Bethesda, MD – Legal Advantage, a pioneer in the legal services industry, is proud to announce its compliance with the international standard for environmental management, the ISO 14001.

ISO 14001 approach requires organizations to evaluate all areas of activities where there is an environmental impact.  Compliance with ISO 14001 can benefit firms by reducing costs of waste management, savings on consumption of energy and other resources, reduction in distribution costs, an improved corporate image as well as a framework for continual improvement.

Commenting on this accomplishment, Mirza Baig, CEO of Legal Advantage said “Environmental stewardship is a Legal Advantage core value and achieving the ISO 14001 compliance exemplifies our commitment to conduct business with state of the art environmental practices.  The ISO 14001 framework will help protect and enhance the environment and our business.  We are proud to have reached this milestone where we have minimized our impact on the environment.”

“We proudly understand our environmental responsibilities and are continuously implementing strategies to help minimize our impact on the environment while continuing to improve the service to our customers,”said Harold Pieroway, Director of Operations.

Samba Rao, Vice President, Operations, added “Our commitment to environmental management is absolute as we have an exclusive ‘Green’ team. This team  takes care of all things eco-friendly, with special emphasis on the use of non-renewable resources, waste avoidance, effective waste disposal and life cycle planning.  Legal Advantage will continue to evolve in its environmental management systems, and our ISO 14001 compliance is a testimony to our efforts.”

ABOUT LEGAL ADVANTAGE: Legal Advantage’s mission is “To help Inventors the World Over Protect Their Ideas and Realize Their Dreams.” For nine years Legal Advantage has assisted intellectual property attorneys, patent agents, and individual inventors in fulfilling this mission. Legal Advantage is a leader in Prior Art Searches (patentability, freedom to operate (FTO), clearance, validity, invalidity, infringement and landscape analysis), Patent Illustration (Patent Drawing) and Design Services, technical translations (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and over 20 other languages), patent trial graphics, and research. The real benefits derived from these services include reduced costs, faster project completion, and a higher quality end-product deliverable.

Founded by seasoned intellectual property attorneys and litigators, Legal Advantage combines unparalleled dependability, accuracy, and client service – resulting in a stellar client retention rate that is among the highest in the industry.

Legal Advantage is headquartered in the Washington DC suburb of Bethesda, MD and has offices in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Hyderabad, Ottawa, and Toronto.

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