Ashley Palbicki

Legal Services Manager

Ashley Palbicki is the Legal Services Manager at Ward Law Office LLC. As the Legal Services Manager, Ashley is responsible for managing day-to-day activities of the Legal Services Department and coordination of legal services across various business units within the firm. Ashley is also responsible for the continued education and development of the legal administrative professionals at Ward Law Office LLC.

Ashley has over 14 years of experience working in the field of Intellectual Property Law. Ashley’s expertise includes filing U.S., PCT, and foreign patent and design applications; researching U.S. and foreign patent issues and law for attorneys; performing assignment and patent family searches related to due diligence; assisting clients with tracking the status of their patent portfolios; organizing prior art for disclosure; managing the legalization of formal documents; and meeting the formality requirements set by Foreign, International and U.S. jurisdictions.

Ashley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and an ABA-approved paralegal certification from Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received both a B.A. and Paralegal Certificate, with honors, from Hamline University. Ashley is involved in various community and professional organizations including the Minnesota Paralegal Association and the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association.