I am counsel at the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, where I focus my practice in the energy, intellectual property, and complex civil litigation areas. In particular, I have represented plaintiffs and defendants in dozens of lawsuits throughout the country. I also have experience representing clients at trial, having successfully represented plaintiffs in a case with in a multi-million dollar jury verdict, and on appeal, having successfully argued before the Federal Circuit. I am licensed to practice in the states of Pennsylvania and Illinois, as well as being a registered patent attorney before the US Patent and Trademark Office. I am currently admitted to practice before the following federal courts: US District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of Ohio, Northern District of Illinois (trial bar), and Central District of Illinois and the US Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits.
Since 2001
Since 2010
Since 2009
Since 2002
Since 2003
Since 2011
Since 2007
Since 2003
Since 2003
Since 2010
2017 - Current
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
2010 - 2017
Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C.
2003 - 2010
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP
I was an associate in the Intellectual Property and Litigation practice groups, where I handled dozens of patent litigation and complex commercial matters for a variety of Fortune 500 and regional companies throughout the United States.
2001 - 2003
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Law clerk for the Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley. While clerking for Judge O'Malley, I assisted her in teaching a Patent Litigation course at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Judge O'Malley is currently serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1998 - 2001
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude Order of the Coif Concentration in Litigation with Honors
1992 - 1998
Ph.D. | Applied Physics
During my time here, I conducted research at the National Science Foundation's Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) under the direction of Dr. Donald P. Umstadter and Dr. Gerard Mourou. I authored or co-authored over two dozen papers on ultrafast optics and high energy phenomena, including my thesis--"Laser-Plasma Electron Accelerators and Nonlinear, Relativistic Optics"--and presented my research at over a dozen conferences. In addition, my research was featured in the New York Times, The Economist, and Business Week.
1988 - 1992
B.S. | Physics
While at Harvey Mudd, I conducted research in low-temperature resistivity measurements with Prof. James Eckert.
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