The winners of the 2015 Client Choice awards were announced on February 26, and metro Detroit trademark attorney Beth Coakley was awarded the Client Choice Award 2015 exclusively for Intellectual Property – Trademarks category for Michigan.

Coakley holds more than 30 years of trademark law experience. She designs customized trademark and branding strategies that help her clients achieve global business success. She has extensive prosecution and administrative litigation experience before the USTPO, TTAB, Federal Courts, and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and has chaired several civil jury trials. Coakley’s practice also includes a host of contested matters including counterfeit goods, Customs enforcement and seizures, e-commerce, domain name disputes, dilution and unfair advertising and trade practices.

The Client Choice awards recognize those partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client service they provide. The criteria for the awards focus on the ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond other players in the market. Uniquely, these awards survey senior corporate counsel only, with this year’s winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments. The Client Choice website is a fully searchable online resource and includes quotes from satisfied customers in the “What clients said” section. Their extensive research has been specially designed to assist clients in finding the best lawyers for client service worldwide and facilitate referrals between client service-focused law firms. Winners were honored at a gala dinner held at One Great George Street in London on February 19 2015.

This year, Client Choice recognizes 414 winners across 68 jurisdictions worldwide. Client Choice also recognizes winners at state and province level in the United States and Canada. This year, 187 winners across 37 US states and four Canadian provinces have been recognized. To view all 2015 winners, please visit www.ClientChoice.com.