Liz is a Shareholder at Stanek Lemon and a patent attorney whose practice focuses on preparing, filing, and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications in the electrical arts. Her experience spans technologies including telecommunications, semiconductor devices and fabrication, power devices and fabrication, circuit breakers, LEDs, medical devices, HVAC systems, optical coherence tomography (OCT), microscope design, smart grid technologies, imaging, and software.

Liz also counsels clients on intellectual property matters, including trademarks, and assists with managing patent portfolios involving due diligence, non-disclosure agreements, and litigation support. She works with a wide range of clients, from emerging startups to global industry leaders in their fields.

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America, since 2017
• Global IP Star, since 2018
• North Carolina Legal Elite, 2021-2023
• IP Stars Patent Star, 2023

Education

• The University of North Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2000
• North Carolina State University, B.S., with honors, Electrical Engineering, 1997

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2000
• All state courts in North Carolina
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• New York, 2001
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Activities & Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association – Section: Intellectual Property
• Parishioner and volunteer at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church