FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I've practiced as a specialist in patent law for 20 years and am able to look at your matter and provide you with a fixed-fee quote. This helps you avoid the surprises involved with hourly billing and you can better budget for your legal work.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I always begin by signing a Confidentiality / Non-Disclosure Agreement. I am licensed by the United States Patent Office and everything we discuss is attorney-client privilege and confidentiality.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am BOARD CERTIFIED as a SPECIALIST in Intellectual Property Law. Board Certification is the highest level of recognition of the competency and experience of attorneys in specialized areas of law. Certification was established to assist consumers of legal services in selecting specialists in various areas of law. In order to qualify as a Board Certified Patent Attorney, I have had to prove years of focused practice as a patent attorney, successfully pass a separate examination exclusively on intellectual property law, and undergo substantial peer review scrutiny proving my credentials as a specialist. Only a tiny handful of patent attorneys in the entire country are Board Certified as specialists. If you were undergoing an important surgery, wouldn’t you want the doctor cutting you open to have proven their knowledge and experience before their peers in the medical profession? I have been focusing my practice on patent law for the past 18 years — before the Internet developed and before national television shows like American Inventor, Shark Tank, and The Big Idea made patents a household name. All lawyers will eventually get grey hair (or have no hair) no matter what area of law they practice or how often they bounce around from one practice area to another. The key to excellence in any field is not aging — that happens with time anyway — but specializing. Well, I was a patent attorney years before forming new patent practices became a trend for general practice firms. Patent law is not “just another practice area” for me or my law firm. It truly is my passion.