Work:
IPNav
- Dallas/Fort Worth Area since Mar 2013
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Director
Townsend & Lockett, LLC
- Greater Atlanta Area Jul 2012 - Mar 2013
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Of Counsel
United States Army Reserve Medical Corps
- Greater Atlanta Area May 2008 - Jan 2013
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Commissioned Officer (2LT)
Pearson IP Law Solutions, LLC
- Greater Atlanta Area Mar 2012 - Dec 2012
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Managing Member
Avvo
Jul 2012 - Oct 2012
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Avvo.com Legal Contributor
American Bar Association
Jul 2012 - Oct 2012
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Co-Chair, ABA, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Intellectual Property Committee
VC Associates, LLC d/b/a ViaCube
- Greater Atlanta Area Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
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Patent Counsel
IPNav
- Dallas/Fort Worth Area Jan 2007 - Apr 2007
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Chief Patent Counsel
King & Spalding, LLP
- Greater Atlanta Area Jul 2004 - Jan 2007
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Biotech Patent Attorney
Education:
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine -- Georgia Campus 2013
D.O., Medicine
The University of Alabama School of Law 2002 - 2004
J.D., Law
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law 2001 - 2002
University of Alabama at Birmingham 1997 - 2002
Ph.D., Cell Biology with research emphasis in Molecular Neurobiology
Kennesaw State University 1991 - 1997
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology
Lassiter High School 1981 - 1984
Diploma
Walton High School 1980 - 1981
Honor & Awards:
PUBLICATIONS
Drug delivery in the age of nanotechnology. American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law: Biotech Briefing 2(3): 8-12 (Spring 2006).
Interactions between β-neuregulin and neurotrophins in motor neuron apoptosis. J. Neurochem. 97: 222-233 (2006).
The paper side of jury litigation: Instructions, special interrogatories, motions special to jury practice. Practising Law Institute: Patent Litigation 2005 Course Handbook (September 2005).
ErbB transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptors are expressed by sensory and motor neurons projecting into sciatic nerve. J. Histochem. Cytochem 52(10): 1299-1311 (2004).
Human reproductive cloning: Current legal, ethical, and public policy considerations. 28 J. Legal Prof. 207 (2004).
Neuregulin is a novel neurotrophic factor for murine spinal motoneurons. [Doctoral Dissertation (2002)].