- University of Minnesota, J.D., 1988
- University of Minnesota, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1985
- Minnesota State Bar, 1988, Past chair, Art and Entertainment Section
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1988
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Past chair, Copyright Committee
Minnesota State Bar Association
AIPLA
AIPPI
FICPI
Judicial AV Preeminent peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
America’s Most Honored Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2003-2008
Top 40 IP Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Marquis Who’s Who
The Legal 500
Presentations
Speaker, AIPPI World Congress, Cancun, Mexico, A balancing act-copyright versus other rights, September 24, 2018
Speaker at LES (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc., Montreal Chapter Meeting on the topic Using the March 16, 2013 Transition Date of the US Patent Reform Act to your Advantage, January 28, 2013
Intellectual Property Today – Supreme Court’s Inducement Theory in Grokster Creates Uncertainty, August 2005
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association Panelist – Open Forum Discussion of the Grokster Decision, July 2005
A&E CLE – Pursuing and Protecting the Rights of Celebrities (and everyone else), May 2005
Minnesota Law & Politics Super Lawyer, 2003-2006
AIPLA Road Show Advanced Copyright Seminar Moderator, June 2003
Georgia Magazine Publishers, The Legal Issues Most Likely to Get a Web Publisher in Trouble, May 2002
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – Turn Your Radio On, May 2002
The Licensing Journal – The Supreme Court Clarifies Electronic Rights For Freelancers And Publishers, April 2002
AIPLA Road Show 2001 Electronic Rights of Freelance Authors, June 2001
Interview on WCCO Radio discussing MP3 copyright lawsuit, September 2000
Interview on WCCO Radio discussing Napster copyright lawsuit, July 2000
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Issues in New Product Introduction, June 1999
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Law Talk, April 1999
Interview on KMSP Television discussing Jesse Ventura Right of Publicity, February 1999
Interview on KARE Television discussing Jesse Ventura Right of Publicity, February 1999
Patent Expert Witness, Surefeed vs. Streamfeeder, June 1998
Motus Humanus, Fundamentals of Copyright and Trademark Protection, June 1997
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Course Chair, The Legal Arena of Art & Entertainment Law, April 1997
Interview in Minneapolis StarTribune discussing O.J. Simpson trial and lawyers in the media, April 1997
University of Minnesota Law School, Patent Law Practice Panel, October 1996
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Moderator, CD-ROM Products, Art & Entertainment Law in the Digital Age, April 1996
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Intellectual Property Fundamentals, October 1995
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Intellectual Property Law Fundamentals, September 1995
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Recent Proposed Changes in Copyright Law, June 1995
Minnesota State Bar Association, GATT and NAFTA Changes to Intellectual Property Law, April 1995,
Minnesota CLE, Art & Entertainment Law Section – September 1994 Fall Seminar, Scandal, Immorality and Unfair Use (in Trademark and Copyrights)
Publications
Supreme Court’s Inducement Theory in Grokster Creates Uncertainty, Intellectual Property Today, August 2005
Quoted
Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court’s Aereo Ruling, IP Law360, June 26, 2014
YouTube Lawsuit Emerges In Grokster’s Shadow by Erik Larson, IP Law360, July 19, 2006