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Areas of focus: Patent preparation and prosecution related to medical devices and mechanical technologies, counseling, licensing and enforcement; due diligence studies; and opinions regarding infringement, validity and enforceability of patents.  Mr. Crawford has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications in a wide variety of arts. He conducts freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity studies, prepares and negotiates licenses and other agreements, and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications.

Ms. Riley's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law.  Her primary emphasis is preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents relating to the mechanical arts.  Ms. Riley is also involved in opinion work regarding patentability, freedom to operate, and other intellectual property issues.. Ms. Riley received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2010 from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she was a member of the Journal of Law & Policy.  Ms. Riley was awarded the Danforth Scholarship for her studies in law, and she received an academic excellence award in Intellectual Property Licensing and Technology Transfer.. Ms. Riley received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 2007.  Ms. Riley was awarded a National Merit scholarship to attend the University of Kansas, and she was a member of the Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society.

Mr. Rakestraw's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law.  His work is primarily devoted to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields, both in the United States and abroad.  Representative areas include agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and the processes and apparatus used to produce these chemicals.. Mr. Rakestraw received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, in 2008 from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as the Student Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Legal Medicine.  During law school, Mr. Rakestraw was also a member of the Moot Court Board, where he received awards for Champion and Best Brief of the intramural competition.

Taylor Norton is a registered patent attorney and an engineer, particulalry skilled in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, branding, copyrights, sports & entertainment, and business organization law.

With over 20 years of professional experience and over 10 of those years of experience as a Registered Patent Attorney, I specialize in intellectual property protection. I've handled all various kinds of intellectual property including federal trademarks, service marks, nonprovisional patents, design patents, utility patents, provisional patents, copyrights, and trade-secrets. Before that, I worked as a manager in a small business, and was able discover the joys and hassles which accompany running a business. As a result, I know your time is precious, so I won't waste your time, and I won't promise to do something that I can't. I will offer you a portion of free consultation to discuss your options and make sure that this is a good fit. If you choose to work with me, I will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you understand the choices you are making and feel empowered to make them in an informed manner. By basing operations out of New Hampshire, I can keep your costs as low as possible while still maintaining the high standards and quality you deserve.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Jonathan enjoyed a twenty year career as a development engineer, working for telecommunications companies including Cisco, Alcatel Network Systems, and Codem Systems. Jonathan also developed systems and software as a defense contractor and spent two years developing electronic music software. His broad technical background allows him to grasp intricate technical ideas quickly for application within a legal framework, effectively bridging the communication gap between technical and legal concepts.

William G. Pagán is a multi award-winning patent attorney, a member of the NC State Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame, and a named inventor on over 130 patent applications; an achievement that earned him the title of Master Inventor during his nearly 15 years at IBM in various software/hardware engineering and intellectual property roles. Nationally-recognized as a Hispanic Luminary in the STEM disciplines at the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference, he has significant technical expertise in software, computers, telecommunications, consumer electronics, systems management, & related fields. In addition to his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, he graduated Summa Cum Laude (highest honors) from NCCU Law as their Evening Program valedictorian.. Will practices law at Coats & Bennett, PLLC, where he uses his engineering background to represent inventors, developers, and content creators in obtaining, enforcing, and monetizing patent, copyright, and trademark rights. He also helps technology companies understand and navigate the intellectual property rights of others, among other things. His experience as a private patent attorney, corporate patent engineer, and hardware/software developer gives him significant insight into the legal, business, and technical sides to patent development, enforcement, valuation, licensing, and transfer objectives.. Will's practice has historically had a substantial technical focus grounded in software, computing devices, and telecommunications, which reflect his professional engineering experience.  While at IBM, Mr. Pagán was mostly entrenched in IBM's server development business, leading teams across companies and geographies in the development of software to interface with the embedded software and micro-controllers in IBM's Intel x86/64 and Power PC-based server architectures, whether in rack, tower, chassis, blade, or cloud configurations.  His leadership work on IBM’s Intel-based Thurley platforms in particular won him an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.. Will's leadership throughout his storied legal and engineering careers has also been marked by committed volunteer service and mentorship.  One way in which Will serves his community is as the NC Wing Legal Officer of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), United States Air Force Auxilliary, in which he holds the grade of Captain.  CAP is congressionally chartered to provide emergency services (e.g., air/ground search and rescue, disaster relief), aerospace education, and youth programs to the public.  The NC Wing Legal Officer is an attorney pro bono volunteer that is a member of the NC Wing Commander's staff and supervises a team of Assistant Legal Officers (who are also attorneys) throughout the state of NC. He advises on legal implications of CAP programs and activities, which may include issues pertaining to, e.g., interpretation of laws and regulations; contracts and agreements; insurance; real estate; taxation; investigations; corporate records and organizations; and relations with local agencies.. Will is admitted to practice law in North Carolina, as well as before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  He is a life member of the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers and the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals.

Mr. Leonard is a registered patent attorney at Coats and Bennett. His
work there encompasses all areas of intellectual property, with a
primary focus on patent preparation and prosecution. He has prepared and
prosecuted patents related to digital systems design,
telecommunications, computer and network architectures, integrated
circuits, and software development. Mr. Leonard is admitted to the
practice of law in North Carolina, before the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of North Carolina, and before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.