Education

B.S.	University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ, 1995 Electrical and Computer Engineering With Honors
J.D.	University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, 2000

Bar Memberships

• 2000 California (CA Bar No. 209,514)
• 2001 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Reg. No. 48,602)

Professional Employment

Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC, San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA, 2006 to Present

Intellectual property attorney, Principal

Specializing in all facets of intellectual property law.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, 2000 to 2006

Associate

Counseled clients regarding IP strategy, drafted patent applications and responses to office actions, drafted infringement and validity analysis opinions, and participated in licensing negotiations and litigation support.

Technical Expertise: Telecommunications, computer related arts, software related arts, Internet related arts, data storage, semiconductor packaging, networking, gaming technology, simulation, computer hardware, and various other technologies.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew, San Francisco, CA, Summer 1999

Summer Associate

 

Fliesler Dubb Meyer and Lovejoy, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, Summer 1999

Summer Associate

 

Fulbright and Jaworski, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Summer 1998

Summer Associate

 

Technical Experience

Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX, August 1996 to August 1997

Software Design Engineer

Worked on timing verification for the K7 generation of AMD microprocessors and Design for Test (DFT) for memory. Developed software tools using PERL5 and PERLtk languages.

Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector, Phoenix, AZ, January 1996 to July 1996

Development Engineer/Software Engineer

Developed analog CAD libraries. Also developed CAD tools for the CADENCE/OPUS design system using PERL and Cadence SKILL languages.

Teaching Experience

Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Clinic Instructor For Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing

Extracurricular Activities

Certified Scuba Diver, Basketball, Softball.