Admitted
1968, Kentucky; 1977, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of Louisville, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Miami University, B.S., 1958; University of Louisville, M.S., Physics, 1964
Memberships
Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (Director, 1984); Licensing Executives Society (LES) USA/Canada (Trustee, 1981-1983, Secretary, 1983-1985 and Vice President, International, 1985-1987; President, 1988-1989; Chairman: Education Committee, 1980-1981; Awards Committee, 1994-1998; International Agencies Committee, LES International, 1985-1990; Patent and Technology Licensing Committee, 1990-1991); MidAmerican Legal Foundation (Director, 1984-1987); American Corporate Counsel Association (Wisconsin Chapter; Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987; President, 1986-1987; Advisory Board, Miller Consulting, 1997—).
Biographical
Sigma Xi; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Author, Licensing Technology Successful Patents and Patenting for Engineers and Scientists, IEEE Press, 1995. Patent Examiner with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1964-1966. Patent Attorney: G.E., 1968; Monsanto, 1969-1971. Patent Counsel, Brown & Williamson, 1971-1976. Manager, Patent Section, 1976-1979, Associate General Counsel, 1979-1983 and Secretary and General Counsel, 1983-1987, Rexnord. Partner, Foley & Lardner, 1987-1990. Member, Animal Care & Youth Committee, 1998—.
Military
Lt., USN, 1958-1961