He concentrates his practice on intellectual property, with a primary focus on patent litigation and counseling. He is a registered patent attorney. Mr. Gardner has been elected for many years to Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” List as one of the top patent attorneys in North Carolina based on a survey of all members of the North Carolina bar. He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property Law in 2015 and the eight years immediately preceding. He is listed as a #1 band attorney in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property.