EMPLOYMENT

Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Associate, 2008 - Present

• Patent Prosecution

• Licensing

• Intellectual Property Counseling and Management

EDUCATION

University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2007

• Dean's Scholarship (3 years)

• Dean's List (fall 2005)

• Dean's Award in Intellectual Property (awarded for highest grade)

• President, Student Intellectual Property Law Association

Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience, Psychology, June 2004

EXPERIENCE

Beck & Tysver, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Consulting Patent Attorney, 2007 - 2008

• Drafted amendments and responses to office actions for pending medical device utility applications

• Assisted in complex due diligence analysis

• Researched patent issues and composed memoranda

• Conducted inventor interviews and drafted new utility applications

Bacoustics, LLC, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Patent Agent/Attorney, 2007 - 2008

• Drafted utility and continuation patents for medical devices

• Conducted prior art searches and presented patentability opinions

• Assessed patent portfolio and provided strategic guidance

Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Judicial Extern, January - May 2007

• Analyzed case files and conducted legal research

• Drafted legal memoranda, orders, and opinions

• Observed court proceedings and participated in judicial chambers deliberations

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Law Clerk, June- October 2006

• Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda

• Interpreted and respond to government regulatory agency requests

• Assessed current regulatory compliance methodology and constructed an improved process for delivery of sensitive information

PUBLICATIONS

ADMISSIONS

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Supreme Court of Minnesota

District Court of Minnesota