Ms. Hines is a registered patent attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Her primary areas of practice are intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, and copyright law, and corporate law, including commercial transactions, mergers, and acquisitions.
Experience
- Prosecuting trademark, patent, and copyright applications on behalf of domestic and international clients with the USPTO and Copyright Office as a registered patent attorney
- Drafting bespoke finance instruments inter alia promissory notes, token warrant grants, and shareholder's agreements
- Assisting clients with M&A corporate governance document preparation related to Artificial Intelligence Data centers, SaaS deals, private equity securities funding, and intellectual property analysis of underlying client risks
- Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Patent Prosecution Intern, Edell Shapiro & Finnan, LLC, 2022
- Summer Clerk, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2022
- Judicial Intern, The Honorable Nina W. Padilla, Court of Common Pleas—Commerce Program, 2021—2022
Education
- Emory University, B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, 2012
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 2023
Distinctions
- Quarterfinalist, Alvina Reckman-Myers First Year Moot Court Competition
- CALI Excellence Award—Oil and Gas Law
Admissions
- Pennsylvania Bar
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania