I bring an uncommon background into my work as an intellectual property and patent attorney. I have a mechanical engineering degree, a law degree, and real-world on-the-job experience in mechanical design and software engineering. I’ve worked in these fields for more than 40 years.

I don’t know if it is a natural ability, so much as it is intense interest and hard work over those many years, but I believe I have developed the ability to assimilate and synthesize highly technical, mechanical and software engineering designs very quickly. For my technology clients, this means that I am efficient in the uptake of their technical designs (which saves them a lot of time and money). It also means I can get “into the weeds” with their engineers and developers to quickly uncover what I need to assist my clients in protecting and commercializing their innovations and other competitive business assets.

Armed with this information, I’m able to ask respectful, probing questions about my clients’ goals, desired market position, and day-to-day business interests. That allows me to provide them with cost-effective and personalized strategic options in protecting, enforcing, and licensing their intellectual property portfolios. In turn, with the runway to market I help provide them, my clients are able to grow their businesses more quickly and effectively in the face of ever-increasing competition and unpredictable market conditions.