President

Prior to founding Esplin & Associates, Ben was a partner at two different AMLAW 100 firms. Over the course of his career, Ben has had exposure to patent litigation, patent portfolio sales, and patent licensing. However, over time he has focused his efforts on patent portfolio strategy and patent application preparation and prosecution.

Principal Attorney

Otto specializes in intellectual property law matters including preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, strategic intellectual property planning and patent portfolio management for both established and start-up clients.

Principal Attorney

Dan Cho focuses his practice on patent prosecution, acquisition, and management in a variety of technical areas, including imaging technology, augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, computer hardware and software, consumer electronic devices, drilling technology, emergency systems, entertainment systems, graphical user interfaces, medical devices, networking devices, power devices, and semiconductor fabrication.

Principal Attorney, Patent and Trademark

Morgan has worked in the patent field for nearly 15 years. His experience allows him to perform exceptionally within all aspects of preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He enjoys working with clients to discuss their ideas, turning those ideas into robust patent applications, and advocating before the U.S. Patent Office to ultimately obtain issued U.S. Patents.

Patent Agent

Mila is a graduate of UCSD with a degree in Political Science-Public Law and a minor in Computer Science Engineering. Mila’s field of study sparked her interest in the growth and development of technology and led her to pursue a career in patent prosecution.

Director of Operations

Victoria serves as the Director of Operations and is a founding member of Esplin & Associates. Leveraging over 13 years of experience in intellectual property, legal operations, and project management at IP Boutiques and Global 100 firms, Victoria oversees firm operations, accounting, finance, human resources, recruitment, and assists with the Undergraduate Internship Program.

Director of Client Success

Chelsea Pearsall is the Director of Client Success and a founding member of the firm. Her responsibilities include educating and managing our team of paraprofessionals and interns, supporting business development through marketing initiatives and performance analysis, and serving as Client Liaison, with an overall objective to provide clients the best experience at each stage of their lifecycle.

Paralegal

Leah is a graduate of the USD School of Law Paralegal Program, where she was first introduced to the area of Intellectual Property. That interest led her to secure an internship position at Esplin & Associates leading to her position as Paralegal.

Paralegal

Lynn is a Paralegal specializing in trademarks and assisting in patent prosecution for Esplin & Associates. She holds a degree from Brandeis University, where her majors in English and Philosophy fostered her interest in law.

Paralegal

Kenny is a graduate of the USD School of Law Paralegal Program. It was there that he was exposed to the many fields of law that ultimately led him on the path to pursue a career in Intellectual Property,

IP Assistant

Amy graduated from the USD School of Law Paralegal Program. She began at Esplin & Associates as an intern. She became interested in law and intellectual property while earning a business degree from San Diego State University.

IP Assistant

Neve is an IP Assistant, who recently graduated from the USD School of Law Paralegal Program, where she became interested in the field of Intellectual Property. She also holds undergraduate degrees in both Spanish and English from the University of San Diego.