Angela Isabell's career in Intellectual Property began in 1999 as a Legal Assistant in the Legal Department at Capital One.Over the course of five years, through her hard work, dedication and determination, Angela worked her way up the corporate ladder to become a Trademark Coordinator and eventually an Intellectual Property Paralegal.In her position as an Intellectual Property Paralegal, Angela managed the entire Trademark Portfolio of the company.She was appointed as the primary contact for all US and international trademark prosecution work.Her duties included conducting all trademark searches, watches and investigations, drafting and finalizing all legal opinions on trademark searches, both domestically and internationally.Angela also managed the legal department's trademark docketing system in order to ensure that all deadlines with the United States Patent and Trademark Office were met.
Angela's passion for the law continued to grow and she left Capital One in 2004 to pursue a career in law at the University of Richmond School of Law. While in law school, Angela took several intellectual property courses in order to retain her knowledge of the subject matter. Additionally, Angela became active in her law school's efforts to increase the existence of intellectual property at the school.She joined the Student Intellectual Property Law Association in its year of inception and became the organization's President during its second year.
During her 1st and 2nd summers of Law School, Angela returned to Capital One as a Legal Intern.She continued to do Trademark law, but also branched out to work in other areas of the law, including Employment Law, Contract Law and Patent Law. In her third year of law school, Angela interned in the Richmond Circuit Court, with Judge Richard D. Taylor. In her role as an intern, Angela drafted judicial orders, performed legal research, prepared memoranda in preparation for Judge Taylor's docket and served as his primary contact for cases coming before Judge Taylor's Court.Additionally, Angela was the first intern at her law school to serve as a key point of contact in a high-profile capital punishment case.
Education: University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, Juris Doctor, May 2007 University of Richmond, School of Continuing Studies, Richmond, VirginiaParalegal Certificate, May 2002 George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Master's Certificate in Project Management, May 2001 Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in Criminology/Criminal Justice, May, 1998, Magna Cum Laude Honors and Achievements:
CALI (Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) Award for achieving the highest grade in Family Law, Spring semester, 2006 Affiliations: Virginia Bar Association Old Dominion Bar Association Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association Virginia State Bar Special Committee for Lawyer Malpractice
