Marlene focuses her practice in business transactional law and food and agricultural legal needs. 

 

Marlene graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and holds a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources from Cornell University. She has experience working on farms, in policy consulting, and is passionate about innovating in the legal space. She has helped hundreds of businesses, farmers, and non-profits across Pennsylvania navigate setting up their business entity, getting the contracts they need, and accounting for unique issues that affect their industry such as permitting, zoning, and liability considerations. She loves seeing her clients succeed. 

 

Marlene also enjoys hiking, cooking, bbqing, volleyball, rowing, and traveling with her wonderful husband. She is on the Board of Directors of Grow Pittsburgh. Marlene has also been named one of Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 under 40 and in the Incline's Who's Next: Law as one of 12 Pittsburghers under 40 shaping the legal community. Marlene is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Erin focuses her practice in business transactional law.

 

Erin graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and holds a B.S. in Journalism from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a journalist and advertising copywriter. In law school, she served as the Editor in Chief of the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law & Policy and the Chief of Staff of the award-wining legal news publication JURIST. Erin was a David and Carl Janavitz Fellow in First Amendment Law, focusing her research around media law in digital spaces. Before Trellis, Erin worked in class action litigation focused on false advertising, product labeling, and consumer rights. 

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Erin runs a real estate and management business with her husband, has a new baby to obsess over (along with the rest of the Trellis team), teaches fitness classes, runs for her local club, volunteers with the Great Pyrenees Rescue of Western Pennsylvania, and works the polls in every local election. Erin is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and admitted to the Western District of PA.​

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Jessica focuses her practice in trademark and copyright law.

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Jessica graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law and holds a B.A. in Political Science with minors in Sociology and Public Administration. She started her career as a judicial clerk and began exploring IP law at a small firm in Johnstown, PA. Jessica has helped business owners and creatives throughout the US and Internationally protect their brands. As the daughter of small business owners, she  understands the hard work entrepreneurs put into their business and acts as a teammate in protecting their brand and works of art. 

 

Jessica also serves on multiple non-profit boards and assists her family owned childcare center in Ebensburg, PA. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys supporting small businesses, is a mom of 2 toddlers, and enjoys spending time with them, her husband, and their border collie, Coach. Her family also jumps at the chance to travel to the Sunshine State. Jessica is licensed in Pennsylvania, admitted to the Western District of Pennsylvania, and practices before the United States Trademark and Patent Office.

Ann focuses her practice in real estate law.

 

Ann graduated from Duquesne University School of Law and holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in English from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. Ann started her career in the title insurance industry working with owners to settle property disputes in several states. She then transitioned to the telecommunications industry, helping landowners navigate the ins and outs of having a cell tower on their property, as well as helping with other in-house real estate and corporate transactions. After that, she had her own solo practice before joining Trellis. Fun fact! She is also a Notary Public. Ann is excited to help individuals purchasing their first (or 5th) home or businesses with the navigating the purchase of  commercial real estate.

 

Outside of work, Ann spends her time reading, being outside, and visiting National Parks. She enjoys hanging out with her gaggle of nieces and nephews and her elder puppy, Zoey. You can likely find her playing pub trivia or supporting women’s sports on the weekends. Ann is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.​​​​

Anna focuses her practice on wills, estates, and trusts.

 

Anna graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Penn State University with B.A.s in Public Relations and History and a minor in Spanish. She then went on to the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Anna has had the opportunity to practice in a variety of areas of the law, including workers’ compensation, social security disability, personal injury, real estate, family, business formation and advising, and estate planning. Anna now primarily focuses on trusts and estates, and business formation and advising, and loves helping people by providing solid planning for a secure future.

 

Outside of the office, Anna also works with her husband’s financial advising business and is Secretary of her neighborhood Civic Association.  She is a wife, a mom of identical twin girls, a dog mom to Bella and Murph, and a proud Penn Stater (#WeAre). Anna also enjoys traveling, time spent outdoors, anything active, gardening, baking, and DIY projects. Anna is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .

Courtney is the go-to person for all things administrative, office management, marketing, and more! She supports the attorneys with scheduling, communications, filing, invoicing, and all things marketing-including being our social media wunderkind!

 

Courtney graduated from Point Park Conservatory with a B.A. in Acting. Outside of the office Courtney runs QFL Media working with small businesses and creatives on their social media platforms to expand their reach and help them shine. She spends her free time reading, singing at the top of her lungs, and eating at every restaurant in town. Also fun fact-her and Erin just happen to have the same last name but aren't related!

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Abbie is currently a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Abbie graduated undergrad from the University of Pittsburgh with bachelors' degrees in Politics/Philosophy and Business Administration. Leading up to law school she worked at local non-profits specializing in international humanitarian aid and outdoor recreation and education. During that time she discovered her passion for work that directly impacts her local community. As she continues her law school career she hopes to learn more about environmental law. She would love to be part of protecting the outdoor spaces and natural resources around Pittsburgh for generations to come.​

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She is excited to get hands-on experience with clients during her time at Trellis and learn more about the legal challenges faced by Pittsburgh's small business community.

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Outside of her internship and school, Abbie enjoys attending or acting in local plays, playing/coaching volleyball, baking, reading, knitting, and hiking. She is on the board of Pitt Law’s If/When/How branch, which is the law school's club focused on reproductive health.​