BAR & ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
Admitted to the Virginia bar, D.C. bar, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Admitted to the U.S. Patent Bar (Reg. No. 59,679)
Member of American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member of American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
EDUCATION
J.D., George Washington University Law School
M.S. equivalent, Naval Nuclear Power School
B.S., University of Florida (Physics/mathematics minor)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Blank Rome, LLP: Attorney
- Patent Litigation – researching case law; writing briefs for various discovery matters including Rule 11 motions and motions to compel. Performing pre-filing investigations on numerous possible defendants in order to evaluate the likelihood of a successful suit. Performing depositions and responding to interrogatories, requests for admission, and various other discovery requests.
- CBT Flint Partners, LLC v. Goodmail Systems, Inc. et al., Northern District of Georgia, Civil Action No. 07-01822 (on behalf of an unnamed defendant), involving GPS navigation systems
- Qwest Corporation et al. v. Centillion Data Systems, LLC, et al., Southern District of Indiana, Civil Action No. 04-02076 (on behalf of defendant), involving online telecommunications billing systems
- Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc. et al. v. Motion Computing, Inc. et al., Eastern District of Texas, Civil Action No. 07-00546 (on behalf of plaintiff), involving Tablet PCs.
Kenyon & Kenyon
- Patent Litigation – researching case law and drafting motions for patent litigation in a variety of technologies including online music providers, telecommunications, generic drugs, DNA sequencing machines, and internet packet routing. Drafting motions (e.g., motions to dismiss, motions to stay, motions for preliminary injunction), requesting and reviewing evidence for trial, and corresponding with opposing counsel.
- Sightsound Technologies, Inc. v. Roxio, Inc. et al., Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 04-1549 (on behalf of plaintiff), involving methods of purchasing music via the internet.
- Zambon Group S.p.A v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. et al., District of Columbia Civil Case No. 04-1157 (on behalf of defendant), involving ANDA for generic drug company
- Thermo Finnigan LLC v. Applera Corp., District of Delaware, No. 04-1505 (on behalf of defendant), involving DNA electrophoresis technology
- Patent Prosecution – preparing and prosecuting patent applications in technologies such as medical devices, telecommunications, and software. Responding to Office Actions in the USPTO as well as the EPO and WIPO. Drafted numerous successful applications, e.g., US 20060058815 directed towards a medical device for Boston Scientific (numerous claims allowed).
U.S. Naval Academy – Thermodynamics Instructor
- Directly responsible for the daily operation of the U.S. Naval Academy’s senior level course in thermodynamics. Responsibilities include development of a course schedule, labs, and academic tests for a 400 student course. Supervising all thermodynamics instructors.
USS Theodore Roosevelt – Reactor Duty Officer/Nuclear Propulsion Plant Watch Officer
