TAYLOR B. DEUBEL
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E D U C A T I O N
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AUGUST 2019-May 2022: Juris Doctor, Certificate in Transactional Law
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AUGUST 2018- MAY 2019: Masters in Intellectual Property
MARIST COLLEGE FROM AUG 2013- MAY 2017
Major: Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising.
Minors: Business Finance with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Legal Studies
Honors:
CALI Award: Contracts
Runner up: New York Business Plan Competition
Runner up: Outstanding Senior Merchandise Capstone Project
Activities: Real Estate Clinic, Small Business Clinic, Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Business Law Association, E-board Member: Vice President and Treasurer of the Intellectual Property Law Association, Leader of the Universal Justice Club at Fordham University School of Law, 4-Year Division 1 athlete, Senior Independent Study.
E X P E R I E N C E
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY April 2023- Current Roth & Khalife, LLP
Pepared legal documents such as motions, complaints, answers, discovery, and decrees for filing. Met with clients daily, as well as conducted depositions and hearings. Maintained a large caseload while assisting the managing partners.
LAW CLERK Lippincott IP
Performed legal research using Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis to draft client memoranda on a variety of issues such as usernames as infringement across different social media platforms. Cite-checked and shepardized documents for presentations the Attorney conducts on design patents.
LITIGATION ASSOCIATE May 2021-August 2022 Bacon Wilson, P.C.
Researched and drafted legal documents such as motions, complaints, answers, discovery, and decrees for filing. Assisted in trial preparation including organizing trial notebooks, research materials, document review, and deposition summaries. Interviewed and established on-going communication with clients.
REAL ESTATE CLINIC January 2022- May 2022 Western New England School of Law
Worked at both CATIC and The Law Offices of Douglas J. Brunner. Assisted Attorneys with Real Estate transactions including title work, title searches, deed preparations, drafting powers of attorney, affidavits, foreclosure notices of sale, demand letters. Worked on both Pre-closing and Post-closing files, drafted and arranged for UCC filings. Prepared HUD-1 Statements and closing binders. Coordinated office handling of title insurance claims for clients. Filed 5 Petitions to partition.
LAW CLERK September 2020-May 2021 Judge McCaffrey
Supported Judge McCaffrey by researching and developing arguments for a variety of probate matters. Assembled case materials, drafted reports and memoranda as well as mortgages, estate planning documents, demand letters, and deeds for clients.
SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC August 2020-May 2022 Western New England School of Law
Worked under the bar license of the clinic director to create work product to suit the needs of each individual client, including but not limited to entity formation, tax liability, trademark registration and employee classification guidelines. Served as a Teaching Assistant thereafter, working with both the Professor and the Students to prepare work products for each new client. Conducted clearance searches for all incoming marks; drafted client reports and opinions for attorney review. Conducted availability searches of potential trademarks for clients and reported clearance results. Prepared Trademark Applications, Statements of Use, Intent to Use Applications, Declarations of Use, Assignments, and filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prepared response to Office Actions and filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Reviewed products and service samples of trademark use and other information in support of trademark applications. Prepared correspondence for attorney review to advise clients of case status, maintained and updated trademark files. Drafted influencer contracts.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLINIC SEPTEMBER 2018- MAY 2019 Fordham University School of Law
Assisted Attorneys to aid clients with Legal Issues ranging from 501 c(3) formation, trademark, copyright, trade dress, design patents, international transaction/trade, and contractual matters. Assisted in drafting contracts between client and manufacturer. Assisted in drafting licensing agreements.
UNIVERSAL JUSTICE SEPTEMBER 2018- MAY 2019 Fordham University School of Law
Assisted low-income clients in landlord tenant disputes, quality of life citations, and expunging of records. Interviewed clients, conducted extensive fact investigation, and developed strategies with supervising Attorneys to serve their needs.