Intellectual Property Attorney

SINCE BEFORE YOU COULD USE A CREDIT CARD ONLINE...our founder has been involved in Internet law! That's right. John W. Dozier, Jr. has been in the Internet industry since 1994, practicing law since 1981, and rode the Internet bubble of the 1990s as the founder of venture backed, award winning E-commerce companies.

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John W. Dozier, Jr., Esq., Internet Lawyer (Managing Partner)

John is rated by other lawyers and judges as having reached the height of professional excellence and the highest levels of skill and integrity (AV rating), is included in the "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers", is listed among the "Legal Elite" as an intellectual property lawyer, and is recognized as a "SUPER LAWYER" as an Internet Lawyer, all through peer selection by lawyers and judges. He is the Founder and President of Dozier Internet Law, P.C. John is a seasoned technology executive with a diverse and unique background in both litigation and Internet and E-Commerce business. Founder of award-winning technology companies, he brings to the table a detailed understanding of the dynamics of the law and business. Licensed to practice in Virginia, John appears nationwide as associated or lead counsel with local counsel.

• Began practicing law in 1981, and has over 500 trials under his belt.
• Past President of Statewide Specialty Bar Association.
• Former Lobbyist on court rules and procedures and Legislative Chairman for National Bar Association in Washington, DC.
• Extensive testimony before Legislative Committees, including the U.S. Senate.
• Named Future Business Leader of Richmond.
• Prior management responsibility for over 500 law firms nationwide on behalf of Fortune 500 companies.
• Founder (1994) of first Venture Fund backed e-commerce technology company in Central Virginia.
• Founder and CEO of Legal Network Technologies Corp., Dozier Electronic Commerce Solutions, and Debtcollect.com.
• Founder of companies recognized as the Top Emerging Technology Company in Central Virginia, a Rising Star among Virginia Technology Companies, and a Capital Star.
• Drafted business plans focused for raising Venture Capital, presented at Venture Capital forums, and led presentations to many leading Venture Capital Funds.
• Successfully negotiated and drafted over 500 e-commerce contracts as an internet attorney.

Mr. Dozier is an intellectual property attorney and our team of intellectual property and e-commerce experts represent a wide range of businesses, with a particular focus on Internet litigation, risk management and liability avoidance.

Dozier Intellectual Property Attorney

Donald Morris, Esq., Internet Lawyer (Senior Litigation Counsel)

Don is a 1982 graduate of the College of William and Mary and a 1985 honors graduate of Widener University School of Law where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. A former prosecutor in Suffolk County, New York, he has over twenty years of experience as a criminal and civil litigator and has been lead trial counsel in over 100 civil trials. Don is a member of the Virginia, New York and New Jersey bars and the US District Courts of Virginia, New York and New Jersey. His practice has included representing companies of all sizes, from small businesses to large corporations, in litigation, disputes, arbitrations, mediations, and other alternative dispute resolution processes. Today Don's primary focus is as lead counsel for plaintiffs and defendants in online defamation, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, hacking, and spam cases throughout the country.

Darlene Dozier, Esq., Internet Lawyer (Associate)

Darlene is a member of the California bar and has over ten years' experience in the Internet industry. She was Director of Legal Compliance for a venture backed e-commerce company beginning in 1997, served as acting General Counsel for a North Bay software developer, assumed the responsibilities of Associate General Counsel at a leading Silicon Valley venture backed privacy industry start-up, and most recently was in-house Counsel for a Mountain View, CA venture backed online advertising company. Darlene has extensive experience in privacy, advertising, distribution, development, promotions, and licensing, and has also represented food writers, chefs and wineries as their literary agent early in her career. She received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Relations and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her law degree from the University of Richmond. She is also a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, is a member of the Napa Valley Bar Association, the Intellectual Property Section of the California Bar Association, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the San Francisco Professional Food Society, and the Bay Area Entertainment Lawyers' Society. Darlene is John Dozier's sister.

Lewis "Ted" Mann, Esq., Internet Lawyer (Of Counsel)

Ted earned a BA in Biochemistry, Cell Biology and European History from the University of California in San Diego in 1987 and his law degree from Loyola Law School in 1990. He was a judicial extern for the United States District Court in the Central District of California before moving into the litigation arena as a trial lawyer. While today Ted focuses on copyright, trademark, and internet law litigation, his background includes defending bad faith claims, partnership disputes and franchisor-franchisee suits, as well as representing plaintiffs in class action litigation in California. Ted is a member of the California state bar.

Nicholas T. Moraites, Esq., Internet Lawyer (Associate)

Nick holds a Master of Laws in Law and Economics from George Mason University School of Law, from which he initially earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude. Nick was a four year honors scholarship recipient at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a BA in Political Science and served as the President of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He received three certificates of merit his first year of law school for achieving the highest grade of all law students and was ranked 2nd in his class of 337. During his third year of law school he interned for Judge Jonathan Thacher of Virginia's 19th Judicial Circuit. Nick is a member of the Prettyman-Leventhal American Inn of Court and the Virginia State Bar. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia and the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.

E-Commerce Analysts

We have recruited and built a team of e-commerce experts to provide analysis and support for the legal work of the firm. The team's focus is exclusively on the business of the web. The benefit, of course, is that someone who lives and breathes the Internet everyday, all day long, brings efficiencies and a knowledge base to the table at much lower cost to clients. These e-commerce analysts are generally honors graduates from excellent academic institutions with web business expertise or Internet industry experience.

Dozier Internet Law: Intellectual Property Lawyers