Fourteen Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys have been named to Managing Intellectual Property’s (Managing IP) 2025 list of IP Stars. The recognized attorneys, representing the firm’s Atlanta, District of Columbia, Charlotte, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Raleigh, and San Francisco offices, are:

  • Anthony Amert (Rising Star) 
  • Kean DeCarlo (Patent Star 2025)
  • Preston Heard (Patent Star 2025)    
  • Barry Herman (Patent Star 2025) 
  • Chris Humphrey (Patent Star 2025)     
  • Laura Kees (Trademark Star 2025)    
  • Steve Levitan (Patent Star 2025, Trademark Star 2025)     
  • Michael McCue (Trademark Star 2025)   
  • Fabio Marino (Patent Star 2025)  
  • Lisa Moyles (Notable Practitioner) 
  • Michael Tobin (Patent Star 2025, Trademark Star 2025)     
  • Jennifer Van Kirk (Trademark Star 2025)   
  • Lester Vincent (Patent Star 2025)  
  • Jeff Whittle (Patent Star 2025)

We also are pleased to have many of our IP attorneys recently recognized in Chambers USA 2025 and the 2025 IAM Patent 1000.

Managing IP published its first legal directory in 1994 and rebranded it in 2013 as IP STARS. The IP STARS guide has expanded over the years and now covers over six IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive, leading specialist rankings publication for the IP profession.