A Look Inside a Boutique Law Firm

Not all law firms are alike. A law firm can practice general law - from family law, like divorce proceedings, to contract law for businesses. Other law firms specialize in a particular field of law and are often referred to as “boutique” law firms.

A boutique law firm often exists to fill a very specific need not met by general law firms. For instance, a boutique Intellectual Property law firm offers services that require technically trained lawyers such as engineers, scientists, biochemists, and other specialized backgrounds. Intellectual Property or “I.P.” law firms protect new technologies, original or even creative ideas through the use of patents, trademarks, copyrights and licensing agreements. An I.P. law firm may also deal with issues of trade regulation, infringement, unfair competition and protection of trade secrets. An I.P. law firm acts as a brain trust for businesses and individuals when they have a unique idea that deserves protection.

Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. is one of Florida’s oldest and largest boutique law firms concentrating on Intellectual Property. ADDMG has been able to provide effective legal services to individual entrepreneurs, mid-size companies, and Fortune® 500 companies alike. ADDMG practices before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in state and federal courts. The Firm first began practicing in Orlando, Florida in 1972, and now has offices throughout the state, including Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Winter Springs and Melbourne.

The attorneys at ADDMG are specialized within their own I.P. disciplines. Within the law firm, an attorney may take the lead on a particular client, but he or she also has a broad range of technical expertise at their disposal within the firm. An Intellectual Property attorney’s legal focus is often dictated by their educational and career experiences that took place before their law career began. Before becoming lawyers, many of the ADDMG attorneys earned undergraduate and advanced degrees in rigorous scientific disciplines and many ADDMG attorneys held various professional positions in research laboratories, publishing firms, with defense contractors, research hospitals, in the military and with the US Patent and Trademark Office. ADDMG has attorneys with Ph.D.s in high technology, and expertise in fields as diverse as aerospace, computer science, medical technology, laser physics, publishing, microbiology, nuclear engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology, human genetics, consumer products and entertainment law, to name a few.  

ADDMG has been recognized in the legal community for their accomplishments, including Best Lawyers magazine, where Herbert L. Allen was named Orlando Lawyer of the Year in Patent Law, Ava K. Doppelt, Lawyer of the Year in Intellectual Property Litigation, Brian R. Gilchrist, Lawyer of the Year in Patent Litigation and David L. Sigalow Lawyer of the Year in Copyright law. Stephen D. Milbrath is Florida Bar Certified in both Intellectual Property law and Business Litigation, with his practice focusing on complex I.P. and business litigation cases.

ADDMG has been named by Intellectual Property Today as being among the Top 100 law firms in the U.S. for obtaining patents and trademark registrations. ADDMG’s lawyers are recognized as some of the top lawyers in intellectual property, having received individual accolades and recognition as Best Lawyers, U.S. News Best Law Firms, Florida Trend Legal Elite, Super Lawyers and Orlando Magazine’s Best Lawyers. The majority of the shareholders are certified in the area of Intellectual Property by The Florida Bar and the firm’s principals have attained the Martindale-Hubbell highest “AV” rating. The lawyers of ADDMG are active in The Florida Bar and the local community, and have received many awards and recognitions for their efforts.

Unlike lawyers who dabble in the law of intellectual property, the lawyers of ADDMG speak the same technical language and understand their clients’ technical issues. When a general practice firm cannot meet the highly specific needs of a client, a boutique I.P. law firm is the answer. ADDMG is uniquely equipped to resolve complex intellectual property matters with more understanding, insight and expertise.

A Look Inside a Boutique Law Firm, appearing in Forward Florida Magazine

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