Our Attorneys
JOSH GERBEN
Firm Founder & Principal
Josh Gerben, Esq. is the founder and principal of Gerben Law Firm. In 2008, Mr. Gerben started the firm to provide high-quality trademark services at reasonable prices. Today, he is recognized by the World Trademark Review as a top trademark filer, having registered over 5,500 trademarks.
ERIC PERROTT
Partner
Eric J. Perrott, Esq. is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Law Firm. Eric utilizes his advanced knowledge of technology to better provide industry-specific trademark and copyright advice. Having worked at a large global intellectual property firm before joining Gerben Law, Eric provides big firm know-how at a fraction of what big firms charge.
CHRISTIAN SADO
Senior Counsel
Christian Sado is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Law Firm, PLLC. In over a decade of practice, almost exclusively in the areas of trademark and copyright, he has helped a wide variety of clients, ranging from entrepreneurs to multinational corporations known as global leaders in their industries.
DIONNE HEARD
Senior Counsel
Dionne Heard is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Law Firm, PLLC. Dionne focuses her practice on foreign and domestic trademark counseling, prosecution, clearance, and enforcement as well as copyright registration, enforcement and litigation. Dionne also has experience in cyber security, data security, unfair competition and licensing.
BENJAMIN HANRAHAN
Of Counsel
Benjamin Hanrahan, Esq. is a Registered Patent attorney, Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar, and recognized by Super Lawyers.
Our Staff
STEVE GERBEN
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Steve Gerben is the chief paralegal of Gerben Law Firm and leads the firm’s trademark search and clearance department. Steve has managed thousands of trademark search requests, and, is the master of finding a needle in the haystack.
MADISON SMITH
Trademark Paralegal
Madison Smith is a certified paralegal who assists the firm’s trademark attorneys. She is also the friendly voice you will hear on the phone if you are running too close to a deadline. Madison supports the attorneys to provide cost-effective and efficient solutions to clients’ legal issues.
RACHAEL PROTOS
Lead Office Administrator
Rachael Protos is the lead office administrator and legal project manager for Gerben Law Firm. Rachael uses her project management experience to ensure that both clients and attorneys are able to focus on the legal matter and analysis while not worrying about the complex systems holding it all together.
TESSA BRANDSEMA
Trademark Paralegal
Tessa Brandsema is a paralegal who supports the firm’s trademark attorneys. She focuses her work on ensuring client trademark requests are promptly delivered to the firm’s attorneys for review and action. Tessa also assists our trademark attorneys with the process of preparing and filing trademark applications with the USPTO.
GRACE MAHONEY
Digital Marketing Director
SOPHIE EDBROOKE
Law Clerk
Sophie Edbrooke is Gerben Law Firm’s summer law clerk and a rising 3L at American University Washington College of Law. She is heavily involved with the firm’s trademark prosecution and brand protection matters. Sophie is also particularly interested in the management and enforcement of large organizations’ vast trademark portfolios.
KOREY KASHMER
Search Marketing Manager
Korey Kashmer manages the firm’s digital presence. With over 15 years of professional digital marketing experience, he is responsible for Gerben Law Firm’s digital marketing and SEO efforts. His work with the firm has resulted in creating a highly visible and accessible website for the firm’s clients.
About the Firm
Founded in 2008, Gerben Law Firm PLLC is a boutique Washington DC based trademark and copyright law firm. The firm currently serves clients in all 50 states and from over 30 countries around the world. Founder Josh Gerben opened the firm with the goal of providing big-firm quality legal services to businesses and individuals at affordable prices. In furtherance of this goal, the firm has obtained more than 5,500 trademark registrations for its clients since opening, and, has been involved in over 500 trademark enforcement and defense matters.
As a boutique firm, Gerben Law Firm is able to utilize technology and low-overhead to offer big-firm quality service at a fraction of the cost. Using the latest in trademark search technology, e-discovery processing and platform, and cutting-edge legal research tools, Gerben Law Firm is able to provide an array of services that rival the top-firms in the nation in quality of services being provided.
If you have a question or concern about a legal matter we invite you to complete a contact form on this Web site. We pride ourselves on making our attorneys easily accessible to clients, and, we always offer complimentary consultations about trademark and copyright matters.
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The Wall Street Journal Quoted Josh Gerben About Trump’s “TELERALLY” Trademark Filing
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