Bio

Experience

  • Drafts and prosecutes patent applications for a wide range of arts
  • Conducts patent searches in a wide variety of disciplines and prepares other patent related opinions
  • Counsels clients on issues of patent infringement and patent misuse
  • Drafts non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • Drafts and prosecutes trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)
  • Assists client with international trademark and branding issues including international trademark applications.
  • Conducts trademark searches
  • Prepares, reviews, and negotiates licensing agreements
  • Represents clients in various proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB’) of the USPTO
  • Manages complex trademark portfolios and prepare brand strategy plans
  • Prepares and files complex copyright filings with the United States Copyright Office

Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Intellectual Property Law (2024-2025)
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Patent Law (2022-2025)
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Intellectual Property (2024)

Affiliations

  • National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP)
  • Arkansas Bar Association
    • Member, Intellectual Property & Technology Section
    • Former Chair, Intellectual Property & Technology Section
  • Pulaski County Bar Association
  • Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXVIII Graduate
  • Former Board Member, Junior Achievement Central Arkansas
  • Former Adjunct Professor, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church
  • Arkansas Fly Fishers Club
  • Pin Oak Hunting Retriever Club

Education

  • University of Arkansas School of Law J.D. (2015)
  • John Brown University B.S. in Biology (2010)

Admissions

  • Arkansas, 2015
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office