Laforma, Inc. Information

Provide expert design, utility & technical services in footwear expert witness, fashion and accessory industry intellectual property and litigation and trademark cases. Experience working with both plaintiff and defense. Unique capacity to combine over 37 years of practical industry experience with expert services. • Intellectual property expert at research, data analysis, and consumer preferences. • 26 Intellectual Property design and utility patent, trademark, and trade dress cases: Fashion industry, footwear and accessories Expert Witness, collaborating with attorneys. • Over 25 expert reports and testimony at 5 depositions, 1 hearing, and 3 federal trials. Clients: Arent Fox / Arnold / Porter / Blakely Law Group /Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu / Givner Law / Goldberg Cohen LLP / Greer Burns & Crain / Holland & Knight / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP / Morgan, Lewis & Bockius / Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P / Webb Law / WilmerHale INDUSTRY ADJUNCT PROFESSOR & EDUCATOR - industry services • Evaluation rating of 4.98 and above each semester from 3rd and 4th year students. • Skilled at creating robust curriculum and syllabus development based on achieving successful learning outcomes and inspiring students for over 4 years. • Provide detailed instruction, demonstrations, and project critiques to 3rd & 4th year Fashion and Industrial Design Students. • Education and student instruction, including design conceptualization, ideation, research, theme development, sketching, creating physical protypes, and intellectual property methodology. • Course at full capacity each semester since inception. • Mentor 100+ students on interview preparation skills, resume writing, and cover letters for entering the job market. • Solicit and facilitate design program donations from over 20 footwear industry suppliers for use in course projects.