Current Roles

• General Counsel, Index Genetics
• Partner and Head of Biotech/Chemical Practice, Klintworth & Rozenblat LLP

Bar Admissions

• Georgia (November 1998)
• South Carolina (November 1998)
• Registered U.S. Patent Attorney 44,170 (November 1998)

Admitted to Practice Before

• Supreme Court of the United States
• South Carolina Court of Appeals
• South Carolina Supreme Court
• US District Courts (SC, GA)
• Georgia Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Memberships

• Atlanta IP Inn of Court
• American Chemical Society
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• American Bar Association (IP Section, Science and Technology)
• Georgia Bar Association (IP Section)

Previous Positions

• Partner & Biotech/Chemical Practice Team Leader, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP
• Global Head, Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
• Global Head, Intellectual Property, Merial Ltd.
• General Counsel, AviGenics, Inc.

Education

• Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology, Medical University of South Carolina
• J.D., Georgia State University College of Law
• B.A. in History and Biology, College of Charleston

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, Patent Law, 2024
• IAM Patent 1000, 2023
• Feather in Her Cap Award, 2018
• Atlanta Inn of Court Pro Bono Service Award, 2015
• Intellectual Property Community Service Award, 2010

Teaching Experience

• Lecturer, Patent Law, UGA College of Law
• Guest Lecturer, Emory College of Law
• Visiting Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, MUSC

Additional details include grants funded, patents, licensed products, scientific review panels, and over 100 published abstracts and 27 peer-reviewed publications.