MEET OUR ATTORNEYS
Our attorneys have a wealth of knowledge and experience in their respective areas of practice.
They acquired their knowledge and experience while working at well-known law firms, at corporations as in-house patent counsel and/or at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as patent examiners.

James M. Alpert
Partner
jalpert@poszlaw.com
Education
University of Houston, B.A. Economics
South Texas College of Law, J.D.
University of California at Berkeley, B.S. EECS
Bar Admissions
California
USPTO

Brian C. Altmiller
Partner
baltmiller@poszlaw.com
Education
University of Virginia, B.S.E.E.
University of Virginia Law School, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Virginia
USPTO

James E. Barlow
Of Counsel
jbarlow@poszlaw.com
Education
Valparaiso University, B.S.M.E.
Indiana University, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Ohio
USPTO

Alexandros Diamantis
Of Counsel
adiamantis@poszlaw.com
Education
Emory University, B.S. Physical Chemistry
Emory University, M.S. Physical Chemistry
New York University, M.S.E.E., concentration in telecommunication networks
New Hampshire University, Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, J.D., Intellectual Property
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
USPTO

Joanna C. Labban
Technical Specialist
jlabban@poszlaw.com
Education
University of Virginia, B.A. Physics

David G. Posz
Managing Partner
dposz@poszlaw.com
Education
Georgia Tech, B.E.E.
Indiana University, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
USPTO

Emily J. Senn
Patent Agent
esenn@poszlaw.com
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S.M.E. & Minor in CS
Bar Admissions
USPTO

Cynthia K. Stephenson
Partner
cstephenson@poszlaw.com
Education
Oral Roberts University, B.S. magna cum laude, Computer Science
Georgetown University, J.D. cum laude
Bar Admissions
Washington, D.C.
Virginia
USPTO

R. Eugene Varndell, Jr.
Of Counsel
rev@poszlaw.com
Education
Michigan State University, B.S.Ch.E.
University of Baltimore, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Washington, D.C.
USPTO

Therese B. Varndell
Partner
tvarndell@poszlaw.com
Education
Boston College, B.A. Economics
Tufts University, M.A. Economics
NVCC, A.S. Science
George Mason School of Law, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Washington, D.C.
Pennsylvania
USPTO