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Biography
My role on the Padda team brings me in close contact with clients and the details of their businesses, technologies, and documents. I specialize in distilling the details of your legal and factual situation into a convincing story to obtain the results you need. To accomplish this, I collaborate with clients, experts, and colleagues to translate complex ideas, technologies, and legal principles into manageable concepts.
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D.
- Honors: With High Distinction
- Honors: Best Brief Award, Jessup International Moot Court Competition
- The George Washington University
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: English
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
Honors
- North Star Program Honoree – Minnesota State Bar Association, 2012
Representative Matters
- Representing life sciences company pursuing trade secret misappropriation claims relating to cell culture devices;
- Representing corporation in breach of contract dispute relating to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology;
- Representing software company pursuing unjust enrichment and breach of contract claims involving software in the utility industry
- Member of the trial team that obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict in favor of client, prevailing on all counts, in patent infringement action relating to image transfer technology;
- Member of the trial team that obtained jury verdict in favor of client, prevailing upon counterclaims for misappropriation of confidential information and conversion in matter relating to spine implant technology;
- Represented public university in state court matter involving ownership of intellectual properties and breach of contract, resulting in assignment of all intellectual property at issue to client;
- Prevailed upon motion to dismiss claims in trademark dispute before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board;
- Represented accused infringer in a patent infringement action related to USB storage devices;
- Represented plaintiff in patent infringement matter relating to formatted magnetic storage devices;
- Represented water heating company in the energy industry in patent infringement and trademark action involving energy industry.