Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Laurence & Phillips IP Law, Co-Founder, 2017–present

• Renaissance IP Law Group LLP, Portland, Oregon, Co-Founder, 2012–2017

• Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Oregon, Associate, Partner, 2003–2012

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Alan D. Lourie, 2001–2003

• Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2000–2001

• Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Washington, D.C., Patent agent, 1998–2000

• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Arlington, Virginia, Patent examiner, 1995–1998

• Unisys Communication Systems Division, Salt Lake City, Utah, Systems engineer, 1993–1995

TEACHING

• Patent Resources Group, Instructor, Post-Grant Patent Practice, 2009–2019

• Lewis & Clark Law School, Adjunct Professor, Patent Prosecution, 2011–2018

EDUCATION

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2000

• University of Utah, Degree of Elec. Engineering (doctorate), 1995

• University of Utah, M.S., Elec. Engineering, 1995

• University of Utah, B.S., Elec. Engineering, cum laude, 1991

WRITING & SPEAKING

• Author of over 40 published articles and papers

• Invited speaker to numerous bar groups nationally and internationally

HONORS

• Super Lawyers, IP Litigation, Oregon, 2013–present (rising star 2010–2011)

• IAM 1000, including U.S. post-grant practice list, 2014–present

• Best Lawyers in America, Patent Law, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020

• Select Counsel, 2017–2020

• Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Oregon for IP, 2009–2013

• Pro Bono Advocacy Award, Fed. Cir. Bar Association, 2011–2012

• Committee Leadership Award, Fed. Cir. Bar Association, 2012

BAR ADMISSIONS

• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

• U.S Court Appeals for the Federal Circuit

• D.C. Bar

• Oregon State Bar (inactive)

• Virginia Bar (inactive)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Oregon Patent Law Association, President 2007, Director 2003–2010

• Federal Circuit Bar Association (Co-chair of PTO Committee, 2014)

• Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers