Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Intellectual Property
• Emerging Business
• Gaming

Representative Clients

• Federal-Mogul Corporation
• Kimir Seatpost
• K-Space Associates
• TEK Designs Studios
• His 2 Overcome Ministries, Inc.

Prominent Assignments

• Counsel to all types of businesses in IP strategy and implementation, and protecting innovation through patents and trade secret methods
• Advises companies on contested issues (infringements, oppositions and interferences), product clearance, negotiating and preparing development and licensing agreements, compliance with IP agreements, and transfer of IP in connection with business acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions
• Former Senior Patent Counsel for Federal Mogul Corporation responsible for focusing their intellectual property strategy to proactively align with technology and product strategies, managing the company's IP enforcement activities, developing a global anti-counterfeiting initiative and spear-heading a multi-national approach to their use of outside counsel

Education

• J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 1990
• B.S.M.E., Lawrence Institute of Technology, 1986

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1990
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1995

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Member, Washtenaw County Bar Association
• Member, Michigan Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
• Coach, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
• Member, Board of Directors, Inverness Woods Condominium Association
• Member (2003-2005), Board of Directors, His 2 Overcome Ministries, Inc.

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter, "Protecting Your Business and Your Intellectual Property," October 18, 2007; FastTrac TechVenture Training, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Presenter, "Five Deadly Intellectual Property Sins of the Innovative Manufacturer," Sept. 19, 2007, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) - Great Lakes Expo, Grand Rapids, MI
• Presenter, "Intellectual Property 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," May 8, 2007; FastTrac TechVenture Training, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Presenter, "Legal 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," April 24, 2007; Wayne State University "TechTown", Detroit, MI
• Presenter, "Legal 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," March 6, 2007; Automation Alley , Troy, Michigan
• Keynote Speaker, Engineering Honor Society Banquet, December 6, 2005; Warren, Michigan
• Presenter, "A Macro View of IP for Business," November 9, 2005; Kalamazoo, MI
• Presenter, "A Universal Approach to Intellectual Property for the Business Manager," August 17, 2005; Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Author, "Businesses Need IP Strategy" Guest Opinion June 23, 2005; Washtenaw-Livingston Business Review
• Invited Speaker, Federal-Mogul's New Anti-Counterfeiting Program; 1-Day Symposium on Counterfeiting in the Automotive Industry, October 1, 2003; Dearborn, Michigan

Innovations

• Inventor of US Patent No. 6,196,623 "Vehicular Clothing Protector"