Christina Rodriguez
Christina Rodriguez is an attorney at Pettis Law Firm. Her law practice involves a broad range of general business, corporate and intellectual property transactions, and litigation.
Her intellectual property practice focuses on counseling in a variety of matters including registering, licensing, using, maintaining, enforcing, and resolving disputes on matters of trademark, copyright, Internet, and social media. Christina’s corporate practice focuses on representing both individual and corporate clients in the negotiation and preparation of documents relating to customary corporate transactions.
Her litigation practice includes work on cases from inception through verdict involving consumer claims and lending practices, trade secrets, breach of contract, unfair competition, personal injury, and employment claims.
Christina also concentrates on the fast-growing and evolving U.S. marijuana/cannabis industry. She has had the opportunity to work with several development-stage companies in the cannabis and cannabis-adjacent industries and has helped guide them from the initial formation and internal organizational phase through asset acquisitions.
Presentations
National Business Institute – MCLE Speaker, June 2018
Presented attorneys on Marijuana Business Law in Florida, specifically: Obtaining a Florida Cannabis Business License.
Cannabis Law Institute – Speaker, September 2019
Presented attorneys on Serving Multi-State Operators, specifically: Issues and Engagement While Navigating the Crossfire.
Admissions
State Bar of California
United States District Courts for the Central District of California
Education
Florida Coastal School of Law, JD
North Carolina State University, BA, summa cum laude
Memberships, Honors and Interests
Los Angeles Bar Association
International Cannabis Bar Association, Diversity Committee Member
Languages
Spanish (native, fluent)
German (novice)