Legal Services

Peele Law Group provides concierege legal services by a team with deep experience in business and intellectual property law.

Branding & Advertising Law

Your brand is the sum of all your interactions with the world and the foundation of your customers’ user experience. Peele Law Group provides experienced counsel to guide you in preserving the integrity of your brand and intellectual property assets while mitigating risks and potential liability. Our focus areas in branding and advertising law include:

  • Trademark Searching and Clearance
  • Domestic and Global Trademark Registration
  • Copyright Registration
  • Branding Strategy, Advice and Counsel
  • Social Media Advertising and Promotions
  • Sweepstakes and Promotion Rules, Regulations, Advice and Counsel
  • Domain Name Acquisition and Transfer
  • Constituent Licensing and Communications
  • Advertising Review, Advice and Counsel

Intellectual Property Transactions & Digital Policies

IP transactions create value by leveraging brands, designs, software code, and similar assets. And web-based, mobile, and social media marketing have added new levels of opportunity and complexity to traditional advertising methods.

As platforms evolve and emerge, so do the rules and regulations governing their use. When leveraged properly, these IP assets can significantly contribute to the success and profitability of your business.

With over 45 year of cumulative experience, Peele Law Group will help you optimize your valuable intellectual property assets to make the most of them. We will listen to you and learn your business so we can help you anticipate possible legal exposure and plan for – or help you create – future business opportunities. Our services include:

  • Brand Licensing and Transfers
  • Copyright Licensing and Transfers
  • Licensing
  • Software Licensing
  • SaaS and Other “aaS”
  • Tech Agreements
  • Third-Party Data Collection Advice and Counsel
  • Vendor Agreements
  • Website Terms of Use
  • Wi-Fi Use Policies and Agreements

Business Law & Contracts

The team at Peele Law group will carry you from the creation of your company to establishing foundational contracts and systems, and beyond. Our team assists by helping you prioritize the next steps for your company, knowing that even the largest companies cannot budget to do everything all at once. We draft and review all types of contracts, create template agreements you can use in your business, advise on the legal aspects of business transactions, perform due diligence if you are considering buying or selling a business or its assets, and perform risk assessments, to name a few specific services.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

If and when a dispute arises, Peele Law Group provides experienced and strategic dispute resolution and litigation services for all types of business claims, copyright, trade secret, and trademark infringement matters. Our team has extensive experience in state and federal courts, as well as court-run settlement conferences and mediation.

Fractional General Counsel Services

Many companies elect to outsource their comprehensive day-to-day legal matters rather than employing a lawyer on staff. Peele Law Group efficiently and effectively serves as outside general counsel for clients. In that role, the PLG team provides direct services in the fields of business, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and litigation matters. The team also co-counsels with trusted partners when clients need services beyond our scope, managing the relationship for our clients. Our vast networks borne of decades spent in large law firms as well as serving as in-house counsel allow us to provide insightful services to our clients and to strategically position additions to the client service team without our clients taking on the expense of a large law firm to handle every matter that arises.

Mediation

As certified civil mediators, Peele Law Group is positioned to help parties who seek to resolve their business disputes short of protracted litigation.

Peele Law Group’s mediation services cover all aspects of business disputes, with particular expertise in intellectual property infringement. Our keen focus on efficiency fuels our ability to help our clients save money, incur fewer hard costs, and relieve businesses of the burden of distracted employees when they are focused on litigation matters rather than their individual jobs. Our goal is to get your dispute resolved so that you can focus on what you do best – your business.

Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson is a trusted advisor and litigator who greatly enjoys the “people” aspect of practicing law. She brings a passion for learning her clients’ businesses and backgrounds to every case. Kelly works to understand what motivates her clients and what they want to achieve. This approach helps Kelly to create strategies and to offer thorough and dependable guidance. Kelly has had an exciting and varied career that includes many years litigating in a regional law firm, managing litigation as in-house counsel for a global Fortune 500 corporation, and serving as in-house counsel, Privacy Officer, and compliance director for a prominent healthcare organization. Kelly also clerked for the Late Honorable Larry J. McKinney of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Kelly has appeared in state and federal courts, as well as mediation rooms, all over the United States, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Her clients have included small businesses and corporate giants alike. Kelly is experienced in advising and litigating in the intellectual property, life sciences and healthcare spaces. She possesses deep experience navigating the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) for her clients, and also has extensive experience in data privacy and protection. Kelly also served for a time as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Indiana, practicing administrative law as the attorney for many state agencies.

