Shutts & Bowen LLP

Intellectual Property

Partner

Woodrow “Woody” Pollack is a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen, where he is Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group.  Woody is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar.  He focuses his practice on litigating complex patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes.  He also counsels clients extensively in developing patent and trademark portfolios.  He has been lead counsel in over 100 intellectual property litigations. Woody is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator.

A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated attorney, Woody has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers in America®, Florida Super Lawyers, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Woody also serves on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Business Law Section.  He has chaired a number of its committees, including its Intellectual Property Committee and Legislation Committee.  He is also a former chair of the Florida Bar’s Intellectual Property Board Certification Committee.  Woody has also been an adjunct professor at Stetson College of Law, teaching Trademark Law since 2019.

Before starting his career in law, Woody received his Master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and worked as a software engineer in Silicon Valley. He regularly applies his technical background to assist his clients in sophisticated software and other computer related disputes. He has represented clients in a number of technologies, including database encryption, antivirus software, medical devices and mechanical processes.

In the community, Woody served extensively on the Board of Directors of Tampa Connection, including serving as its Chair.  Woody currently serves on the Board of Feeding Tampa Bay.

Member, Florida Blockchain Task Force, 2019 Member, Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Tampa Bay Advisory Board, 2018 – Present Member, American Bar Association Member, Litigation Section Member, Intellectual Property Section Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association Member, Federal Bar Association Member, The Florida Bar IP Certification Committee Chair, 2021 Vice Chair, 2020 Member, Business Law Section Intellectual Property Committee Chair, 2015-2016 Legislative Vice Chair, 2014-2015 CLE Vice Chair, 2013-2014 Sponsorship Committee, Chair (2017-present) Digital Currency Taskforce, Chair (2017-present) Member, Trial Lawyers Section Member, Committee on Technology Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee Chair, 2012-2013 Vice Chair, 2011-2012 Pro Bono Liaison to 13th Judicial Circuit, 2010-2011 Member, St. Petersburg Bar Association Business Law Section Co-Chair, 2016-Present Member, Tampa Connection Board of Directors, 2012-2018 Chair, 2016-2017 Vice Chair, 2015-2016 Secretary, 2012-2015 Class of 2011 Member, Leadership Tampa, Class of 2013 Member, Leadership St. Pete, Class of 2015 Member, Feeding Tampa Bay Board of Directors (2022-present)

● Stetson University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude ● Stanford University, M.S., Computer Science ● Colby University, B.S., Computer Science