Meet Our Team

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 Christine Q. McLeod, a law partner of  Wolter Van Dyke Davis, PLLC and host of this website,  has experience  in representing clients in various intellectual property matters,  including patent, trademark, and copyright matters. Her practice  includes patent application preparation and prosecution in a wide range  of technologies, including: electronics, communications systems,  computer hardware and software. Christine, formerly an Adjunct Professor at the  University of Florida Levin College of Law and Barry University, has  lectured widely on various intellectual property issues. Christine has been  featured in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of patent law for over 15 years. She is also recognized by Orlando Magazine as one of  Orlando's Top Lawyers. Christine has been awarded the highest AV®  rating by Martindale-Hubbell for her strong legal ability and high ethical standards.

Specific Areas of Patent Preparation and/or Prosecution Experience:
Software and computer-based technologies, including  network monitoring, industrial  control systems, and communication protocols; electrical and electronic  devices, including power converters, control circuits,  signal analysis, digital communication, power  generators, and turbines. 

Education and Bar Admissions:

 University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, J.D., cum laude, 1991 

 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, B.S. 1989, 

Majors: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Florida Bar, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,

 U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, Federal Circuit 

 U.S. District Court Southern, Middle, Northern Districts of Florida