Experience

Two years of real prosecution work — not just classroom theory.

GREER, BURNS & CRAIN

CHICAGO IP BOUTIQUE · 40 ATTORNEYS

MAY 2024-MAY 2026

LAW CLERK

Trusted with direct client contact — an uncommon responsibility at the clerk level — on patent prosecution matters for Fortune 500 and multinational clients.

PATENT PROSECUTION.

Draft patent applications and Office Action responses for clients in aerospace and other mechanical technologies
Prepare legal arguments responding to domestic and foreign patent office rejections and other prosecution issues
Author Right-to-Use opinion letters assessing potential infringement risk for client technologies
Support U.S. national stage entry and PCT prosecution in coordination with foreign associates across Europe and Asia
Draft patent application status and claim allowance reports for partners and clients

TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS & LITIGATION SUPPORT

Support Schedule A anti-counterfeiting lawsuits and brand protection campaigns, including identifying and documenting counterfeit listings on e-commerce platforms
Draft settlement correspondence, licensing agreements, and fair-use analysis reports in copyright matters
Conduct legal research on intellectual property, MPEP, and related procedural and evidentiary issues
Author CLE materials and train incoming law clerks on firm workflows

ZULU PODS, INC.

AEROSPACE LUBRICATION TECH · MIAMI, FL

JAN 2022-AUGUST 2023

ENGINEERING AND VENTURE ASSOCIATES

Bridged the engineering and IP business sides of a deep-tech startup — the same translation skill that makes a strong patent attorney.

Assisted in fundraising a $3M seed round by pitching to a pool of 800+ VCs and investors for an aerospace lubrication technology
Assessed Zulu Pods’ IP portfolio in collaboration with legal and business counsel — identifying patentable innovations and evaluating the competitive landscape
Provided engineering support for R&D of lubrication technology with applications in aerospace and adjacent industries

R.W. RADDATZ, INC.

MANUFACTURING · DEERFIELD BEACH, FL

JUNE 2021-AUGUST 2021

INTERN, HEAD MANUFACTURING ENGIONEER

Programmed aerospace and medical device components for manufacturing using SolidWorks CAD/CAM packages
Operated CNC and EDM machines for manufacturing — gaining end-to-end exposure from RFP to final inspection

Experience

Two years of real prosecution work — not just classroom theory.

GREER, BURNS & CRAIN

CHICAGO IP BOUTIQUE · 40 ATTORNEYS

MAY 2024-MAY 2026

LAW CLERK

Trusted with direct client contact — an uncommon responsibility at the clerk level — on patent prosecution matters for Fortune 500 and multinational clients.

PATENT PROSECUTION.

Draft patent applications and Office Action responses for clients in aerospace and other mechanical technologies

Prepare legal arguments responding to domestic and foreign patent office rejections and other prosecution issues

Author Right-to-Use opinion letters assessing potential infringement risk for client technologies

Support U.S. national stage entry and PCT prosecution in coordination with foreign associates across Europe and Asia

Draft patent application status and claim allowance reports for partners and clients

TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS & LITIGATION SUPPORT

Support Schedule A anti-counterfeiting lawsuits and brand protection campaigns, including identifying and documenting counterfeit listings on e-commerce platforms

Draft settlement correspondence, licensing agreements, and fair-use analysis reports in copyright matters

Conduct legal research on intellectual property, MPEP, and related procedural and evidentiary issues

Author CLE materials and train incoming law clerks on firm workflows

ZULU PODS, INC.

AEROSPACE LUBRICATION TECH · MIAMI, FL

JAN 2022-AUGUST 2023

ENGINEERING AND VENTURE ASSOCIATES

Bridged the engineering and IP business sides of a deep-tech startup — the same translation skill that makes a strong patent attorney.

Assisted in fundraising a $3M seed round by pitching to a pool of 800+ VCs and investors for an aerospace lubrication technology

Assessed Zulu Pods’ IP portfolio in collaboration with legal and business counsel — identifying patentable innovations and evaluating the competitive landscape

Provided engineering support for R&D of lubrication technology with applications in aerospace and adjacent industries

R.W. RADDATZ, INC.

MANUFACTURING · DEERFIELD BEACH, FL

JUNE 2021-AUGUST 2021

INTERN, HEAD MANUFACTURING ENGIONEER

Programmed aerospace and medical device components for manufacturing using SolidWorks CAD/CAM packages

Operated CNC and EDM machines for manufacturing — gaining end-to-end exposure from RFP to final inspection