- Represented pet food company in trade secret enforcement action against competitor and former executive. Secured favorable settlement following expedited discovery. (Del. Ch.)
- Defended power electronics manufacturer in trade secret action involving hiring of executive. Secured favorable settlement following execution of agreed forensic protocol. (N.D. Cal)
- Defended Internet companies and consumer electronics company in related district court cases involving six patents directed to navigation and location technologies. (E.D. Tex.; N.D. Cal.) Secured transfer of all three cases from E.D. Tex. to N.D. Cal. and subsequent favorable settlement.
- Defended chip manufacturer in patent case involving six patents related to power management and processor hardware, including preparation of IPR petitions. (E.D. Tex.)
- Defended financial institution in patent case involving five patents related to methods of testing mobile applications. The case settled favorably shortly before the close of fact discovery. (E.D. Tex.)
- Advised chip designer and manufacturer concerning ICC arbitration, licensing, and potential trade secret, contract, and copyright claims relating to 5G telecommunications technology.
- Defended consumer electronics company in patent case related to smart watch devices. (W.D. Tex.)
- Defended oil and gas drilling company in patent case involving eight patents related to automated drilling, including preparation of three IPR petitions (N.D. Tex.)
- Defended wireless carrier in patent case involving ten patents related to antenna arrays, resulting in favorable settlement shortly before closing arguments to the jury (E.D. Tex.)
- Advised information standards organization on licensing, patent litigation, and intellectual property risks associated with business transactions
- Prosecuted patents related to banking technology, aerospace/defense industry systems and software, and semiconductor manufacturing
- Conducted pre-suit investigations on behalf of a major telecommunications equipment provider, identifying non-infringement and invalidity positions and driving favorable business resolutions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Texas
Registered to Practice
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2018: with Honors; Chief Articles Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal; Chief Online Content Editor, The Review of Litigation
- Baylor University, B.S., 2013: Engineering, Mathematics minor
Professional Activities
Member
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Law Section
Author
- Co-Author, “Divided Over Damages: Courts Split On Whether Failure To Mark Precludes All, Or Only Some, Pre-Suit Damages,” The Intellectual Property Strategist (June 2025)
- “Acclimating to the PTAB’s Increasing Denial of Serial Petitions,” Law360 (2019)
Clerkship
- Honorable J. Rodney Gilstrap, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Judicial Internship
- Honorable Melinda Harmon and Honorable Frances Stacy (Magistrate), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
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