EMPLOYMENT

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

Associate, 2009 - Present

Law Clerk, 2008 - 2009

• Patent Prosecution, primarily mechanical, electrical, and electronic materials

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2009

• Maynard Pirsig Moot Court, Best Brief Finalist

• Dean’s List 2008, 2009

• Member of Student Intellectual Property Law Association

Southwestern University Law School, Los Angeles, California

Transferred August 2007

• Dean's List, 2007

• Dean's Merit Award Scholarship

• CALI Awards (Best Grade) – Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, April 1999

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, April 1999

• Internship at BioLab Chemical Company, Adrian, Michigan, 1998

• Laboratory Assistant in Molecular Biology Dept., University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1995-96

EXPERIENCE

Southwestern University Law School, Los Angeles, California

Legal Research Assistant, 2007

• Perform research for professor for future articles, including interface between intellectual property, medical technology, and constitutional due process rights

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company, Troy, Michigan

Outage Coordinator and Facility Planner, 1999-2004

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities on 2000 mile interstate pipeline system

• Analyze long-term pipeline design and operating scenarios for impact on costs and revenue

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

ADMISSIONS

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota