Our People

Sony Barari is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP, and specializes in high-stakes intellectual property, trusts and estates, and other complex commercial litigation.

John J. Bartko is a Founder and Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP and has decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil, criminal, and regulatory matters.

Chad DeVeaux is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP and his primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, class actions, constitutional law, First Amendment and anti-SLAPP litigation, administrative law, white…

Oliver Dunlap is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP, where he serves as a civil litigator and trial attorney with extensive experience in handling complex legal matters across various industries,…

Joseph J. Fraresso is a Partner of Bartko Pavia LLP and his practice focuses on representing clients in technology-related litigation including patent litigation, trade secret litigation, and commercial litigation.

Sean McTigue is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP and a member of the firm’s business litigation practice.

Benjamin K. Riley is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP and member of the Executive Committee.

Patrick M. Ryan is Co-Managing Partner of Bartko LLP and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice.

Brian A.E. Smith is a Partner of Bartko Pavia LLP in the Litigation Practice.

Stephen C. Steinberg is a Partner of Bartko Pavia LLP and the Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice.

C. Griffith Towle is a Partner at Bartko Pavia LLP in the Litigation Practice.

Kenneth Richard is a Special Counsel at Bartko Pavia LLP and practices in the Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups.

Natalie Felsen is a Litigation Associate at Bartko Pavia LLP where she represents clients in complex commercial litigation and intellectual property dispute.

P. Casey Mathews is an associate at Bartko Pavia LLP and an experienced litigator, handling complex, high-stakes commercial litigation in both state and federal courts.

Blanca Conway is the Paralegal Supervisor at Barko Pavia LLP, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in complex litigation, patent litigation, and criminal justice.