SaaS and source code licenses; and open source issues. Nathan’s work encompasses technologies and industries of fintech, healthcare IT, cannabis tech, security, robotics, climate tech (e.g., green hydrogen and clean energy), dental products, autonomous driving technology, voice modulation, aerospace manufacturing, and AI and AI-assisted platforms. Nathan also helps small businesses with entity formation, commercial lease and franchise agreement negotiation, and corporate governance matters.. Prior to joining Spengler & Agans, Nathan was a senior associate in Goodwin Procter’s Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing Group in Boston, Massachusetts, a technologies transactions associate and IP litigator at Sidley Austin in Palo Alto, California, and a patent prosecutor at Knobbe Martens in Orange County, California.. Nathan spent a year in South Korea completing his MBA, as part of his joint degree with Maurer School of Law. In undergrad at Portland State University, Nathan’s capstone project comprised designing and performing micro-gravity fluids experiments for NASA, including flying in the KC-135 “weightless wonder.”. In his free time, Nathan enjoys spending time with his wife and young child, woodworking, cycling, supporting Liverpool FC, and listening to Phish.. Experience:Nathan is well-versed in negotiating technology licenses and commercial contracts, buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, and pre-seed to pre-IPO investments. Recent representative engagements include the following:. • Negotiated development and commercialization agreements (and related amended and restated agreements) related to data collection from physicians.• Advised client on source code license to Hong Kong subsidiary and sublicense to Chinese parent related to fin-tech platform.• Negotiated multiple collaboration and reseller agreements for warehouse software developer.• Advised private equity client on IP aspects of $40 million purchase of target company providing products for law enforcement, military security and fire.• Advised client on IP aspects of $2 million Series A investment into developer of electrochemical technology for storing energy in zinc material.• Advised on IP aspects of $40 million Series B stock issuance for client providing autonomous driving solutions for commercial environments.. Professional & Civic Engagement:Nathan enjoys giving back to the community and helping non-profit organizations that provide needed social services to individuals. Nathan’s pro-bono work has entailed representing low-income clients from eviction actions, advocating for inmates seeking clemency or other equitable reduction in sentences, and assisting immigrants in U.S. naturalization proceedings.

I am dedicated to providing personalized legal services to my clients. I represent people in a wide variety of practice areas including business disputes, suits against home builders or contractors, landlord and tenant disputes, and civil rights matters, among others.. I served in the United States Army from 2001 to 2005. After the army I attended Wayne State University and earned two Bachelors of Arts, one in Political Science and another in Philosophy. I graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and was admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2013.

Lenard Myers focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and businesses. A great deal of his work involves defending and preventing foreclosures as well as matters involving complex commercial litigation. Mr. Myers practices law in the state and federal courts of Virginia. He places great value on courtesy, professionalism and resolving legal matters. His goal is to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.. Lenard Myers began his legal career as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney. Notably, he prosecuted over 300 matters with a conviction rate exceeding 90%. He successfully transitioned to private practice. He spends his time obtaining just results for his clients.. Lenard Myers is an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Tidewater Community College. He is also serves in the Virginia Defense Force, which is a branch of the Virginia National Guard. Currently, he is the Officer in Charge of the Joint Operations Center Augmentation Detachment at Joint Forces Headquarters. He is also committed to public service. He serves as a member of the Transportation Toll Facility Advisory Committee for the City of Chesapeake.. He represents individuals and businesses in: The negotiation of commercial contracts. Drafting of commercial contracts. Resolution of complex contractual disputes through means of negotiation. Resolution of complex contractual disputes through means of litigation. He represents individuals and businesses in the litigation of matters of involving breach of contract, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties in disputes arising between business partners. He also represents individuals and entities in matters concerning mortgages, loan modifications, and foreclosure procedures, where disputes included fraud and breach of contract actions against mortgage lenders as well as mortgage servicing companies.

Izak is Assistant General Counsel at MITRE (a leading science and technology nonprofit engaging in research and development in the public interest), where he provides strategic guidance on corporate compliance, commercial contracts, international governance, tech transactions, and disputes. He is a licensed Attorney in New York, Washington DC, the US Supreme Court, and registered Corporate Counsel in Virginia (USA), a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario (Canada), and a Lawyer in Victoria (Australia). He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional - EU (CIPP/E).. Prior to MITRE, Izak was the global in-house compliance and contracts counsel for Access Now (an international digital rights and data advocacy nonprofit) after having worked in litigation and corporate transactions at a commercial law firm. He obtained his Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Melbourne, having also studied law at McGill University.. Izak is active in the legal community, and is currently an Associate Judge - Awards and Subgrants for the American Bar Association (ABA), Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), member of the ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Committee, and Programs Co-Chair for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) International Legal Affairs Network.. Outside of work, Izak serves with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary as a Flotilla Staff Officer (FSO), Vessel Examiner (VE), and Operational Auxiliarist (AX), a Volunteer Attorney with Pro Bono Partnership, Pro Bono Attorney with the ABA's "Free Legal Answers" Program, law student mentor with Melbourne Law School, and Young Mediator with the International Mediation Institute (IMI). He is also an Ambassador with the Digital Grassroots program and a Member of Harvard Law School’s Systemic Justice Initiative.. Izak has been awarded the following professional designations: Associate (A.CIArb) - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Member (M.AiADR) - Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AiADR); Member (M.CMI) - Chartered Management Institute (CMI); Professional (P.RI) - Resolution Institute (RI); Member (M.AICD) - Australian Institute of Corporate Directors (AICD).