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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 7, 2025, at 6:45\u202fPM, Julia Anne Matheson via E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt; wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Everyone \u2013 I can offer my much less eloquent endorsement for my wonderful former colleague from Finnegan.&nbsp; He is a jewel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lara Pearson via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 7, 2025 6:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lara Pearson &lt;lara@brandgeek.net&gt;; Andrew Pittman &lt;pittman_andrew@yahoo.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] The World's Best Paralegal Andy Pittman is looking for PT emlpoyment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Happy Monday, wonderful TM&nbsp;listfriends!</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">Does paralegal work have you at your wits' end?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Do you wish your paralegal felt like your best friend?!?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Well then, today is your lucky day</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">cause Andy Pittman can be coming your way</span><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">he's looking for a paralegal job in which he can stay</span><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">till from his work days he is ready to walk away</span><br>
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<span class="gmaildefault">He was with Brand Geek for 3 whole years</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">and his departure brought everyone lots of tears</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">clients took on investors and investors come with counsel</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">so Andy's salary Brand Geek no longer could handle&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Andy is awesome, and has worked in TM law longer than me</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">Whish says a lot, cause this year Brand Geek turns 23!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">I<span class="gmaildefault"> cc'd him here if you'd like to reach out</span><br>
<span class="gmaildefault">He'll make your work life easier, I have no doubt</span><br>
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