Admitted
1987, California; 1989, Hawaii; 1993, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of San Diego, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.E.E., 1981
Memberships
New Orleans (Member, Intellectual Property Law Committee), Hawaii State and Louisiana State (Past Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Biographical
Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University: Trial Advocacy Program, 1995-1997; Patent Law Class, 2000—. Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Class, Louisiana State University, 1995- 2001. Author: Intellectual Property Section, Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Law Survey, 1999-2002; Intellectual Property: What Every General Practitioner Should Know, Louisiana Bar Journal, June 1998; How Intellectual Property Can Help Your Bottom Line, The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, The Law Journal, November 1997; Like Your Neighbor's House?—Think Twice Before Building One Just Like It, Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, July 1997; Protection of Logos, Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, June 1997; A Trademark: It's More Than Just a Name, Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, May 1997. Lecturer: Litigating Intellectual Property Cases, Intellectual Property Seminar, New Orleans Bar Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1996; Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law Seminar: Tulane School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1997; Lecturer and Program Chairman, Exploding Issues in Intellectual Property, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1998; Intellectual Property—What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, Sandestin, Florida, June 1998; Important Issues in Internet Privacy Law, National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 1998; Intellectual Property Presentation, Louisiana State Bar Association CLE Seminar; A Summer School for Lawyers Revisited, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1998; Internet Basics for the Louisiana Attorney, National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 1999 and July 2000; Practical Internet Use for the Louisiana Law Office, National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March and October 1999; Legal Issues on the Internet, Institute of Mgmt. Accountants, New Orleans, October 1999; Technology—A Lawyer's Best Friend, Louisiana State Bar Association
Military
Major, U.S. Marine Corps, 1981-1994