WORK
Senior Associate Editor
Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC
Research primary and secondary sources for current developments in life sciences, FDA regulatory matters, and other potential topics for the IP & Technology service of Practical Law. Write, edit, and publish updates on recent legal developments, highlighting the practical implications. Work with senior editors to research and draft resources on a variety of topics, including Practice Notes, Checklists, Articles, and Standard Documents and Clauses. Liaise with external authors regarding original contributions and updates of resources. Maintain and manage internal progress charts, databases, and folders. Provide additional editorial support for the web service as required.
Patent Attorney
Kolslaw, P.C.
Founded a solo practice focused on business formation and Intellectual Property law. Prosecuted patent and trademark applications for small businesses.
AUGUST 2014 - OCTOBER 2015
Student Attorney
Securities Arbitration Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Litigated for national and international clients in one of only 16 student clinics for small investors nationwide. Participated in all parts of the FINRA arbitration process including client selection, brief submission, discovery, pre-hearing conferences, arbitration proceedings, and settlement negotiations. Co-authored an amicus curie brief to the Supreme Court on small investor protection in arbitration.
Legal Intern
Bayer Healthcare, Indianola, PA
Assisted in-house IP counsel at a medical device division of an international medical company. Drafted patent claims, office action responses, and interoffice memos on patentability and best practices. Received instruction on relevant national and international patent law and treaties as well as the regulatory procedures of the USPTO, EPO, and SIPO.
Assistant Editor
JURIST, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Supported world’s only law school-based, real time, comprehensive online legal news service. Designed web pages and organized content published on JURIST to raise awareness of the website and increase readership volume.
Legal Intern
Public Defender Office, Ebensburg, PA
Assisted indigent defendants accused of assault, theft, fraud, and other charges in the Court of Common Pleas. Prepared client documents for court hearings, conducted factual investigation and legal research, drafted a motion to dismiss and an appellate brief submitted to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Received instruction on relevant substantive Pennsylvania law, client interviewing, client counseling, courtroom representation, and other lawyering skills.
Technical Intern
Department of Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Updated department website and migrated it to new servers. Built custom PCs for use in modeling complex drug interactions.
Instructor, Lead Instructor
Internal Drive Tech Camps, Villanova, PA
Supported privately held Californian corporation offering over 60 overnight summer camps on university campuses throughout 21 states in which technical instruction is provided to children ages 7 to 17. Taught and supervised students of various backgrounds, assisted parents with questions concerns and complaints, and interfaced with University personnel. Responsible for administering camp medication, camp equipment, and training instructors. Acted as on-site authority for company and oversaw 100 students and staff in Camp Director’s absence.
JUNE – AUGUST 2007 & 2008
