Profile:

Practice covers: Patents, Intellectual Property, Litigation. Served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward S. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1985-1987). Commenced practice of patent law in 1987, based in Chicago, and in continuous practice since then, practicing nationwide in U.S. District Courts, U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and internationally.

Areas of Practice:

Intellectual Property

More About My Practice:

Intellectual property, specifically, U.S. and international patents, patent applications, patent litigation

Additional Information:

Education: Iowa State University, B.S. in Engineering, 1979, University of Houston, J.D., cum laude, 1985; DePaul University College of Law (Certificate in Mediation; 2001)

Year Admitted to the Bar: 1985 (TX), 1986 (DC), 1987 (IL), 1988 (USPTO), 1990 (US SCt)


Office Hours: Monday: 08:30 AM-05:30 PM, Tuesday: 08:30 AM-05:30 PM, Wednesday: 08:30 AM-05:30 PM, Thursday: 08:30 AM-05:30 PM, Friday: 08:30 AM-05:30 PM

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