Focus Areas
- “Going Global: Real World Trademark Triage and Portfolio Management Strategies,” Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association, January 2015
- “Going Global: Real World Trademark Triage and Portfolio Management Strategies,” Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association, January 2011
- “Protecting Your Customer Base and Intellectual Property,” Covington Business Council, Covington, Kentucky, October 2007
- “Creative Solutions to Trademark Disputes: Drafting Settlement and Coexistence Agreements,” INTA Roundtable, Cincinnati, October 2006
- Moderator, “Trademarks: The Importance of Evidence and Other Burning Issues Forum,” Project Board, INTA European Law Forum, Berlin, December 2005
- Moderator, “Welcome to the Real World” Kick-Off Session, Project Board, INTA Famous and Well-Known Marks Forum, Brussels, September 2004
- Forbes Radio “World Business Monitor” interview, American Airlines Sky Radio, June 2004
- “Common Issues Facing Examining Attorneys,” INTA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, May 2004
- “Protecting Your Intellectual Property Overseas,” 16th Annual Kentucky International Trade Conference, October 2003
- “Addressing Confusion and Descriptiveness Refusals: Easy as PIE,” INTA Trademark Administrators Conference, New Orleans, September 2003
- “Common Concerns and Practical Solutions for the Trademark Professional,” INTA Annual Meeting, May 2002
- Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, 2013 to 2024 (Trademark Star)
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property, 2004 to 2024
- World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2014 to 2022
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for more than 10 years for Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Trademark Law; named the Best Lawyers® 2016 and 2022 Copyright Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati
- Who’s Who Legal USA – IP – Trademarks, 2006, 2014, 2018 to 2022, 2024
- Selected to Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2005 to 2018
- Recognized in Euromoney’s 2018 Trademark Expert Guide
- Named a Cincy Leading Lawyer by Cincy Magazine
- Selected by IP Law Experts as a recommended adviser in Ohio
- Selected by World IP Review for inclusion in WIPR Leaders
Professional Associations
- International Trademark Association, member, Emerging Issues Committee; past chair, U.S. Roundtables Project Team
- Cincinnati Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
Education
- University of Michigan, J.D., 1987, magna cum laude,
Honors in English, Phi Beta Kappa
- Albion College, A.B., 1984,
English
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
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