I counsel companies, individuals, and other attorneys regarding all types of intellectual property matters. As a patent lawyer with extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications in a wide variety of arts, I also conduct freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity studies, and prepare and negotiate licenses and other agreements. I frequently prosecute trademark registrations for individuals and corporations of all sizes and file copyright registrations for professional artists and musicians and published authors. I frequently mediate disputes privately and for courts. I am qualified under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 to mediate general civil, family, small claims, and landlord/tenant disputes. I am certified as a neutral by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and have experience mediating intellectual property cases.I have extensive experience as an intellectual property lawyer in a wide range of technologies including: medical devices and surgical instruments, industrial processing equipment, packaging and manufacturing systems, aircraft systems and engines, bulk handling equipment, semiconductor processing equipment, control systems, business methods, construction equipment, motors, lubrication equipment, air handling systems, combustors, automotive systems, nanotechnology, composite material fabrication, home appliances, sports equipment, hand and power tools, hardware, footwear, diapers, feminine care products, furniture, fluid power systems, welding equipment, optics and lasers, heating and cooling equipment, cable management systems, and software. I was a Design Engineer at GE Aircraft Engines for ten years prior to becoming a patent attorney. While there, I was responsible for various military aircraft engine turbine components and was registered as a Professional Engineer.The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Mo. S. Ct. Rule 4-7.2(f).