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Attorney Skills

Many of our attorneys obtained prior industry experience before attending law school and becoming a patent lawyer. Some attorneys have advanced graduate degrees in addition to their undergraduate technical degrees and law degrees.

Many of our attorneys specialize in a single area of practice. Others are experienced in multiple areas. We believe that attorneys who obtain patents and counsel clients are more effective when they have also participated in contested matters, such as litigation. Similarly, attorneys whose primary focus is litigation are more effective when they have intimate knowledge of the patent procurement process.

The attorney capability matrix below reflects our philosophy of specialization and multidisciplinary training. As shown, each of our departments has sufficient critical mass to ensure that a technically competent patent lawyer can represent a client.

In the matrix below, Secondary Practice Area represents an attorney's primary practice area, while Secondary Practice Area denotes an attorney's secondary practice area(s).

 BiotechnologyChemicalElectronics/ComputerLitigationMechanical
Merrick AlmondPrimary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area   
Randy Ayers  Primary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area 
Sridevi Basavaraju  Primary Practice Area  
David Beatty    Primary Practice Area
Mitch Bigel  Primary Practice Area  
Erin BobayPrimary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area   
Needham Boddie  Secondary Practice Area Primary Practice Area
Alice BonnenPrimary Practice Area    
Lynne Borchers   Primary Practice Area 
Jim CannonSecondary Practice AreaSecondary Practice Area  Primary Practice Area
Bob Crouse  Primary Practice Area  
Vernon Guthrie  Primary Practice Area  
David Hall  Primary Practice Area  
Patrick Hansen  Primary Practice Area  
Scott Hatfield  Primary Practice Area  
Laura Kelley  Secondary Practice Area Primary Practice Area
Hee Kwak  Primary Practice Area  
Shawna LemonPrimary Practice AreaSecondary Practice Area   
Richard Matthews   Primary Practice Area 
Bob Meeks  Primary Practice Area  
Mary MillerPrimary Practice Area    
Scott Moore  Primary Practice Area  
Sherry MurphyPrimary Practice AreaSecondary Practice Area   
Steve Petroski    Primary Practice Area
David Purks  Primary Practice AreaSecondary Practice Area 
Julie RichardsonSecondary Practice Area   Primary Practice Area
Adam RuckerPrimary Practice Area  Secondary Practice Area 
Rohan Saba  Primary Practice Area  
Mike Sajovec Primary Practice Area   
Rob SchwartzmanPrimary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area   
Grant Scott  Primary Practice Area  
Ken SibleyPrimary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area  Secondary Practice Area
Peter Siddoway   Primary Practice Area 
Liz Stanek  Primary Practice Area  
Tim Wall  Primary Practice Area  
Charlie YangPrimary Practice AreaPrimary Practice Area   
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