I have been a
United States patent agent since 2001 and a licensed dentist
since 1996. Prior to entering dental private practice, I spent
several years in hospital residencies in
Philadelphia and New York, where I received training in
advanced surgical techniques. In 2001 I enrolled in the Duquesne
University Law School evening program while continuing to
practice dentistry by day, and I graduated in June 2005.
During law school, I served as a member and comment editor of the Duquesne Law
Review, as well as the chairman of the Duquesne Intellectual
Property Law Association. I also functioned as a research assistant
to Joel Fishman, Ph.D.
I am interested
in both litigation and transactional aspects of intellectual
property law. I have explored issues in numerous areas of IP
law, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and cyberlaw.
J.D., cum laude, Duquesne University School of Law, 2005
Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
B.A., English/Premed, Washington & Jefferson College, 1992
United States Patent and Trademark Office
