Background Details
Education
1994 J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School
1991 B.S. Aerospace Engineering, summa cum laude, Texas A&M University
Awards
2018 America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
2018 Distinguished Lawyer (Noticed)
2018 Excellence in IP Law (Lawyers of Distinction)
Sept. 2015 Featured Top Rated Lawyers (American Lawyer Magazine)
2011 Top Attorneys in Texas (Texas Monthly Magazine)
2011 Best Lawyer (Best Lawyers in America)
2009-2012 Super Lawyer (Texas Super Lawyers)
2005-2008 America's Leading Business Lawyers (IP Law (Chambers USA)
2004 Rising Star (Texas Super Lawyers)
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Publications
2018 Medical Device Technologies, Chapter 4: Freedom to Operate
2005-2009 O’Connor’s Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus (Jones McClure)
1994 Legal Research Guide to Mechanical Patent Litigation (Hein)
Admissions
Texas Bar
Colorado Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
US District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
​U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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