Overview

Kristin concentrates on patent searching, due diligence, and prosecution. She is knowledgeable in a variety of mechanical technologies, including heating and cooling systems, heat transfer, fluid dispensing devices, and power production equipment. Kristin has experience drafting utility and design patent applications, conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, preparing responses to office actions, and coordinating with foreign associates on international filings. She regularly works with inventors to translate complex innovations into clear, strategic patent filings.

Kristin has worked with Michael Best in multiple capacities, including as an engineering intern, patent engineer, and summer associate.

Experience

Solutions in action

Credentials

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2025, magna cum laude
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 2019, summa cum laude

  • Illinois
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office