LAW & RELATED LITIGATION - Key Persons


Christopher Korff

Job Titles:
  • Associate Patent Attorney

Fiona Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Patent Agent

Howard Wernow

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Patent Attorney

Jim McCarthy - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel

Joe Sebolt - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Kelly Schaffert

Job Titles:
  • Director, Global IP Administration

Mikal-Ellen Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Associate Patent Attorney

Ryan Zawada

Job Titles:
  • Associate Patent Attorney

Sophia Auten

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney
Sophia joined the firm in 2022 as a law clerk and began as an associate attorney in 2023. She graduated from Kansas State University in 2020 with a Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Engineering. After finishing her education at Kansas State University, she made the move from Kansas to Northeast Ohio to attend the University of Akron School of Law where she earned her law degree in 2022. Outside the office, she loves to spend time with her husband, her two rescue dogs, and watching the Kansas City Chiefs. She is an avid equestrian and has been riding and competing most of her life.