A veteran litigator and trial lawyer with the proven ability to: • analyze and understand complex technologies, facts, and law; • develop strategy, claims, and defenses in keeping with the client’s ultimate business goals; • build and lead teams of legal and technical personnel; and• communicate persuasively with stakeholders, judges and juries.More than 25 years of experience in civil and criminal court, and more than 20 years of experience litigating complex civil cases. As a military prosecutor and SAUSA, tried twenty-nine criminal cases to verdict and secured convictions in all but two of the hundreds of cases I prosecuted. Before co-founding the Trustwell Law Group, my practice focused primarily on patent litigation and other intellectual property cases, but included other types of complex civil litigation. Have appeared in about eighteen federal trial courts, represented clients before the U.S. Patent Office, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and have appeared on the papers in several federal Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.Have litigated hundreds of complex civil cases and have led dozens of litigation teams. Have mentored and trained junior partners, associates, and other legal professionals.
Listed skills include Patent Litigation, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Patents, and 16 others.