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Practice Areas: Responsible for all aspects of intellectual property—patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and trade secrets—practices primarily in electronics and information technology fields, including software and business method patents. His work includes enforcing patent rights, defending against actions brought by others, conducting investigations for pre-litigation risk assessment and patent clearances (non-infringement and invalidity), licensing and evaluating portfolios, and securing domestic and foreign patent protection. Certified Licensing Professional.

Career: Pioneered an interactive patent mapping tool for portfolio assessment and strategic planning. Past coordinator, firm’s Intellectual Property Groups.

Personal: Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1975); University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1972).