Ella Sims

Ella (Ellaheh) Sims is an associate attorney at Lott & Fischer. She is also a Patent Attorney authorized to practice in patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office under limited recognition as a Canadian citizen working with a United States law firm. Ms. Sims graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor of Science degree, high distinction, specializing in Biomedical Physics and minoring in Economics, as the highest-performing female student across three campuses and the top student in the sciences at her campus. She then went on to graduate with a Master of Science in Medical Science from McMaster University. Ms. Sims earned her Juris Doctor from Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, summa cum laude, and was the Valedictorian of her graduating law class.

While in law school, Ms. Sims received seventeen book awards for achieving the top grade in the course. She was a Dean’s Study Fellow for her law school’s Civil Procedure and Property Law courses. Ms. Sims also served as a Research Assistant and as an Associate Editor on Barry Law Review where her law review article focusing on intellectual property waivers was selected for publication. As a law student, she volunteered with the USPTO’s Patent Pro Bono Program where she assisted a patent attorney in completing a provisional patent application.