Mayfield Law Firm

Firm Founder
Dianne C. Mayfield

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Represented a broad range of clients involved both nationally and internationally in such businesses as:

  • Computer hardware sales and software licensing
  • Computer network development
  • Construction contracting
  • Financial services
  • Franchising
  • Loan origination and warehousing
  • Manufacturing
  • Product distributorships
  • Professional services
  • Property management
  • Publishing
  • Restaurants and fast food delivery
  • Retail sales
  • Real estate development
  • Real estate and business brokerage
  • Venture capital

Prepared commercial contracts, disclosures and other documentation in areas including but not limited to:

  • Computer software licensing
  • Computer hardware acquisitions
  • Computer system development (including client server and imaging systems)
  • Condominium conversions
  • Construction contracts
  • Corporate governance
  • Distributorship agreements
  • Employment agreements
  • Financing documents
  • Formation of business entities
  • Franchising
  • Insurance
  • Joint ventures
  • Leasing
  • Licensing
  • Litigation support
  • Loan origination
  • Loan workouts
  • Mechanics liens
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Subcontracts

  • Planned and implemented the introduction of new businesses and business products.Matched sources of capital with business opportunities.

  • Prepared and reviewed business and marketing plans.

  • Protected intellectual property of clients under trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws.

  • Co-authored The Entrepreneur's Road Map to Business Success, winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award as "Best Business/Career Book."

POSITIONS HELD

  • Independent Attorney/Business Consultant, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia,
    1982-Present
  • President, Saxtons River Publications, Inc., 1987-Present
  • President, Netique, Ltd., 1995-Present
  • General Counsel and Officer of Realty World Corporation, Annandale, Virginia,
    1981-1982
  • Associate of the law firm, Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg & Casey,
    Washington, D.C. Office, 1979-1981
  • Associate of the law firm, Blumenfeld, Marx, Tureen & Paster, St. Louis, Missouri,
    1978-1979

EDUCATION

  • J.D. Washington University School of Law
  • B.A. George Peabody College/Vanderbilt University

ADMISSION TO BAR

  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • Missouri


The Mayfield Law Firm

819 Monroe Street
Herndon, VA 20170

Telephone 703-481-0700
Fax 703-689-3703

e-mail: mayfield@netique.com

Copyright 1996-2005 Dianne C. Mayfield

Computer Law 

Franchise Law 

General Business Law