Fogg & Powers' paralegals provide critical support in helping clients to protect their innovations, and they give clients another valuable resource within the firm.

Lisa Gentry is a paralegal who for the last 17 years has specialized in intellectual property.

Prior to joining Fogg & Powers, Lisa practiced at the Minneapolis-based intellectual property firms Fogg Slifer Polglaze Leffert & Jay; Mueting Rasch Gebhardt; and Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner and Kluth. She has also worked at numerous other intellectual property firms in the Minneapolis area.

Lisa earned a Certificate in the Legal Secretarial Program from the Minnesota School of Business. Lisa is a member of the Minnesota Paralegal Association.

Shawna Mack is a docketing paralegal with the firm and has worked in the legal field for three years.

Prior to joining Fogg & Powers, Shawna worked for a large corporate law department, a sole practitioner and the University of Minnesota Law Library. She has also taught at the pre-school and grade school levels.

Shawna graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English and Political Science. She was the Captain of a mock trial team and competed in two national tournaments for mock trial. Shawna was a member of the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Mock Trial Association and the Pre-Law Society.

Julia Sisterman is the newest member of the Fogg & Powers paralegal team.

Before coming to Fogg & Powers, Julia worked for a worldwide developer and manufacturer of medical devices as a support technician.  She also worked in the banking industry in operations and customer relations.

Julia graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.  She was a member of the Pre-Law Society.