(502) 485-5359 main (Louisville)
aelder@ndgallilaw.com
Alexa “Lexie” Elder is an Associate in the firm’s litigation and intellectual property practices. Lexie represents a broad range of clients in a variety of commercial and intellectual property litigation matters including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence matters, as well as claims involving violations of state consumer protection acts. Lexie’s past experience includes all areas of employment litigation, including employment discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation matters, as well as claims involving violations of state and federal civil rights acts. Lexie has experience in both state and federal trial and appellate courts and has represented clients in alternative dispute resolution including mediation.
Lexie also assists clients in brand protection, including performing trademark clearance searches, preparing and filing trademark applications and related prosecution documents, and conducting maintenance on trademark portfolios. She has experience in trademark enforcement including cease and desist letters, opposition and cancellation proceedings in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and trademark infringement litigation.
Lexie graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2020, where she was a member of law review and received a CALI award for Intellectual Property. During law school, Lexie held a judicial externship with the Hon. David Hale, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, served as a fellow in the Brandeis Human Rights Advocacy Program, and interned with the Kentucky Innocence Project, where she helped to reverse the conviction of a young man serving 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Education
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2020, J.D. summa cum laude
University of Louisville, 2014 B.A. (Communications, Minor in Women and Gender Studies)
Bar Admissions:
Kentucky U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Professional Associations:
Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Litigation
Member, Kentucky Bar Association
Contact
Alexa “Lexie” Elder
Associate
aelder@ndgallilaw.com