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Raye M.

Raye Mitchell

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Raye Mitchell is passionate about supporting the success of women and girls. In recent years, she has become a motivational speaker, working with both individuals and corporate clients to inspire women to be global leaders. She is also recognized as an entertainment producer, social entrepreneur, and published author.
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Peter S.

Peter Seeger

Peter Seeger, who is licensed in California, brings over 15 years of experience counseling companies on legal and operational matters in corporate, employment, environmental, and intellectual property law. He is an attorney and program manager at consulting firm Toeroek Associates, Inc., and is also Of Counsel to Kiski Law. Peter holds a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
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Girard K.

Girard Kelly

California-based attorney Girard Kelly specializes in internet, cybersecurity, privacy, and intellectual property law. He has experience with a number of legal matters, ranging from public policy to emerging technologies. Girard received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. He also holds a Master’s in Applied Ethics of Science and Technology Policy from Arizona State University.
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Joshua D.

Joshua De Larios-Heiman

Joshua De Larios-Heiman is the Managing Attorney of his own Law Offices, as well as a member of the Product Counsel for the Free Law Project. In the past, Joshua has worked as an Attorney for Law Firms such as Weems Law Offices and Ribera Law Firm. His focus is on technology licensing, corporate compliance, privacy law, risk management and product counseling. He obtained his J.D. from the University of San Francisco and studied further with Stanford University Law School.
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Ben F.

Ben Fisher

Ben Fisher is a corporate attorney. He has been providing corporate legal services to businesses in California for the past five years. Ben has been the senior corporate counsel at User Testing Inc since 2015. He was also a corporate counsel at Xoject for two years prior to this position. Ben primarily specializes in commercial contracts and often works with startup companies. He obtained his degree in law from the Michigan State University College of Law.
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Darryl Y.

Darryl Yorkey

Darryl Yorkey is a business attorney with six years of experience. He also has extensive experience in the executive management field. Darryl is licensed to provide legal services in California. He received his legal degree from the University Of California Hastings College Of Law. Darryl primarily specializes in business formation and commercial contracts. He started his own legal office in 2011. Darryl was also an assistant director at Stanislaus County between September 2015 and July 2016.
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Kristen F.

Kristen Frick

Kristen Frick was recently licensed to practice law in Los Angeles, California. She is experienced in dealing with legal matters related to employment law, estate planning, tax law and commercial contracts. Kristen is also skilled in legal research and writing. She received her J.D. from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Kristen has been a tax consultant for Moss Adams LLP since June 2016.
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Bill P.

Bill Porter

Bill Porter is a California-based business attorney with over two decades worth of experience. He primarily offers his services as an outside counselor and specializes in providing legal assistance to corporate clients in the technology industry. Bill is exceptionally experienced in dealing with commercial contracts, as well as legal matters related to business formation. He has been the head of business operations and legal at ThousandEyes since July 2016.
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Payal C.

Payal Cadman

Payal Cadman is an experienced attorney with a background in litigation as well as basic estate planning for individuals and families and contracts. She is a graduate of Lo...
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