Experience

Rating: 1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024.

Disbarment issued in WA, 2024

updated on 05/28/2024

This is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the the Washington State Bar to understand the reasons for this disbarment.

Disbarment issued in CA, 2024

updated on 11/11/2025

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the California State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Public reproval with/duties issued in CA, 2022

updated on 10/26/2022

A censure or reprimand issued by the Supreme Court or the State Bar Court that is not a matter of public record unless imposed after the initiation of formal disciplinary proceedings. No period of suspension is imposed. The reproval may be imposed with duties or conditions.

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Principal, SVPC

2007 - 2007

Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Information School

2006 - 2011

Principal, Technology & Intellectual Property Strategies Group

2003 - 2006

Associate, Perkins Coie

1998 - 2003

Associate, Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman

1992 - 1995

Engineer, Lattice Semiconductor

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Associations

2015 - Present

Belmont-Redwood Shores AYSO Board

Director

2014 - Present

State Bar of California, Solo and Small Firm Section Executive Committee

Member

2009 - Present

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association

Past President, Advisor

2007 - Present

U.C. Hastings Foundation

Trustee

2012 - 2014

U.C. Hastings Foundation

Treasurer

2010 - 2015

State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section, Executive Committee

Executive Committee Member, Advisor

2008 - 2009

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association

President

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Sample of Legal Cases

In Re Bally Technologies, Inc.

Settled

Bally Technologies, Inc. v. Kappos et al.

Settled

SAES Getters S.p.a. v. IMT

Settled

Allure Home Creations v. Zak Designs

Settled

SAES Getters S.p.a. v. Aeronex

Settled

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Education

1998

UC Hastings COL

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

Univ of California Berkeley

BS - Bachelor of Science

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Speaking Engagements

2012

Solo Summit Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law

2011

State Bar of California, Annual Meeting

Ethical Issues Arising in the Intellectual Property Space

2011

Cyber Institute

Legal Ethics for Patent Office Practitioners

2011

Cyber Institute

Legal Ethics and Technology

2011

AIPLA Annual Meeting

Clients in Bankruptcy

2010

NBI Seminar

Legal Ethics and Technology

2010

LES Annual Meeting

Patent Brokerage as a Portfolio Management Strategy

2009

Virtual Worlds: The Hype, The Reality, The In-between

Virtual Worlds: The Hype, The Reality, The In-between

2009

Spring Seminar

Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

2009

NBI Seminar

Finding Information on Corporate Entities

2009

NBI Seminar

Ethics in the Digital Age

2009

Maximizing Returns on IP Portfolios Conference

Strategic Licensing

2009

LES Annual Meeting

Patent Brokerage as a Portfolio Management Strategy

2009

Intellectual Property Institute

Selling and Licensing Patent Assets

2008

iPhone DevCamp II Conference

Patents

2007

Santa Clara University Law Class

Recent Developments at the Federal Circuit

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Publications

1998

Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal Shoring up the Foundations of Patent Law Eroded by the Underwater Line

1998

Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal Curing the Inequitable Conduct Plague in Patent Litigation

1996

Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Strengthening and Weakening the Patent Through Reexamination and Reissue

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