Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• 50% Patent Prosecution
• 25% Trademark Prosecution
• 10% Copyright Prosecution
• 5% Real Estate
• 5% Wills
• 5% Business

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1975
• Maryland, 1970
• District of Columbia, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1966

Education

• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1969
  Doctor or Jurisprudence
  
  
• University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1965
  Bachelor of Science
  Honors: James Scholar
  Honors: Alpha Chi Sigma
  Major: Chemistry
  
  

Representative Clients

• DesPlaines Sod Center, Inc.

References

• Charles J. Hunter
• James Wagner
• Donald Reynolds
• JoAnne Cotugno

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Elgin Community College, 1994 - Present
• Waubonsee Community College, 1998
• Real Estate Law, McHenry County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
• Frequent Lecturer on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, Elgin Community College
• Frequent Lecturer on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, McHenry County College
• Frequent Lecturer on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, Kane County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Over 15 Gallons of Blood Voluntarily Donated
• Numerous Kane County Bar Association Certificates of Appreciation Since 1979
• Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Algonquin Chamber of Commerce
  Director and Secretary
  
  
• Algonquin Chamber of Commerce
  President
  
  
• Christian Legal Society
  Member
  
  
• Toastmasters International
  Member
  
  
• McHenry County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Government Intellectual Property Law Association, 1974 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
  Member
  
  
• Patent & Trademark Office Society, 1968 - Present
  Member
  
  
• American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1966 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1975 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 1979 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 1992 - Present
  Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 1999 - 2001
  Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 1992 - 2008
  Member, Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Committee
  
  
• Kane County Bar Association, 1992 - Present
  Member, Public Relations Committee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Quaker Oats Company, Patent Attorney, 1974 - 1978
• United States Navy, Patent Attorney, 1973 - 1974
• United States Patent Office, Patent Classifier, 1972 - 1973
• United States Patent Office, Patent Examiner, 1967 - 1972

Pro Bono Activities

• As Assigned by the Kane County Bar Association, 1992 - Present
• Administer Justice, 2002 - Present
• Prairie State Legal Services, 2002 - Present

Languages

• German

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Chi Sigma

Birth Information

• 1943, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States of America