  • Member of the Indiana State Bar Association, the Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association

  • Education: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, cum laude; Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Indiana University

  • Licensed to practice in Indiana

  • Admitted in the United States District Courts of the State of Indiana, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Czarina Taylor

Litigation Paralegal

Czarina is a seasoned litigation paralegal with over seven years of experience in diverse legal areas including intellectual property, debt collection, criminal defense, personal injury, and family law. Since obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Law from Liberty University, she has honed her knowledge of legal procedures and case management systems. Czarina plays a pivotal role in supporting PLG’s attorneys and clients alike.

Throughout her career, she’s enhanced her skills in legal research, case management, and client communication, ensuring that each client receives the utmost attention and support. She brings patience and precision to her work as a paralegal.

In addition to her professional and personal pursuits, Czarina is a military spouse and a dedicated mother of three children. She embodies resilience and adaptability, navigating the challenges of relocations and family life with grace and determination.

With a passion for law, a flair for creativity, and a steadfast commitment to her family, Czarina exemplifies dependability and strength in her personal and professional endeavors.

Amy Parker

Administrative Assistant

Highly organized and detail oriented, Amy meticulously manages our client communications and secure filing systems. Amy schedules our meetings and keeps our operations running smoothly.

At the core of Amy’s work is her passion for helping others. With nearly 20 years in healthcare and hospital settings, she combines inherent compassion and distinct problem-solving dexterity to ensure that all our work delivers the utmost in client satisfaction.

Anne Ricchiuto

Anne Ricchiuto is an accomplished first-chair litigator with nearly two decades of work in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and client counseling. Anne’s extensive experience includes a lengthy tenure at an AmLaw 100 firm, as well as consulting for a Fortune 1000 public company, resulting in unique insights into achieving effective outside counsel relationships.

  • Four-Time Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation
  • Education: Juris Doctor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, summa cum laude; Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University
  • Licensed to practice in Indiana
  • Admitted in the United States District Courts of the State of Indiana, the Western District of Michigan, and the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals

Alana Fernandez

With more than a decade of experience in intellectual property law, Alana has applied her expertise in areas including patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and related litigation. Alana has worked with clients across the spectrum of business sizes and structures, and spent many years in a large university system in the field of technology transfer.

  • Education: Juris Doctor, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
  • Licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana
  • Admitted before the United States District Courts of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Ashley Hodges

Ashley has more than a decade of experience as an attorney primarily focused on intellectual property, trademarks, contracts, estate planning, and sales and use tax.

At Peele Law Group, Ashley manages all aspects of clearance, protection, and maintenance of clients’ domestic and international trademark portfolios, including negotiations with various trademark offices to secure trademark registrations as well as disputes in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

  • Education: Juris Doctor, University of Tulsa College of Law; Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Oklahoma State University; Master of Arts in Educational Leadership, Southern Nazarene University
  • Licensed to practice in the state of Oklahoma

Susan Kaspar

Trademark Paralegal and Operations Manager

Susan’s positive and energetic support is at the heart of Peele Law Group. With her Trademark Paralegal Certificate, Susan manages the firm’s docket and trademark portfolios. A business owner herself, Susan has worked for years in high-level office administration roles. Her client-focused approach supports and ensures seamless interactions with each of Peele Law Group’s clients.

Amie Peele Leake

Founding Partner

Amie Peele Leake is the founding partner of Peele Law Group. Amie has deep experience in branding, eCommerce, business, and advertising law. Applying skills gleaned from over 20 years at an AmLaw 100 firm, Amie has helped clients including multinational enterprises, Fortune 100 firms, marketing agencies, publishers, sports organizations, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and more.

Amie advises and advocates on a dynamic range of subjects, focused on our clients’ business goals, supported by legal and financial interests. She believes that legal should support the business, not the other way around. Amie’s passion is working with businesses where the PLG team can make an authentic and meaningful contribution to the client’s success.

Amie is also a certified civil mediator for all types of business matters. She also has a special focus on mediating intellectual property disputes.

Associations

  • Bronze Corporate Partner and Member, National Association of Women Business Owners, Indianapolis
  • Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, and Former Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Board of Directors, MothersEsquire
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Bar Association (past board member)
  • Member, International Trademark Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Indiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Member and Sponsor, Queen City Women in Business

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Emory University School of Law / Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Milsaps College; also studied foreign policy at American University
  • Licensed to practice in Indiana
  • Licensed to practice in New York* (accepted, pending final approval)
  • Admitted in the United States District Courts of the State of Indiana (Northern and Southern Districts), and the United States Supreme Court.

Accolades

  • Sports Business Journal, Power Player – Outside Counsel
  • U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief, Two-Time Attorney of Record
  • S. Jay Plager IP American Inn of Court, Master of the Bench
  • World Trademark Review, Four-Time WTR 1000