Support Staff

Donna K. Garner

Office Manager / Bookkeeper

Donna joined Cochran Freund and Young LLC in October 2000. She is our Office Manager and Bookkeeper. She has 30 years experience as a bookkeeper in Colorado and Texas.

Christie C. Carson

Trademark Paralegal

Christie has over eight years experience in the field of IP law. She began her career as the Office Manager in March of 2001, with the Law Offices of William W. Cochran and was promoted to the position of Trademark Paralegal while maintaining her position as Office Manager. Christie resumed her position in October 2006 as Trademark Paralegal, after having taken off a year and seven months for maternity leave.

Education: Virginia Wesleyan College, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, 1993, with a minor in Elementary Education.

Professional Associations: Informational Resources Committee, International Trademark Association.

Pamela Calderwood

Patent Paralegal

Pamela has over twenty years experience as a paralegal in both California and Colorado. She has worked in the fields of criminal law, family law, estate planning, probate, real estate, contract law, personal injury, medical malpractice and civil litigation. Pamela joined Cochran Freund & Young as a patent paralegal in 2006.

Kelley Kite

Patent Paralegal

Kelley joined Cochran Freund & Young, LLC as a patent paralegal in July of 2007. She has seven years of experience in the legal profession. Her previous legal experience includes civil litigation, family law, criminal law, estate planning, and probate. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology, as well as a paralegal certificate that she obtained through Colorado State University.

Lynette DeBrey-Cota

Patent Paralegal

Lynette joined Cochran Freund & Young, LLC in June of 2011. She previously worked for Hewlett-Packard Company serving over 20 years in the Intellectual Property Section where she managed Paralegals at multiple sites and coordinated worldwide department standard procedures. She has an Intellectual Property Paralegal certificate.

Nina Cordova

Receptionist

Nina joined Cochran Freund & Young, LLC in May 2010, after relocating from California and working as an Account Specialist for over five years at Safariland, LTD. Nina has several years of experience in customer service support sales.