PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Licensed in Texas

Education: Harvard/Radcliffe College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Venture capital financing of a medical software application company and its subsequent acquisition by a public company;
• Commercialization of university and research consortium technology
• Leveraged acquisition of a privately held military software applications company
• Software development and licensing agreements for i-Phone applications developer
• Technology licensing for oil and gas exploration equipment manufacturer
• Mediation and resolution of claims among stakeholders in a financial services firm with nationwide operations, including the holders of preferred and common stock, the Board of Directors, and management
• Negotiation of a development, manufacturing and worldwide distribution agreement for electronic polymer materials with a Fortune 500 instruments an electronics company
• Representation of an Inc.-500 holographic imaging and technology company in corporate and commercial matters
• Representation of Texas Emerging Technology Fund companies
• Representation of an Austin Technology Incubator company in its initial venture financing
• Four years as Vice President and in-house General Counsel for an applications software company

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member:  American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Austin Bar Association, Austin Intellectual Property Lawyer’s Association

Participates in providing pro bono legal services through Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

AWARDS AND HONORS

• AV Peer Review Rated on Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc., Corporate Law, 2001-2010