Smithers Trademarks Lawyers

Your brand is your business’s most valuable asset. I am a trademark attorney experienced in all facets of trademark law, including trademark registration, trademark infringement, trademark licensing, and trademark portfolio management. My goal is to work hard to protect your brand and your business.


I graduated in 2018 from Mitchell Hamline College of Law. I am a member of the West Virginia state bar as well on the Family Law and Intellectual Property Committees.


I grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia, and was a teacher for nine years before obtaining her law degree.

Born in a small Central Kentucky town, my family moved to West Virginia chasing the dream of self-employment. I went to college at Marshall University where I graduated cum laude, and then attended the University of Kentucky College of Law. Country roads brought me home to WV with a fresh law degree and a job at a respected regional defense firm. There I handled a wide variety of cases, including: car accidents, commercial truck accidents, wrongful death, property damage, workers' compensation, deliberate intent, asbestos litigation, insurance coverage, debt collection, and appellate work. I was able to learn from some of...

Layne Diehl is a practicing lawyer with a range of experience from small business, corporate, nonprofits, higher education, immigration, contracts, negotiations, and employment law. She is the CEO and managing member of Diehl Law PLLC. Diehl Law is operated in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, the fastest growing county in the state and within the metropolitan statistical area of the greater quad-state Washington, DC region. She is a progressive forward thinking professional who can align her clients' objectives with effective legal strategies. She loves being a lawyer in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.