• Diverse legal practice background of nearly three decades in both the public and private sectors

• Experience in the trial and appeal of civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts

• Litigated trade dress, patent infringement, and other intellectual property cases

• Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Proficient in negotiation and drafting of domestic and international contracts

• Understanding of governmental compliance and development of institutional policy

• Former adjunct professor at the University of South Florida and Stetson University College of Law (public international law, international relations, international institutions, copyright law)

• Advanced law degree from the Concannon Programme of International Law, London Law Centre, University of Notre Dame

• Among 20 intellectual property attorneys in Florida selected by peers for inclusion in Florida Trend Magazine’s list of 2009 Legal Elite

Admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Florida, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the United States Court of International Trade. Admitted to practice in patent cases before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Provided legal work on behalf of large and small companies across various industries, including Accel Networks, American Sterilization Concepts, LLC, AmMed Surgical Equipment LLC, AvTec, Inc., Bank Nationale de Paris, Boing! Jump Centers, Caflo, Inc., Classical Video Concepts LLC, Condec, Inc., Doctor's Choice Weight Loss LLC, Dow Electronics, Digital Reception Services, Eye Heart World, Inc., Girlskills Inc., LC Trading International Corp, Lincoln Tactical, The New York Yankees, Parsons Engineering, Pulte Homes, Suncoast Urgent Care Centers LLC, Trinity Urgent Care LLC, Tropicana Products, Inc.

Current concentrations: Intellectual property transactions, including patent prosecution, trademark and copyright registration, licensing, assignments; consultation and litigation support in infringement cases.