Prosecuted patent applications for a wide range of green, eco-friendly, and sustainable improvements and technologies including: oil extraction, polymer synthesis and use, paper manufacturing, water purification, integrated circuitry, electronic sensors, cosmetics, renewable energy, pollution reducing devices, and industrial control equipment. Supervising international prosecution of patent rights. Providing opinions on legal questions. Directing opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office. Drafting and negotiating Licensing and Technical agreements. Negotiating joint ventures with other companies. Formulating freedom to operate and practice strategies and theories. Conducting due diligence reviews of intellectual property impacts and other aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Primarily prosecuted patent applications for medical devices and military technology. Also provided litigation support and drafted contracts.

Taught tax law, civil procedure, real property, environmental law, international law, business organizations, and legal ethics.

Conducted title, zoning, planning, and corporate searches, researched legal questions, compared policies of different municipalities, reviewed proposed city ordinances, drafted administrative citations, built chemical-regulation database, and performed on-site joint investigations with the Chicago Police Department using GPS and survey equipment. Chased away feral dogs with a baseball bat while inspecting property.

Coded and developed applications for point of sale software including online purchasing, database updating, tax filing, inventory management, and accounting modules.