PROFILE

Experience:

  • ALICE CARMICHAEL RICHEY, PLLC (September 1, 2009 - present)
  • K&L GATES, LLP: Partner (July 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009)
  • KENNEDY COVINGTON LOBDELL & HICKMAN: Partner (1992 – June 30, 2008); Associate (1986 – 1991)

Education:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA: J.D. with honors (1986)
         Note and Comment Editor, University of North Carolina Law Review
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA: B.A. with highest honors (1982)
  • AMHERST COLLEGE (1977 -1979)

Recognition:

  • Super Lawyers®, North Carolina Business Litigation: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (Top 50 Women in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)
  • Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Benchmark: Litigation, Local Litigation Star: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Legal Services for the Elderly, 2005
  • Women in Business Achievement Award, awarded by Charlotte Business Journal, 1999

Professional & Civic Activities:

  • United Way of Central Carolinas, Board of Directors (2010 - present)
  • Volunteer, Legal Services for the Elderly, 1986 – present (Board President, 1997-1998)
  • International Trademark Association, Member of Amicus Committee (2005, 2006)
  • Family Support Center, Board of Directors (1992 – 1995)
  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Executive Committee (1991 – 1994)
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association (1986 – present)
  • Member, American Bar Association (1986 - present)

Bar & Court Admissions:

  • State Bar of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Speaking Engagements & Publications:

  • “Trade Secrets: Year in Review,” 2012 Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting, NC Bar Association CLE, March 2012
  • “The Evolution of Fair Use: KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.,” 2005 Intellectual Property Section Annual Meeting, NC Bar Association CLE, April 2005
  • “Copyright and Trademark Damages,” Carolina Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Association Seminar, April 2003
  • “Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law,” Lorman CLE, December 2002
  • Comment, Sunbathers v. Property Owners: Public Access to North Carolina Beaches, 64 North Carolina Law Review 159 (1985)