Michele M. Glessner - Lawyer in Charlotte, NC

MicheleGlessner is a partner on Alston Birds Trademark Copyrights Team.She concentrates her practice on trademark and copyright portfolio managementand counseling clients on filing, use and enforcement strategies worldwide.Also an experienced patent attorney and registered before the U.S. Patent andTrademark Office, Michele advises clients on various patent matters, includingutility and design patent prosecution, freedom-to-practice and patent portfolioanalysis. Michele earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University ofNotre Dame in 2006. She received her B.S., cum laude, in mechanical engineeringfrom Cornell University in 1999. Before attending law school, Michele was aproduct engineer for an industrial gases and chemicals company and earned herengineer-in-training certification.

Michele is a fluent speaker of Egyptian Arabic and has afoundation in classical Arabic, both written and spoken. In addition, she isproficient in French.

Michele serves as a member of Alston Birds HiringCommittee, Diversity Committee and Womens Initiative and is vice president ofthe Carolina Patent, Trademark Copyright Law Association (CPTCLA).