Attorney profile
Darkhorse Attorneys
The short version
Roanoke-based intellectual property and business law firm serving Virginia and nationwide clients with trademark, copyright, contract, and corporate counsel.
Strengths
- Attorneys are repeatedly described as knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to reach, with prompt answers and follow-up.
- Reviewers report transparent, predictable fees with clearly defined scope of work and no surprise bills.
- Handles the full trademark lifecycle plus copyrights, trade secrets, contracts, and business formation for small businesses.
- Multiple reviewers highlight patience and thorough explanations when walking clients through documents and filings.
- Offers remote consultation by Zoom, which clients outside the Roanoke area have found convenient.
Considerations
- One person reports being declined without a consultation after an inquiry involving fraud and copyright.
- Other clients praise Jacob East and Andrew Connors for attorney access and clear costs, without repeated reports of surprise billing.
About Darkhorse Attorneys
Darkhorse Attorneys is a Virginia law firm built around intellectual property and business law, with an office at 307 Market St SE in downtown Roanoke and additional locations in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm serves businesses nationwide and throughout Virginia, including Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Charlottesville. Its attorneys - Andrew P. Connors, Jacob P. East, Emily Newman, and Christopher Akins - work across trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and the right of publicity, alongside contracts, business formation, general counsel services, and business litigation.
The trademark practice is central to the offering: searches, applications, maintenance, counseling, disputes, infringement matters, cancellation proceedings, and litigation, including work before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Copyright work covers both plaintiffs and defendants in federal court, with mediation and alternative dispute resolution also used. The firm’s broader corporate side handles LLCs and corporations, business documents, purchases and sales, and contract drafting and review, and it extends into software and technology law and defense against ADA website lawsuits. The website describes roughly two decades of intellectual property experience and hundreds of trademarks obtained.
Reviewers most often describe the attorneys as knowledgeable, patient, and easy to reach. Clients name Jacob East and Andrew Connors for walking them through formations, contracts, lease assignments, trademark and copyright filings, and breach of contract matters. Clear scope and cost expectations recur: reviewers report transparent pricing, no surprise bills, and, in one instance, coming in under a projected budget. Several small-business owners note the firm’s awareness of limited financial resources and realistic outcomes. First meetings have been conducted by Zoom, with two attorneys attending at least one initial consultation, and follow-up is frequently described as prompt.
Feedback is not uniformly positive. One reviewer describes approaching the firm about a fraud and copyright matter and being declined without a consultation. The overall picture is a boutique firm oriented toward founders, brand owners, and technology companies that want both planning counsel and courtroom capability.
The office is at 307 Market St SE Ste 203, Roanoke, VA 24011. The listed telephone number is +1800-279-4292. The practice website is darkhorse.law.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers consistently highlight attorney responsiveness and accessibility, naming Jacob East and Andrew Connors specifically.
- Fee transparency is a recurring point: clients describe clear scope, understandable costs, and no surprise billing.
- Small-business clients frequently mention help with business formation, contracts, and trademark or copyright filings.
- Communication style draws repeat praise - thorough explanations, patience with questions, and careful attention to detail.
- A minority of feedback centers on declined representation and the limits of the firm's practice focus.
All reviews
4.8 out of five stars based on 26 reviews.
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