Welcome to The Winston Bertani Law Group, a specialized practice of attorneys with over twenty years of experience protecting our clients' intellectual property rights and helping clients achieve their business goals and objectives.
Working in a boutique environment rather than a large firm practice permits our attorneys to establish effective client relationships, which fosters maximum client service. Relationships matter. We know that encouraging strong attorney- client interactions is the best way to ensure your satisfaction and achieve successful outcomes.
Intellectual property rights - patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets - generate over 80% of the wealth in the United States. Our attorneys assist clients in protecting and maximizing their intellectual property rights in the vastly expanding and competitive global marketplace.
The Winston Bertani Law Group includes attorneys who are experienced and knowledgeable in all aspects of intellectual property law, including initially protecting client rights, licensing, branding, and defending client rights via litigation in both state and federal courts. Our attorneys also have extensive experience negotiating, drafting and analyzing agreements involving the disposition of individual and corporate rights, including technology license agreements, non-disclosure agreements and various other commercial contracts.
Our attorneys, which include registered Patent, Trademark and Copyright attorneys as well as skilled litigators, will give you and your business a tactical advantage. Understanding the complex facets of intellectual property litigation allows our attorneys to create specific business solutions that are crafted to diminish the likelihood of ever encountering civil litigation involving your intellectual property and business rights. An ounce of prevention is still worth a pound of cure.
We look forward to servicing your intellectual property and business needs. Please reach us via the "Contact" link above to explore how The Winston Bertani Law Group can work with you to implement effective, innovative intellectual property and business strategies.
The Institue of Business & Finance (IBF) has awarded Pam Bertani with the estate planning designation, CES™ (Certified Estate and Trust Specialist). This graduate-level designation is conferred upon candidates who complete a 135+ hour educational program focusing on trusts, wills, probabte, retirement benefits, care for children, and what should be done after the death of a loved one. Over $50 trillion is expected to pass from one generation to another during the next half century.
CES™ certification requires mastery of different types of trusts, ownership rules, disinheritance, probate, pay-on-death accounts, insurance, spousal restrictions, special needs, conservatorships, and managing assets. According to IBF, "There are large numbers of estate planning books and courses offered. The CES™ program is one of the only courses that covers all aspects of estate planning including what needs to be done after death"
The student must pass three comprehensive exams and a written case study as well as adhere to the IBF Code of Ethics and IBF Standards of Practice as well as fullfill annual continuing education requirements. The CES™ program is designed for brokers and advisors who have clients in their 60s or older as well as those who may be providing care to an aging relative
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS & FINANCE
Founded in 1988, IBF is a non-profit provider of financial education and designations to members of the financial services industry. IBF is the fourth oldest provider of financial certification marks in the United States. In 1988, IBF launched its first certification program CFS™ (Certified Fund Specialist®).
Today IBF offers four additional financial designation programs: CAS® (Certified Annuity Specialist®), CES™ (Certified Estate and Trust Specialist™), CIS™ (Certified Income Specialist™) and CTS™ (Certified Tax Specialist™).