Meet Our Team
Our sales and underwriting team members include licensed property and casualty insurance agents, and licensed patent attorneys/agents with extensive legal and scientific backgrounds and experience.
Our sales and underwriting team members include licensed property and casualty insurance agents, and licensed patent attorneys/agents with extensive legal and scientific backgrounds and experience.
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Alex Eveslage joined our team in August of 2023. As a Marketing Assistant and Customer Service Representative, Alex assists with content creation on social media, emails, blogs, and marketing collateral as well as assists in a support role to various departments as needed. Prior to joining the company, Alex worked as a professional salesperson in multiple industries such as Human Resources and Medical Technology. Alex received his B.S. in Business Marketing and Professional Selling at the Indiana University Southeast.
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Heather Fox joined our team as a Sales Customer Service Representative in 2021. As a Sales Customer Service Representative, her duties encompass various administrative support roles which include maintaining client files, creating documents to prepare insurance proposals, and preparing policies for our insureds. She also brings her years of experience to help cultivate client relationships, as well as provide associate support for her colleagues. Heather attends the University of Maryland with a focus on communications and human resources.
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Bill Ritter has been with the company since 1990 and is one of IPISC’s owners. Bill currently is Vice President, an IP Insurance Solutions Consultant and has been the mainstay consultant for IPISC over the years. His previous experience has been selling health, life, and accident insurance, as well as selling advertising for media companies. Bill has Graphic Arts, Photography and Printing Certification as well as a property & casualty insurance license.
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Elisabeth joined IPISC in 2020 and is the Administrative Assistant to Robert Fletcher, President of IPISC. Elisabeth has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration of Justice and Criminal Law and a Minor in Sociology. Elisabeth has a Paralegal degree and education in Series 6 & 7 security & investment license. Elisabeth was born in the Netherlands and still speaks Dutch fluently and is involved in many community networks, loves music and sings in choir and a barbershop mixed chorus. Previously, before coming to Kentucky, Elisabeth worked for many years as a paralegal for criminal law and family law attorneys and as a child support enforcement administrator. Her responsibilities at IPISC include assisting Mr. Fletcher in daily operations of all areas of the company, ordering office supplies, maintaining client files, scheduling events, meetings and directing inbound calls.
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Ms. Walker is a licensed claims adjuster and joined IPISC as a Claims Manager January 2007. She brings several years of claims supervision experience, which includes time spent with major insurance carriers. Sandra has had a lengthy career not only in the insurance industry, but in the IP legal industry as well, holding various positions with corporations and private firms. She has worked as a Senior Litigation Administrator for a large corporation, Intellectual Property Manager and Coordinator, Project Liability Manager, Database Project Manager, and as Team Leader for a Lease Management Project for a Fortune 500 Company.
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Kimberly has been with Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC) for over 5 years. Kimberly assists with processing applications for insurance submitted to IPISC as the initial step to assist underwriters. She maintains IPISC’s customer database and client files, generates pricing options for clients, creates final documents to prepare insurance proposal, and prepares final policies to insureds. Kimberly also acts as the liaison between IPISC and IT providers. Kimberly has a Bachelor’s Degree from Western Illinois University and holds a Patent and Trademark Paralegal certification from IPLegalEd.
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Amy is Office & HR Manager and has been with IPISC since 2005. Her responsibilities not only include those with HR and administrative support management, but also several accounting duties, including accounting of and payments to claimants’ law firms and the company’s vendors. She also is responsible for maintaining the company’s formal quotation and in-house pricing templates. Amy attended St. Petersburg College with a focus on business and computer programming.
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Jacquelyn Burgess joined the Company in 2023 as an Underwriter. Jacquelyn has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville’s JB Speed School of Engineering and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. Prior to joining IPCC, she worked with several law firms as a Law Clerk and Legal Researcher, as well as worked with the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky as a Law Clerk. As a co-op student, she worked with several automotive and telecommunication engineering facilities.
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Maureen Veterano is a patent attorney and senior underwriter at Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC). She holds a certificate as a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) and has also earned the ARM insurance designation for risk management. Maureen received her undergraduate degree in biology from Bellarmine University and a Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville and is a member of the State Bar of Kentucky. Prior to joining IPISC in 2005, she was in private law practice focused on general business matters and represented clients in civil and administrative matters as well as serving as an adjunct professor of copyright law at the Brandeis School of Law.
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Chuck Baxter is Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He has been with the Company since 2002. While in private practice, Chuck litigated copyright, trademark, publicity rights, defamation, licensing, insurance defense and insurance coverage cases. He is past Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Louisville Bar Association, and a frequent speaker on issues relating to IP and insurance. Chuck holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Kentucky, studied physics at the University of Louisville, and holds a Law (J.D.) degree from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville where he has also been a visiting lecturer. He is a Registered Patent Attorney.
