Credentials
- University of New Hampshire School of Law, Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1994
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, 1990
- MIT Sloan School of Management, Certificate, 2023, MIT Sloan + CSAIL Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Program
- Wisconsin
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2012- 2013, 2024-present
- Best Lawyers®, Patent Law, 2021-present
- The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Patent Law, 2021
Engagement
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES)
- Secretary, Mobile and Consumer Electronics Committee, 2017-present
Insights
Provisional Patent Applications – Less Protection Than Expected?
The projects I work on evolve over time in response to my clients’ business priorities. Recently, I have been advising clients on provisional patent applications….Read
Mar 10, 2026
New Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventorship
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released new guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions, superseding its previous framework. The update clarifies how inventorship…Read
Dec 4, 2025
AI & Data: What You Need to Know
in us for the second webinar in our three-part series exploring legal issues in AI development. This session will focus on the legal complexities of using data to train AI technologies, including recent developments in copyright law and the fair use doctrine as it applies to copyrightable data.Watch
Nov 20, 2025