Attorneys


Travis Townsend, Jr.

Travis Townsend is the firm’s Managing Partner and is a seasoned business attorney. Travis has successfully developed a service-driven practice focused on helping his clients grow and maintain efficient operations, while providing dedicated service to a number of Atlanta-area community organizations.. read full bio

Education
J.D. University of Michigan School of Law, 2003
B.A. University of Michigan, 2000

Admissions
Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia

 

D. Tennell Lockett

D. Tennell Lockett focuses his practice on patent and trademark litigation and has also handled numerous national and international domain name and Internet matters. Specifically, Mr. Lockett has successfully represented several Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 companies in complex patent infringement litigation and national and international trademark enforcement matters. read full bio

Education
University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), J.D., 2001
Morehouse College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1998

Admissions
Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Charlena L. Thorpe

Charlena L. Thorpe currently serves as chief patent counsel for Townsend & Lockett’s intellectual property department.  Additionally, since 2009, Charlena has also served as the Managing Member of The Law Office of Charlena Thorpe, Inc.  Charlena has solid experience representing clients in sophisticated, technically and legally complex patent litigation matters such as multiparty, multipatent infringement disputes in district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).  read full bio

Education
J.D. Emory University School of Law, 2000
M.S.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995
B.E.E, with high honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994

Admissions
Georgia
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Georgia State Courts
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia

Charlena L Thorpe - Townsend LockettRobert J. Daniel

Robert J. Daniel is the Managing Partner of the Law Offices of Robert Daniel, LLC and currently serves as the chief trial attorney for Townsend & Lockett’s criminal defense and trial practice departments. read full bio

Education
J.D. Emory University School of Law, 2003
B.A. Hampton University, 2000

Admissions
Georgia

 

MacKenzie K. Phillips

Mackenzie K. Phillips is the Principal of MK Legal Group, LLC and currently serves as special counsel for Townsend & Lockett’s Business Organization & Transactional, Corporate & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practices.. read full bio

Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor, 2004
Executive Editor, Michigan Law Review
Cornell University, A.B., French Area Studies, 1999

Admissions
Illinois

Charlena L Thorpe - Townsend LockettRichard J. Pearson Jr.

Richard J. Pearson, Jr., Ph.D., Esq. focuses on providing maximal IP protection and IP portfolio revenue generation for individual inventors, technology start-up & early stage companies, and small and large businesses. read full bio

Education
University of Alabama, J.D.
University of Alabama—Birmingham, Ph.D. in cell biology (concentration in molecular neurobiology)
Kennesaw State University, B.S. (Biology)

Admissions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Department of Veterans Affairs

Jamala S. McFadden

Jamala McFadden is Special Counsel in Townsend & Lockett’s Complex Litigation Group and leads the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice.  Jamala also has a separate practice focused on management-side employment law. read full bio

Education
J.D. University of Michigan Executive Editor, Michigan Law Review
B.A., with high distinction, 1998, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Admissions
Georgia
Michigan
Illinois

Bernard H. Coleman, Jr.

Bernard Coleman is Special Counsel in Townsend & Lockett’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group and leads the firm’s Sports and Entertainment Practice. read full bio

Education
J.D., 1996, University of Virginia, Editorial Board, The Virginia Law Review, 1994-96.
B.A., cum laude in General Studies, 1993, Harvard UniversityAmerican University in Cairo, Egypt, Spring 1992 Study Abroad Program

Admissions
Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Georgia



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