Ava K. Doppelt: Shareholder

Ms. Doppelt, Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar, advises clients on trademark, publishing, entertainment, licensing, franchising, and copyright matters. She manages trademark and copyright portfolios, and has substantial litigation experience in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She speaks speaks frequently on intellectual property, publishing and entertainment law and has served as an expert witness. Ms. Doppelt was formerly an attorney for Prentice-Hall, Inc. and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. She was the President of the Orlando Ballet and serves on the Boards of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (Zora Neal Hurston Festival). Ms. Doppelt was also the Treasurer and member of the Executive Council of the Orange County Bar Association, and the recipient of its William Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award in 2002. She is a member of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President 1990 – 1991) and was the Recipient of its Golden Star Award in 2001. Ms. Doppelt also served as a Commissioner of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (1992 – 1996, Chair 1996) and the Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee.

In addition, Ms. Doppelt has been an adjunct professor at Barry University Law School and is a co-author of the chapter on Trademarks, Service Marks and Other Related Intellectual Property Rights in Florida Franchise Law and Practice.

Ms. Doppelt serves as a mentor in mentorship programs for the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Inns of Court, and the Orange County Bar Association. 

ADMITTED:
• 1984: Florida
• 1977: New York

EDUCATION:
• 1976: J.D., New York University
• 1972: A.B., Northwestern University Phi Beta Kappa

PRACTICE AREAS:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Litigation
Copyrights
Franchise
Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual Property Transactions
Online & Computer Technology
Trademarks

RECOGNITION:
• Women’s Resource Center’s Summit Award 2015
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award 2012
• Florida Super Lawyers:
Top 100 Lawyers; 2010, 2011, 2014 & 2015 Top 50 Women Attorneys; 2009-2018
• Orange County Bar Association
William Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award 2002
• Florida Trend Legal Elite: 2004 - 2022 Hall of Fame 2011-2022
• Managing Intellectual Property magazine: IP Star - Trademarks
• Best Lawyers of America 2006-2016 Lawyer of the Year, Copyright Law 2016
• Who’s Who of American Women 2010 - 2019
• Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers Legacy Award 2016
• Barry Law School Champion for Justice Award 2016
• Top 250 Women in Intellectual Property
• AV Preeminent® Top Rate Lawyer, by Martindale-HubbellTM

AFFILIATIONS:
• The Florida Bar: Business Law Section, Intellectual Property Committee (former Chair), Antitrust, Franchise and Unfair Competition (former Vice Chair) and Business Litigation Committees; Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee (former Chair), Equal Opportunity Law Section, and IP Certification Committee (former Vice Chair), Federal Practice Committee
• American Bar Association: Intellectual Property Section (Trademark and Copyright Litigation Committees), Entertainment Law Section, Franchise Law Forum
• Federal Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association: Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Sports Law Sections
• Orange County Bar Association:
Business Law, Judicial Relations and Intellectual Property Committees
• Chair, Grievance Committee for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division
• Florida and Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• National Association of Women Lawyers
• Copyright Society of the United States
• International Trademark Association
• Florida Executive Women
• Current or Past Boards of Orlando Ballet (Past President); Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc., United Arts of Central Florida, Inc., Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (Secretary), WMFE

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