Associate, Mount & Stoelker, P.C.
San Jose, California: January 2004 – present
IP and business litigation; IP and software licensing. Litigation experience includes three trials, client counseling, briefing and oral argument (MSJs, ADR, anti-SLAPP, demurrers, motions to dismiss, motions to strike, discovery motions), discovery responses, document productions, taking and defending depositions, and research and analysis to assess prospective clients. IP experience includes patents, trade secrets, copyrights, unfair competition, and trademarks (including domain name disputes). Technology areas include computer software and hardware, information systems, communication systems and protocols, semiconductor manufacturing, electronic design automation (EDA), memory devices, digital and analog signals, digital imaging, and optics.
Volunteer Law Clerk, Bay Area Legal Aid
San Mateo, California: August 2003 – January 2004
Assisted attorneys representing indigent clients in family law matters including divorce, custody, domestic abuse; unlawful detainer (eviction) and other landlord-tenant disputes. Drafted demurrers and motions; negotiated settlements; documented evidence of living conditions in habitability and domestic-violence cases.
Summer Associate, Wiggin & Dana LLP
New Haven, Connecticut: Summer 2002
Legal research and writing; prepared disclosures and other documents in patent prosecution; drafted client advisory on changes in patent law; drafted copyright licenses; prepared disclosures to SEC for corporate merger; participated in litigation strategy sessions; attended client meetings.
Intern, Judge Mark L. Wolf, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts: 1997
Assisted law clerks in researching and drafting bench memoranda; observed court sessions and pretrial conferences.
Representative, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board Howard County, Maryland: 1994 – 1996
Elected office with constituency of 10,000. Chaired two committees, assessed effectiveness of drug education programs, and organized experimental conference on parent-child communication on drug-related issues.
Paralegal & Legal Secretary, McRoberts & Roberts LLP (now McRoberts, Roberts & Rainer, LLP)
Boston, Massachusetts: Summer 2001
Assisted Judge and Clerks in reviewing case materials and preparation of bench memoranda on legal and factual issues.
Webmaster
1997 – present
Various organizations, including volunteer and pro bono work. Full list of sites bearing my programming available upon request.
Database Programmer and Network Administrator, Regional Center of the East Bay
Oakland, California: 1998 – 2000
Duties included database programming, web site programming and maintenance, network administration, and general technical support.
Volunteer, Technology Access Center
New Haven, Connecticut: 1999 – 2000
TAC provides inner city residents with free access to computers and the Internet. Duties included teaching classes and staffing a help desk.
Master's Aide, Saybrook College Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut: 1997 – 2000
Administrative assistant to the Master (chief administrator) of Saybrook College. Saybrook is one of Yale's 12 colleges.
Intern, Abell Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland: Summer 1997
The Abell Foundation is a nonprofit, grant-making agency which funds community projects and programs in Baltimore. Duties included designing and conducting an empirical study in Baltimore's homeless shelters. The study measured service providers' knowledge of substance abuse issues and available treatment options.
Reader and Computer Technician, National Federation of the Blind
Columbia, Maryland: 1992 – 1995
Personal assistant to the President of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland. Assisted blind persons with reading, computer work, and other tasks.
