REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Specialty Equipment Market Association

AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

• Copyright
• Trademark
• Unfair Competition

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• International Trademark Association
• American Bar Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Capitol Chapter, Major Gifts Committee

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Featured during a Spotlight Interview on Small Business Television (sbtv.com), discussing Dickinson Wright's Intellectual Property Practice.
• "From Registration to Litigation: How to safeguard your company against illegal knockoffs and counterfeits." - presented at SEMA Show 2008, November 3, 2008
• "Redskins" Trademarks to Remain Federally Registered, for Now - published in Gaming Legal News, July 23, 2008
• Your Name, Your Reputation and the Law Protecting Tribal Names, Insignia and Trademarks - published in Gaming Legal News, May 5, 2008
• Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Strategies
• Copyright Law and Compliance with the DMCA
• The Declaratory Judgment Act: When is a Threat Really a Threat in Intellectual Property Disputes
• Intellectual Property Acquisition and Protection - presented at the Ohio Attorney General's 12th Annual Conference of Public College & University Attorneys in April, 2004
• Seeking Safe Harbor: ISPs and the Copyright Law - published in Rural Telecommunications, March 1, 2004
• A Basic Guide to Trademark Law - presented at the NTCA Legal Seminar in November, 2003

EDUCATION

Brandeis University, B.A., Political Science and Sociology, 1990

Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, M.A., Political Science, 1991

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D. 1994