Mike practices in the firm’s Corporate & Business Transactions and Intellectual Property teams, focusing his practice on corporate and intellectual property matters for both closely held and public companies.
His experience includes merger and acquisition and contract drafting and review for companies in high-tech and other industries. He files and prosecutes state and federal trademark applications and copyright applications. In that role, he has represented clients in administrative proceedings in federal and state court as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Prior to joining Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black (WRVB), Mike had the privilege to clerk for the Honorable Jackson L. Kiser, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Virginia in Danville.
He serves numerous nonprofit organizations including Renovation Alliance, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Virginia, and Total Action for Progress.
Mike is regularly ranked as a go-to attorney for Intellectual Property matters by Virginia Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers as well as Virginia Business magazine’s Legal Elite list.
Mike earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his law degree from Wake Forest University. While in law school, Mike served as an editor of the Wake Forest Law Review.
Attorney Perspectives
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Restaurant Revitalization Act Provides Needed Grants
March 12, 2021
Speaking Engagements
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Roanoke Small Business Development Center | Understanding Intellectual Property and the Value of Trademarks
September 29, 2022 -
Central Virginia Small Business Development Center | Trademarks: The Value of Protecting Your Business Goodwill
November 11, 2021 -
The Launch Place - Internet of Things - Trends, Law & Funds | Intellectual Property
July 10, 2018
Seminars + Events
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Key Legal Issues in Higher Education
March 1, 2018
Recognition
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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 70 WRVB Attorneys
August 17, 2023 -
70 WRVB Attorneys Named to 2022 “Legal Elite”
November 29, 2022 -
WRVB Attorneys Make Major Showing in Best Lawyers in America
August 16, 2022 -
Forty-four Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022
August 19, 2021 -
31 Woods Rogers Attorneys Listed as “Legal Elite” and “Rising Stars”
November 30, 2020 -
Forty-one Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2021
August 20, 2020 -
Thirty-nine Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
August 16, 2019 -
Twenty-two Woods Rogers Attorneys Named 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers
April 11, 2019 -
Twenty-three Woods Rogers attorneys awarded honors by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
April 20, 2018