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After over ten years working at large and mid-size patent-specialty and general practice law firms, Charlena Thorpe formed her own practice to provide quality patent law and related IP services to clients in a responsive, flexible, and cost-effective manner. Charlena Thorpe has extensive patent drafting, patent procurement, and patent litigation experience. Charlena also has significant experience preparing opinions on matters such as patentability, infringement, validity, and essentiality. Charlena Thorpe's legal education and legal experience is complemented with an exceptional technical education at a top-ranked engineering school and industry experience at Fortune 500 companies and nationally-recognized research institutions.

Patrick B. North is originally from Tampa, Florida where he graduated from Tampa Jesuit High School. He graduated college from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida where he played on the 1988 National Championship Baseball Team. In 1992 he graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law. He began his career at Salomon, Kanner, Damian & Rodriguez after graduating law school where he worked on complex commercial transactions and litigation. He later joined the insurance defense firm of Ligman, Martin & Evans in Coral Gables, Florida. In 1999, he joined forces with Jack Woodard to form Woodard & North. Pat...

I’m a lawyer who is committed to providing high quality, affordable legal services. My practice focuses on probate and guardianships. I help people probate wills and administer estates, and I help people with both adult and minor guardianships. I provide legal advice and representation in both Vermont and New Hampshire.

I believe that everyone deserves legal advice and representation, regardless of ability to pay. Through the use of income-based sliding scale fees and limited scope representation, I help people afford legal services.

Kara focuses her practice entirely on Plaintiff's Personal Injury. She feels strongly about helping those who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Her experience in defending insurance companies against personal injury claims provided her with important insights into how insurers prioritize and triage cases, and the lengths to which they will go to avoid paying out. This has helped her know how to frame a client's case, advocating for their needs, and getting the compensation they deserve.