Woodrow "Woody" H. Pollack

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