James L. Lester is a partner of MacCord Mason PLLC. He heads MacCord Mason’s litigation, mediation, and dispute resolution practice. James is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience assisting clients with technology-related disputes in fields as diverse as software, construction, recreational watercraft, industrial rotation, textiles, aviation, lasers, furniture, medical imaging, and quantum computers. His clients range from Fortune 50 companies to small businesses to individual inventors. MacCord Mason PLLC has a long-standing tradition as a premier intellectual property law firm in North Carolina. Since its inception, the firm has helped business clients develop and implement competitive strategies that include acquiring and enforcing commercially valuable intellectual properties and avoiding valid third-party intellectual property rights.

Ryan S. Luft is the founder of Luft Tumlin PLLC. He obtained his JD from Boston Univ. School of Law. Ryan is licensed to practice law in New York and North Carolina. He represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters in state and federal courts. Ryan provides advice on legal issues relating to patent, trademark and copyright law, government regulations, and advertising. He also provides value to growing businesses through quality legal work at a reasonable cost. Luft Tumlin PLLC is one of the leading law firms located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The firm can assist with administering your company's intellectual property portfolio and file trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. They have experience improving company-wide patent programs, defending against infringement claims, and coordinating strategies for intellectual property protection.

Carleton Clauss is one of the partners of Patterson + Sheridan, LLP. He completed his JD at Duke Univ. School of Law. Carleton prepares and prosecutes patents for some of the largest software, hardware, and networking organizations. He has also helped significant entertainment companies secure patents for their image processing inventions. Patterson + Sheridan, LLP is one of the nation’s leading intellectual property and technology law firms, securing hundreds of patents every year for some of the world’s largest, most innovative organizations. Since its beginning in 1996, the firm has formed decades-long partnerships with various companies focusing on patent preparation and prosecution. They have granted over 33,000+ patents, filed more than 1000 trademark applications, and gained extensive trial experience. Patterson + Sheridan, LLP has offices in Houston, TX, Greensboro, NC, Dallas, TX, San Jose, CA, San Diego, CA, Shrewsbury, NJ, Waco, TX, and Yokohama, Japan.