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I focus my practice at the intersection of technology and communications with an emphasis on the legal issues arising from emerging and disruptive innovation: vehicle safety, connected and autonomous cars, data privacy and security, patient portals and telehealth, infotainment, and mobile apps. With experience in intellectual property, automotive and media law, I lead clients in securing and protecting technology through transactions and litigation
As a self-titled “recovering engineer,” I have been influenced by my high-level quality management and engineering positions with Tier 1 suppliers where I held multi-million dollar bottom line responsibility. I worked extensively on successful automotive product launches, managing vendors and manufacturing facilities. I have industry-based experience with field recalls and was a representative to the University of Michigan’s CIREN (Crash Injury Research & Engineering Network) and UMPIRE (University of Michigan Program for Injury Research and Education). Working as a design engineer, I received multiple Record of Invention Awards for contributions to patents and trade secrets. I am a Six Sigma Certified Master Black Belt.
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Acquired: 2010
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301 E. Liberty Ste 500, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
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Litigation lawyer
2017
Top Lawyers: Information Technology and Copyright, DBusiness
2016
Women in the Law, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
2016
Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit: Copyright Law, DBusiness
2016
Rising Star: Intellectual Property Litigation, SuperLawyers (Michigan)
2015
Rising Star: Intellectual Property Litigation, SuperLawyers (Michigan)
2014
Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit: Intellectual Property, DBusiness
2014
Rising Star: Intellecutal Property Litigation, Super Lawyers (Michigan)
2013
Rising Star, SuperLawyers (Michigan)
2011 - Present
Shareholder, Butzel Long
2010 - 2010
Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
1999 - 2009
Six Sigma Champion and Master Black Belt - Quality Management, Johnson Controls
1996 - 1999
Product Engineer, Delphi Automotive
2012 - Present
Original Equipment Suppliers AssociationCounsel to the Product Development Council
2012 - Present
Forum Committee on Communications LawMember
2010 - Present
Arthritis FoundationArthritis Ambassador
2006 - Present
American Bar Association
Successfully Opposed registration of mark
Successfully defeated Preliminary Injunction based on First Amendment Protections
2010
Juris Doctor
1996
Bachelors
2017
Liability of Driverless Cars
2017
Liability of Autonomous Vehicles
2017
2017
2013
Conflict Minerals
2013
Digital Media Updates
2013
2013
Digital Media
2012
Legal Aspects of Digital Media
2011
Protecting Your Internet Assets
2011
Protecting Your Assets in the Digital Age
2011
2011
Product Defects
2010
Rights and Duties of Dog Ownership in the State of Michigan
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
2010
2010
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