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Elise Camarata is the Quantitative Underwriter at IPISC. Elise joined IPISC in 2020 and works in both the Administrative and Quantitative departments. Elise works with submitted intellectual property insurance applications, companies’ IP, and is responsible for various administrative tasks. Elise joined the company as a student studying history at Indiana University Southeast and she completed her bachelor’s degree while working at IPISC. Elise graduated in the spring of 2021 with her BA in History and a Certification in the Spanish language. Prior to IPISC, Elise has worked a variety of jobs, specifically in the field of customer service. While being a student at Indiana University Southeast, Elise worked in the university’s Admissions Office as a Student Ambassador giving tours to prospective students and their families and welcoming newly admitted students. Elise holds experience in the realms of research, communications, presentation, formal writing, and analysis.
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Andy Timmons joined IPISC in 2021 as an IP Solutions Consultant. Andy’s previous experience has been focused on the property and casualty industry in Personal Lines Insurance. During his twenty-five-year career in property and casualty insurance, Andy has held the role of Sales & Marketing Manager with the following insurance companies: Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, PURE Insurance and American Integrity Insurance Company. During his tenure with American Integrity Insurance Company, Andy was promoted to the role of Sales Director and managed a team of five sales managers. Trade association memberships include Florida Association of Insurance Agents, Professional Insurance Association of Florida and Big I Florida division of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Andy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts and is currently in the process of obtaining his property and casualty insurance license.
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Chip Saladino joined IPISC in 2021 as an IP Solutions Consultant. Prior to joining IPISC, Chip served as a strategic partner in the litigation funding industry, working with established law firms and the investment community to secure litigation funding for plaintiffs. This experience allowed Chip to work with and make connections to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country. Experience also includes business development with one of the country’s premier workers compensation pharmacies, radio and media sales consulting, VP of New Business Development for real estate projects throughout Western Kentucky, and VP of Operations and Owner of three high-volume locations for a national restaurant chain. Chip is a graduate of the Western Kentucky University School of Media with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcasting. Chip also has a property and casualty insurance license and is a member of the Big I Kentucky division of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.
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David Stitzel joined IPISC in 2020 as the Director of Intellectual Property Insurance Solutions. David had private practice experience at one of the world’s most renowned patent law firms and was a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). David prepared, prosecuted, and examined patent applications drawn to a broad array of technologies within the chemical, pharma, biotech, and mechanical disciplines. David also conducted prior art searches and rendered patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate analyses. Past experiences also include IP Solutions Consultant for LexisNexis “PatentOptimizer, ® research chemist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and a research molecular geneticist at Duke University Medical Center. David is registered to practice before the USPTO, licensed to practice law within the states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and has his property and casualty insurance license. David holds a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemistry from Wright State University, and a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law. David is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Big I Kentucky division of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America.
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Ms. Camarata is Treasurer and has been with IPISC since July 2000. Her responsibilities include handling day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping operations as well as bordereaux, agent and policy tax reporting. Prior to joining IPISC, Ms. Camarata was audit administrator for Chicago Title Insurance Company. She attended the School of Business as an Accounting major at the University of Louisville. Ms. Camarata is a licensed property and casualty agent.
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Brandon Rogers is Staff Accountant and joined IPISC in 2019. Prior to joining IPISC full-time, Brandon worked with IPISC under an internship with the University of Eastern Kentucky. His responsibilities include day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping operations, as well as agent E&O oversight, claims management billing and additional accounting related duties. Brandon’s undergraduate degree is in Public Accounting with a minor in Finance from the University of Eastern Kentucky.
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Ms. VanMeter is President & CEO of Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC) and was co-founder in 1990. Before this position, Ms. VanMeter was the Executive Vice President for IPISC. Prior to IPISC, Ms. VanMeter was Vice President of Hilliard-Lyons Patent Management, Inc. (HLPM), the patent licensing subsidiary of Hilliard-Lyons Investment Banking Company in Louisville, KY. Prior to her position with HLPM, Ms. VanMeter was the Assistant to the Chief Patent Counsel at American Air Filter Corporation. She has over 45 years of experience involving intellectual property. Ms. VanMeter has property, casualty, and surplus lines insurance licenses and an Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) designation. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and an Associate degree in Applied Sciences from the University of Louisville.
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Mr. Fletcher is President and Chief Executive Officer and plays a direct role in creating new products and finding partner backing, as well as the more esoteric tasks of analyzing, evaluating, and selecting projects for Collateral Protection coverage. The marketing and sales, underwriting and claims management functions are supervised by Mr. Fletcher as well as product development. In addition to his other duties, Mr. Fletcher actively participates in underwriting of special risk cases. Mr. Fletcher is a registered Patent Attorney and has over 40 years of intellectual property experience. He holds Chemical Engineering and Law (J.D.) degrees from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Louisville. He holds a certificate as a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA). Prior to IPISC, he served in the patent departments of General Electric Company, American Air Filter, and Standard Oil of Indiana. Also, he is a member of the State Bars of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kentucky and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He was voted one of the 50 most influential people in patent law in 2015 by the National Law Journal.