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Portland, Or

Portland, Oregon Area

Derrick is both an experienced litigator and a registered patent attorney. As a litigator, Derrick has managed all case phases through pre-trial for numerous trial teams that prevailed at summary judgment and/or negotiated positive settlements to avoid or reduce trial costs; led multi-defendant joint defense groups addressing key substantive issues in e-commerce and complex technology cases for sophisticated institutional clients, resulting in cancellation of all or most asserted patent claims in the patent office; drafted case dispositive summary judgment motions; crafted strategy for and argued at substantive hearings; successfully managed electronic discovery and seven figure case budgets; mentored, supervised, and managed associates, paralegals and legal assistants within a trial team. As a prosecutor, Derrick has successfully prosecuted or defended numerous reexaminations and appeals, as well as computer science, optical and mechanical patent applications in the US Patent and Trademark Office, and argued before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Gained extensive litigation and risk management experience; prepared winning motion to expunge lis pendens, earning an award of attorneys’ fees; crafted successful demurrer to key causes of action in fraud / trade libel case; negotiated favorable settlements for builder clients; counseled clients in a wide variety of real estate-related matters on ways to minimize litigation risk and costs.

San Francisco Bay Area

Prepared successful and case dispositive claim construction briefs; prepared and responded to interrogatories and discovery requests, interviewed and prepared key third party witnesses for depositions, coordinated with clients and experts to marshal facts necessary to prevail on summary judgment; negotiated with opposing counsel on claim construction and discovery matters to minimize costs for discovery and push case towards resolution; advised and assisted corporate client in responding to criminal investigation into alleged price-fixing.

Eugene, Or

Leveraged customer relationship management tools and built strategic plans to advocate with physician customers appropriate use of cardiovascular products; coordinated educational programs advocating aggressive disease treatment; reversed a three-year trend of declining market share for lead product, increasing market share in each of last three years, while exceeding sales targets, finishing first in the district and second in the region in sales performance in final year.

The Dalles, Or

After leaving active duty to serve in the Oregon Army National Guard, and less than a year into service as company executive officer, promoted to captain and tabbed to serve as Company Commander, Charlie Company, 3-116 Cavalry, oversaw and readied over 80 soldiers for combat missions; developed unit training and physical education plans, managed personnel issues and oversaw unit discipline under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; managed readiness, welfare and morale, managed 14 M1A1 tanks, and a total equipment inventory in the millions, and ensured unit was prepared for any combat or non-combat mission to which it might be called.

Led a 16 member M1A1 tank platoon in preparation and training for combat situations, including a rotation to the national Training Center. Subsequently served as Battalion Adjutant (personnel officer), responsible for the personnel needs of a 500+ member tank battalion, and for conducting pre-deployment processing for other units deploying to combat missions overseas.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Judicial Extern - Judge Jack Weinstein, Eastern District of New York; Child Advocacy Clinic; LSAT Instructor.

Computer Science

Pursued post-baccalaureate computer science curriculum to supplement technical expertise and qualify for admission to the patent bar.

Bs, Philosophy And Literature (Engineering Sequence In Information Systems)

Activities and Societies: Information systems engineering sequence (minor); Yearbook Editor-in-Chief – interviewed dignitaries, including.