Olivia Alford is a patent attorney who understands what it means to be the engineer in the room — because she was one. Before joining Gray Ice Higdon as an Associate, she spent more than four years at GE Appliances as part of the Edison Engineering Development Program, working hands-on in embedded software, electromechanical systems, and technical project management. That experience doesn't just inform her legal work. It transforms it.
Clients — whether they're in-house counsel at large technology companies or individual inventors navigating the patent process for the first time — describe Olivia as someone who listens, understands, and follows through. She is known for meeting every deadline, thoroughly evaluating every strategic direction, and always delivering a plan that directly addresses her client's specific concerns.