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FN:Leah J. Poynter
TEL;WORK:+1 404 253 6931
TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:+1 404 581 5995
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:LPoynter@duanemorris.com
N:Poynter, Leah
TITLE:Associate
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP | Atlantic Center Plaza, Suite 700 | 1180 West Peachtree Street NW | Atlanta, GA  30309-3448 | USA | 
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Leah J. Poynter practices in the area of intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation, as well as related technology litigation. 

Ms. Poynter is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta and American bar associations, and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers. She also serves as a volunteer attorney with Georgia's One Child, One Lawyer program, providing pro bono advocacy on behalf of abused and neglected children. Ms. Poynter is also a member of the firm's e-discovery committee.

In 2007, Ms. Poynter was recognized with the inaugural Duane Morris Pro Bono Award for outstanding pro bono work. As the award recipient, Ms. Poynter was able to designate a $5,000 firm donation to Georgia's One Child, One Lawyer Program.

Prior to becoming a litigator, Ms. Poynter worked as a writer and editor for the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education, a program of the United States Department of Education.  

Ms. Poynter is a 2003 magna cum laude graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, where she was lead articles editor for the Georgia State University Law Review.  In 2002-2003, Ms. Poynter served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Justice Carol W. Hunstein of the Georgia Supreme Court.  Ms. Poynter holds a Master of Arts degree in French from The Ohio State University and received her B.A. from Tulane University, summa cum laude.

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