Brand, IP & Business Strategy Trestle Law, APC • Fully Remote • $185,000–$225,000 (CALIFORNIA LICENSE REQUIRED) Trestle Law is a modern intellectual property and business law firm. We work with founders, creators, and brand-driven businesses — the kind of clients who treat their IP as a strategic asset, not a checkbox. We are not a high-volume filing shop. We provide strategic counsel that helps clients protect, structure, and monetize what they've built. We are hiring a senior attorney to take ownership of high-level matters across IP, business, and select federal litigation, and to help shape where the firm goes next. This role is fully remote, Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 PST. Responsibilities: If you are looking for big-law structure, this is not it. If you are looking to be a senior attorney inside a focused, growing boutique with real client relationships and real autonomy, keep reading. What you'll do • Lead matters across business, IP, and select federal litigation, including trademark and copyright disputes, TTAB proceedings, licensing, and commercial contracts • Serve as primary counsel to clients on strategic IP and business matters — brand protection, monetization, contract negotiation, dispute strategy • Supervise paralegals and junior staff on trademark prosecution and copyright matters, with strategic review rather than line-level drafting • Mentor a developing junior attorney already running litigation matters • Collaborate with the managing attorney as a peer on firm strategy, client experience, and growth • Contribute to a premium advisory offering being built for high-value clients Qualifications: Who you are • 8+ years of practice, with substantive experience in IP, business, and commercial litigation • Comfortable operating at a senior level: taking verbal direction, owning matters end-to-end, and exercising independent judgment • California bar in good standing • Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of moving complex matters efficiently • Experience supervising and developing junior attorneys and staff • Comfortable with fixed-fee work and managing matters against a budget • Proficient in modern tools — Clio, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Word You are likely a strong fit if you • Think like a business owner, not just a technician • See legal issues from 10,000 feet and act with the right level of detail • Take initiative without waiting to be told • Enjoy mentoring younger attorneys • Want to build something — not just bill hours Preferred (not required) • Soft IP focus (trademark, copyright, trade dress) • TTAB experience • Experience advising founder-led or creative businesses • Origination welcome but not expected — we generate our own pipeline About Trestle Law, APC Trestle Law serves founders, creators, and established forward-thinkers across the country. We help clients protect what they've built, structure strong businesses, negotiate smart deals, and turn intellectual property into valuable assets. Our culture is high-performance and high-trust. We work hard, expect excellence, and care about clients and each other. We are not bureaucratic or slow-moving — we are thoughtful, decisive, and growth-oriented. If you want to be part of a firm that values service, ownership, and results, we would love to hear from you. Compensation: $185,000 - $225,000

• If you are looking for big-law structure, this is not it. If you are looking to be a senior attorney inside a focused, growing boutique with real client relationships and real autonomy, keep reading.What you'll do • Lead matters across business, IP, and select federal litigation, including trademark and copyright disputes, TTAB proceedings, licensing, and commercial contracts • Serve as primary counsel to clients on strategic IP and business matters — brand protection, monetization, contract negotiation, dispute strategy • Supervise paralegals and junior staff on trademark prosecution and copyright matters, with strategic review rather than line-level drafting • Mentor a developing junior attorney already running litigation matters • Collaborate with the managing attorney as a peer on firm strategy, client experience, and growth • Contribute to a premium advisory offering being built for high-value clients • Bill approximately 1,500 hours annually — a humane and realistic target