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Alan is the President of Singleton Law Firm. He has more than 25 years of experience working with entrepreneurs to develop legal solutions for companies at all stages of development and build their international intellectual property portfolios. Clients appreciate Alan’s ability to see the big picture and give comprehensive advice with both legal and business considerations in mind.
Alan’s practice is focused on corporate formation and transactions(including angel / venture capital investment rounds and mergers and acquisitions), intellectual property (technology licensing, trademark, and patent matters), and real estate.
A double alumnus of the University of Illinois, Alan maintains close ties with the University community. He is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence advisor with the University of Illinois Research Park and has been a guest lecturer for various STEM schools at the University. He has established a reputation as one of the leading advocates for technology transfer and startup companies in East Central Illinois. In recognition of his work, Alan received the Entrepreneurial Advocacy Award from the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation.
Alan serves on the board of directors of numerous not-for-profit organizations aimed at promoting local businesses, children’s sports, and community development.
While not an attorney, Elizabeth (Liz) Kellner has been around from the start and brings valuable experience and perspective to her role as Entrepreneurship Specialist/Paralegal.
Since Liz joined the Champaign-Urbana community more than 20 years ago, she has been involved with the local technology community in multiple capacities. Liz was involved at the ground level with technology commercialization at the University of Illinois in her role at the Technology Commercialization Lab (TCL) where she started in a temp secretarial role and grew to assistant business manager. TCL was the original technology business incubator at the University of Illinois and the precursor to the current incubator, EnterpriseWorks.
Following her work at TCL, Liz served as Coordinator and then Executive Director of techCommUnity, a local not-for-profit organization designed specifically to assist with the growth of the local technology community. In those roles, Liz met on a regular basis with technology companies, venture capitalists, angel investors and University officials to provide assistance and nurturing to the technology community. She oversaw and assisted in the organization and implementation of such programs as techStart (an all-day event designed to provide information to technology companies getting started), techMix, and the techCommUnity mentoring program. She is actively involved in the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, where she previously served as both a Board member and the Chair of the Technology Committee.
Because of her close association with the tech community, Liz has an understanding of the issues and challenges that entrepreneurs face and is uniquely qualified to identify obstacles and opportunities facing our clients. She is regarded as an advocate and resource for the local technology community, and she offers this expertise and a non-legal perspective to our work on their behalf.
In addition to her involvement in the tech community, Liz spends time giving back to the CU community as a whole. She served as the Urbana High School Band Booster President, and currently volunteers with the Eastern Illinois Foodbank and Habitat for Humanity.
Located in the Research Park, we help startups at EnterpriseWorks form their companies, protect their intellectual property, secure funding, and hire legally.
