Experience

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  Intellectual Property and Technology Law

  • Austin, Texas

  • Attorney

    • 1985 - 2020
    • Austin, Texas

    - Extensive patent prosecution practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office- Litigation experience in multi-billion dollar patent cases involving telecommunications, microelectonics, and polymer chemistry - Litigation experience in enforcement of copyright, trademark, and trade dress righ...

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  Environmental and Natural Resources Law

  • Denver, Colorado

  • Attorney

    • 1981 - 1985
    • Denver, Colorado

    Worked on environmental permitting of energy and mineral projects in the Rocky Mountain region.

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  Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Cou...

  • Austin, Texas

  • Policy Research Analyst

    • 1980 - 1981
    • Austin, Texas

    Prepared briefing documents for use by the Texas Legislature to assess legislation for managing risks associated with nuclear power technologies. Project coordinator of a report prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy to propose mechanisms for facilitating public participation in the planning...

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  International Institute for Applied Systems Ana...

  • Vienna, Austria

  • Research Analyst

    • 1979 - 1980
    • Vienna, Austria

    Worked in IIASA's Management of Technology Group analyzing risks associated with nuclear power technologies. Assisted in organizing a conference on managing nuclear reactor accidents, focusing on lessons learned from the accident at Three Mile Island. Presented a paper on "Liability for ...

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  Argonne National Laboratory

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Legal Research Internship

    • 1978 - 1978
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Legal internship in ANL's Legal Office. Analyzed environmental risks and liability issues related to operation and decommissioning of nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities.

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  Motorola, Inc and Rockwell International

  • Dallas, Texas

  • Telecommunication Engineering

    • 1974 - 1977
    • Dallas, Texas

    Engineering positions related to terrestrial microwave and satellite telecommunication systems.

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  Brookhaven National Laboratory

  • Upton, New York

  • Physics Research Internship

    • 1976 - 1976
    • Upton, New York

    Research internship in BNL's Department of High-Energy Physics. Worked on development of instrumentation for detecting particles emitted from high-energy hadron collisions on BNL's Alternating Gradient Synchrotron.