Stephan A. Pendorf

Bar Admissions
Admitted to Bar: 1986, Florida: 1989, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Professional Experience

• Akerman Senterfitt, West Palm Beach, Florida 2006-2008
  
• Pendorf & Cutliff, Tampa, Florida, 1996-2005
  
• Stein, Pendorf & VanDerWall, Tampa, Florida, 1994-1996
  
• Dominik, Stein, Saccocio, Reese, Coltiz & VanDerWall, Tampa, Florida, 1992-1994
  
• Sughrue Mion Zinn McPeak & Seas, Washington, D.C., 1985-1992
  
• LT., USNR, 1978-1982
  

Education
Education: Harford Community College (A.A.. 1974); Towson State University (B.S. in Biology, 1977); Florida State University (J.D. with honors, 1986). Articles and Notes Editor, Florida State University Law Review 1985-1988, Author: Comment, "Regulating the Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms," 12 Florida State University Law Review 891.

Other Languages
German

Dr. Katherine E. Dover

Practice Areas
Patent, trademark, and copyright law.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Florida Bar (2009); Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Professional Experience
Intern in the Office of the General Counsel, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in Tallahassee, Florida (summer 2008).

Author of “Epigenetics and the Patentability of Methylation Patterns in Japan,” 10 Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal 434 (2009).

Education
University of Florida, B.S. Horticulture, graduated with Honors (2000); University of Florida, Minor Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (2000); University of Florida, D.P.M. (Doctor of Plant Medicine) (2004); University of Florida, Certificate Environmental Policy and Management (2004); University of Hawai’i, William S. Richardson School of Law, J.D. (2008); Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, one semester as visiting student, member Sports and Entertainment Law Society (2008).

Katherine holds a Doctor of Plant Medicine degree from the University of Florida, which is an interdisciplinary degree involving all aspects of plant health and production, including plant pathology, entomology, nematology, crop nutrition, crop management, ecology, herbicides and pesticides, soil sciences, crop genetic engineering, and integrated pest management. The DPM Program provided her with a unique knowledge base for practicing intellectual property law. Katherine is especially interested in plant physiology, genetics, biosciences, and the development of novel plant varieties. However, she is excited to learn the science behind all types of inventions.