ADAPT Industry Spotlight When Mary Fuller describes her career, she reaches for an analogy rooted in her earliest professional training: she was learning to troubleshoot life the same way she troubleshot circuits. "You figure out what's broken, fix what you can, keep building," she said. It's a deceptively simple framework for a path that has taken her from a single-wide trailer in Arizona to the federal government, and from there to the deanship of one of California's most storied law...

When we talk about the future of intellectual property, we often imagine seasoned attorneys guiding the next generation. But Marguerite Smith is redefining what it means to enter the profession—bringing her engineering background, community leadership, and a passion for mentorship to the world of patents, all without a law degree. Marguerite’s journey began with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) , where she spent years of college deeply involved, serving as president and treasurer of her...