I’m an electrical engineer turned IP attorney, and for more than 20 years I’ve helped technology companies translate complex engineering into practical IP strategy and protection — across patent portfolio development, prosecution, freedom-to-operate, trade secrets, post-grant proceedings, and litigation.

At Conley Rose, I work closely with AI hardware, semiconductor, and robotics companies, including industry-leading semiconductor companies and AI firms developing technologies in robotics and compute. I work shoulder-to-shoulder with device, analog/mixed-signal circuit, memory, and packaging engineers on invention harvesting, portfolio strategy, patent drafting and prosecution, and competitive IP issues. I still draft and review work directly because I believe staying close to the underlying technology makes me a better IP strategist.

Increasingly, my work has extended beyond the traditional outside-counsel role. For one growth-stage company, I helped build an in-house-style IP function from the ground up while serving as embedded outside counsel — establishing docketing and invention-harvesting processes, trade secret protocols, IP agreements, and broader IP infrastructure.

I’ve also spearheaded my firm’s move toward AI-enabled legal operations, developing and implementing workflows that have produced substantial gains in efficiency and scalability.

Beyond my client work, I sit on Conley Rose’s management committee and lead our Houston office, with responsibility for budgeting, staffing, operations, and office performance.

Earlier in my career, I built and led a post-grant practice and served as lead counsel in multiple PTAB proceedings. I also litigated patent and trademark disputes involving major Silicon Valley technology companies and oil and gas companies.

I’m particularly interested in building and scaling IP functions around AI, semiconductors, advanced packaging, compute, and robotics — including portfolio strategy, invention harvesting, freedom-to-operate, trade secrets, and the systems needed to support rapidly growing engineering organizations.

If you’re building in that space, I’d welcome a conversation.