Areas of Focus

Patent preparation, prosecution, and advice relating to materials, chemistry, and chemical engineering; Trademark selection, prosecution, and advice.

Education

University of Missouri-Rolla (B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1985)
University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1990), Missouri Law Review

Bar Information

Missouri, Admitted 1990
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Admitted 1991

Published Articles

Eye on Ethics: Ancient Representation Imputes Disqualification on the Unsuspecting, St. Louis Lawyer (January 2010)

Eye on Ethics: Analyzing Conflicts and the "Hot-Potato" Rule, St. Louis Lawyer (May 2009)

Patent Licenses and the Recent Supreme Court MedImmune Decision, Materials Science & Technology 2007 Conference Proceedings (September 2007)

U.S. Patent Law Update, Materials Science & Technology 2007 Conference Proceedings (September 2007)

Inventions under Joint Development Agreements and The New U.S. CREATE Law, Material Science & Technology 2005 Conference Proceedings (September 2005)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Firm Names, St. Louis Lawyer (2001)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Proposed Rule Changes Address Zeal; Special Obligations for Sole Practitioners, St. Louis Lawyer (2001)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Solicitation and Advertising, St. Louis Lawyer (2001)

Intellectual Property Law Primer, St. Louis Lawyer Magazine (2000)

What's New in Legal Ethics: City, County, State Attorneys, Even Council Members, Face Conflicts, St. Louis Lawyer (2000)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Contacting Former Employees of Your Opponent, St. Louis Lawyer (2000)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Ethics Resources, St. Louis Lawyer (2000)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Compensating Witnesses, St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Ethical Issues in Using Temporary Lawyers, St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Acting as an Advocate Against Clients' Corporate Affiliates, St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Acting as an Advocate Against Clients' Corporate Affiliates, Part II, St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Exploiting Ethics and Criminal Violations of Our Opponent, St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Rule Proscribes Bias Based on Age, Disability et al., St. Louis Lawyer (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Ex Parte Contacts Revisited, St. Louis Lawyer (1998)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Of Firm Mailings and Disclaimers, St. Louis Lawyer (1998)

What's New in Legal Ethics: When a Lawyer Leaves a Firm, St. Louis Lawyer (1998)

What's New in Legal Ethics: New Job Can Mean New Conflicts, St. Louis Lawyer (1998)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Firm Names, St. Louis Lawyer (1998)

Ethics Rule Changes Affecting Your Marketing, The Young Lawyer (1997)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Conflicts with Municipal Employment, St. Louis Lawyer (1997)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Ethics, Attorneys, and Audiotapes, St. Louis Lawyer (1997)

What's New in Legal Ethics: Ex Parte Contacts with Employees of Your Corporate Opponent, St. Louis Lawyer (1997)

The Current State of the United States Trademark Gray Market, Missouri Law Review (1989)

Work Made for Hire for the 1990s, Missouri Law Review (1988)

Speaking Engagements

Annual Eighth and Federal Circuit Trademark Review, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (November 17, 2009)

Manufacturing Summit: Prospering in a Challenging Economy, St. Louis Business Journal Seminar (October 22, 2009)

Ethics in Intellectual Property Law, 2009 Intellectual Property Law Institute, Kansas Bar Association (May 8, 2009)

Manufacturing Summit: Prospering in a Challenging Economy, St. Louis Business Journal Seminar (December 16, 2008)

U.S. Patent Law Reform, American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans (April 6, 2008)

Federal Circuit Year in Review 2007 - 08, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (March 10, 2008)

Patent Licenses and the Supreme Court MedImmune Decision, Materials Science & Technology Conference (September 19, 2007)

U.S. Patent Law Update 2007, Materials Science & Technology Conference, Detroit, Michigan (September 19, 2007)

Inventions under Joint Development Agreements and The New U.S. CREATE Law, at the Copper for the 21st Century Symposium of the Material Science & Technology 2005 Conference (September 2005)

Review of Trademark Law in the 8th & Federal Circuits, to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2002)

Ethics in Trademark Law, to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2000)

Review of the Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act of 1999, to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1999)

What's New in Legal Ethics, to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1997)

Professional Summary

  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Ethics Committee 1991-2002, 2009-present; Chairman 1995-1997)
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer (2007, 2008, 2009) (recognition given to the top 5 percent of lawyers per jurisdiction)
  • American Society for Metals (ASM)
  • Engineers Club of St. Louis

Community Involvement

  • Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club weekly tutor (2004-2007)
  • Missouri University of Science & Technology Order of the Golden Shillelagh (2007-present)
  • Alliance Francais de St. Louis (2007-present)
  • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Green Room Association (2007-present)
  • St. Louis Public Library Foundation Langston Hughes Society (2005-present)
  • St. Vincent Home Golf Tournament Committee (2005-present)
  • StreamTeach Golden Paddle Volunteer-of-the-Year Award (2003)

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