Business North Carolina Magazine Names Jose Cortina Of Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A. To Legal Elite

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Business North Carolina Magazine Names Jose Cortina Of Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A. To Legal Elite
Attorney Of RTP-Based Law Firm Recognized As 2006 Legal Elite

RTP, N.C. –Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A., Research Triangle Park’s first resident law firm, is pleased to announce that Jose Cortina has been named to Business North Carolina Magazine’s 2006 Legal Elite. Cortina was recognized in the category of Patents and Intellectual Property for the third consecutive year. The results are based on a survey sent to each of the 17,000 members of the State Bar living in North Carolina who vote for the best practitioner in 12 business-related practice areas.

“I am honored to be named one of North Carolina’s Legal Elite,” said Cortina. “Less than three percent of the state’s attorneys are named to this prestigious list. I am truly humbled by and appreciative of this recognition.”

About Jose Cortina:
Jose Cortina focuses his practice on the intellectual property needs of small to large technology and service companies. Over his 25+ year career he has prepared and prosecuted domestic and international patent applications in a broad range of technologies, including: electronics, communications, computer hardware and software, solid state devices, biomedical applications, MEMS and nanotechnologies, automotive, general mechanical technologies and selected chemical and chemical engineering technologies. Cortina has drafted and negotiated complex license, joint development/teaming, technical assistance and other related agreements in a variety of industries. Cortina attended The American University where he completed the B.S. requirements for both Physics and Distributed Sciences. He received his law degree from The American University Washington College of Law and served as Co-Chairman of the Moot Court Board and on the Student Bar Association. Cortina is admitted to practice in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, the District of Columbia and the Federal Circuit. His publications on intellectual property issues have appeared in periodicals, newspapers and law review publications. He is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, and Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association.

About Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A.:
Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A. provides legal services to growth companies, founders, management, directors and investors in a wide range of entrepreneurial, technology, and international businesses, including software, hardware, semiconductors, medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. Established as Research Triangle Park’s first resident law firm, Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A. is recognized for both its legal and community contributions to the RTP community. For more information on the law firm please contact lawinfo@d2vlaw.com.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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