Michele Stumpe is a seasoned litigator with both plaintiff and defense experience who is a trusted adviser to clients in the hospitality and retail industries. Ms. Stumpe is a certified mediator both in Georgia and East Africa. At Taylor English, she focuses her practice on hospitality and dram shop litigation, alcohol licensing and consulting, premises…

Masae Okura’s practice focuses on immigration, employment and general business matters. Ms. Okura represents multinational companies investing in the United States by advising on selecting the appropriate legal entity and immigration options. Her immigration practice encompasses both business-based immigrant petitions/green card applications (EB1, EB2, EB3, NIW), family sponsored immigrant petitions/green card applications (F2A, F2B, F3,…

Michael Cicero practices in Taylor English’s Intellectual Property Department, where he focuses his practice on patent prosecution and preparation of opinions. His work also extends to trademark prosecution and copyright matters.While at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Mr. Cicero worked as a patent disclosure writer for the Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division of…