Credentials

  • University of Wisconsin Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin International Law Journal, 1987, cum laude
  • St. Louis University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry, 1978
  • University of California-Berkeley, Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry, 1964
  • Elmira College, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1961, cum laude

  • Wisconsin
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
  • United States Supreme Court

  • Best Lawyers®, Women in the Law (Madison, WI), Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, and IP Law, 2022-Present
  • “Lawyer of the Year,” Patent Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2018, 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice and Patent Law, 2007-present
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice and Patent Law, 2021-present
  • Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer, Chambers USA
  • Madison Magazine, Top Lawyer in the Area of Intellectual Property

Engagement

Consultant for Missouri House of Representatives on energy policy and on science and technology issues in state legislation

Consultant to the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Washington University Medical School for development of radiological diagnostics

Producer, Director, Writer and Commentator for an ABC affiliate television series on science for the public entitled “What in the World Isn’t Chemical?”

  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin, Past Chair, Intellectual Property Section
  • Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Biotechnology Committee
  • Member, Past President, Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Member, American Chemical Society, Chemistry and the Law Division
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Biotechnology Committee
  • Member, BioForward (Wisconsin’s biotechnology and medical device association)

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