Credentials
- University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1998, cum laude
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1990, with honors
- Wisconsin
- Connecticut
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
- United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- AV® Preeminent™, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Selected to Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts Rising Stars, Super Lawyers®, 2006-2007
Engagement
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Member, American Bar Association
- Chair, Michael Best Pro Bono Committee
- Director and Governance Committee Chair, The Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee
- Director, The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
- Former Director, Milwaukee Bar Association
- Former Co-chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, Milwaukee Bar Association
- Pro Bono legal services volunteer, including on behalf of the Milwaukee Justice Center, the Mobile Legal Clinic, and Kids Matter, Inc.
- Salvation Army meal service volunteer
- Wisconsin licensed foster parent
- Member, Spring Creek Church
Insights
Current Events at the Intersection of AI, Ethics, and the Rules of Professional Conduct
Join us for the second webinar in our three-part series exploring legal issues in AI development. This session will focus on the ethical issues that arise at the intersection of the lawyer’s use of AI and the Rules of Professional Conduct.Read
Dec 11, 2025
Michael Best Secures $17 Million Victory in Patent Infringement Suit
Michael Best’s Intellectual Property Litigation team secured a courtroom victory for its client SSI Technologies (SSI), an industry leader in the custom development of automotive sensor solutions. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin jury awarded SSI nearly $17 million in damages for patent infringement and determined that defendant Dongguan Zhengyang Electronic Mechanical’s infringement was willful.Read
Oct 3, 2024