WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (September 3, 2013) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce th­at two prominent intellectual property litigators  are joining the firm, beginning mid-September. Stephen C. Page and Preethi Sekharan will work from Gunster’s West Palm Beach and Stuart offices.

Stephen C. Page Stephen C. Page will join Gunster’s business litigation team as a shareholder.  He will focus on intellectual property litigation, as well as probate, environmental, land use, and securities litigation. As a shareholder at Gunster, he will continue to handle all types of complex commercial litigation in state and federal court and before administrative panels.

Page is making a return to Gunster, where he practiced for 23 years until his departure in 2000 to form PageMrachek. While at Gunster, Page served on the executive committee, and served as the firm’s first chairman from 1997-98.

“We’re excited to have Steve return home to Gunster and for Preethi to join us,” said H. William Perry, Gunster’s managing partner. “Their experience strengthens our litigation team and greatly expands our intellectual property practice.”

Page is currently listed in Best Lawyers in America for commercial, intellectual property, real estate and trusts & estates litigation; Florida Super Lawyers for business and intellectual property litigation; Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for commercial litigation; and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Page attended law school at Stetson University in Gulfport and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1977.

Preethi Sekharan Preethi Sekharan will also join Gunster’s business litigation team as an of counsel attorney. She will  focus on business and commercial litigation; probate and trust litigation; intellectual property and trade secret disputes; and noncompete, contract and licensing disputes.

Sekharan also comes to Gunster from PageMrachek. She is an active member of both Palm Beach County and Martin County legal and business communities, and is a past president of the Martin County Bar Association. Sekharan is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. She obtained her J.D. from New York Law School in 2001, and is admitted to practice in Florida and New York.

PageMrachek will now operate under the name Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, & Dow, P.A.

“Steve and Preethi have been part of PageMrachek for many years; we wish them success with this next step in their careers,” said Louis Mrachek, senior partner of Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, & Dow, P.A. “Our boutique litigation firm will continue to serve as trial and appellate counsel to our clients throughout the country, from our West Palm Beach and Stuart offices.”

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About Gunster 

Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 11 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its client’s stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service, but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, The Florida Keys, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 160 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 350 largest law firms. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.

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Jenni Garrison

Director of Corporate Communications

561-804-4350, [email protected]

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