Our Attorneys
Pete Tormey
Partner, Of Counsel Attorney
Mr. Tormey has over 20 years of experience in product development, marketing and intellectual property protection. As a company startup veteran, he brings a unique perspective on the value of intellectual property to a small and growing business. As such, he has also delivered lectures to entrepreneurs and business executives on how to protect and leverage IP assets.
Mr. Tormey is the author of the Startup Guide to Intellectual Property.
As a patent attorney, Mr. Tormey has drafted over 100 patent applications covering software, electronics, wireless, radio, mobile applications, encryption and automation controls. His legal experience includes corporate formation, dissolutions, and international transactions.
Mr. Tormey has over 25 years experience as a design engineer and successful entrepreneur. He has an MBA in Marketing from St. Mary’s College in California, a BS Electronic Engineering from San Francisco State University (Magna Cum Laude) and a JD from J. F. Kennedy Law School.
Admissions:
State of California
US Northern District of California
US 9th Circuit
US Patent and Trademark Office.
Practice Areas
Patents
Trademarks
Copyright
Business Formation
Franchising
Associated Litigation
Michael Petrin
Partner, Of Counsel Attorney
Mr. Petrin has nearly 30 years of experience with a Fortune 500 consumer products company, starting as a research scientist with a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of California at Davis. He has worked and patented novel bleaching, cleaning and disinfecting technologies, conducted research into biomimetic systems, enzymatic and activator chemistry, and polymer and nanotechnologies that were successfully used in number one branded consumer and professional products. he has been practicing Patent Law for over 15 years, with experience conducting competitive IP Landscapes, patentability, freedom-to-operate and white space opportunity analysis, to working with fellow scientists on invention and discovery protection, drafting, prosecution and litigation support in patent matters.
Mr. Petrin’s patent expertise includes business applications, chemical arts, foods, consumer products and formulation, devices and instrumentation, polymer technology, and nanotechnology.
Admissions:
US Northern District
State of California
US Patent and Trademark Office.
Practice Areas
Patent Prosecution
Trademarks
Trade Dress
Corporate Formation
Intellectual Property Strategy
Mike strives to deliver sophisticated advice and legal representation customized to meet the needs of each individual client. Mike counsels’ clients regarding intellectual property protection and liability, contracts and licensing, online legal matters, and arts & entertainment issues. Mike also regularly represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes and litigation. Mike has represented a diverse array of creative clients, from Fortune 100 technology companies to artists, developers, and inventors working out of garages and coffee shops. Mike pairs high-end expertise with flexible representation options to provide legal counsel that best suits each client’s particular needs.
With Mike you won’t find a one-size-fits-all approach or a big ego. Instead, you will find a lawyer that strives to deliver the highest quality of legal representation in a manner that meets clients where they are.
In every case, whether representing start-ups, solo artists and inventors, or large multinational companies, Mike’s priority is to be the kind of lawyer that makes clients want to refer him to their friends and family as their fast, friendly, and reliable attorney.
As well as recently becoming a Partner at A,T & P Mike is also a law professor and Diablo Valley College and has many other wide-ranging interests and business experiences. Such interests include travel, writing, real estate investment, entrepreneurship, film producing, and theater.
Mike received his Juris Doctorate from John F. Kennedy University and his BFA from NYU. Having been there himself, Mike is particularly keen on helping start-ups grow, properly protecting intellectual property, and in helping students and visionaries realize their dreams.
Admissions:
State of California
US Northern District of California
US 9th Circuit
US Patent and Trademark Office.
Practice Areas
Corporate Counsel
Intellectual Property
Contract
Corporate Formation
Intellectual Property Strategy
Business Litigation
Michael Kasin
Owner & Partner