2040 Main Street, 14th Floor Irvine, CA 92614 Tel: 949-760-0404 Fax: 949-760-9502 The firm has been a leader in the Orange County legal community for over 45 years. Knobbe Martens moved its headquarter office from Newport Beach to Irvine in 2002. More than 130 intellectual property lawyers and patent scientists and their support staff occupy seven floors of the Orange County office. The office provides two large conference centers, a classroom and private conference rooms for meetings, seminars and depositions. The lawyers in the Orange County office provide full service intellectual property law services for the firm's clients, including litigation, patents and trademarks, licensing, venture capital due diligence and related client counseling. Knobbe Martens' lawyers are actively involved in many local industry, venture capital, diversity and legal organizations such as: OCTANe, Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC SoCal), Calit2 (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology), LES (Licensing Executives Society International), OC Diversity Task Force, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), OCBA (Orange County Bar Association), OCIPLA (Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association), TCVN (Tech Coast Venture Network), and TechBiz Connection . Hotel Info Map & Directions

Below is an alphabetical list of lawyers, scientists and engineers located in the Irvine Office with abbreviated biographies. To access an expanded biography, click on the person's name.

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Dan Altman , B.S. Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; M.A. Biology, University of California at Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall).

Sean Ambrosius , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S. Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles.

Michelle Armond , B.S. Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology; J.D. University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Nicholas D. Atchison , B.A. Computer Science, Duke University; J.D. Washington University School of Law.

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Brent Babcock , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles; J.D. M.B.A., Georgetown University; Legal intern to the Honorable Glenn L. Archer, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Derek R. Bayles , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School

Matthew Bellinger , B.A. Chemistry and Philosophy, Rice University; J.D. Columbia University School of Law.

Mark Benedict, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, Drexel University; Ph.D., Biology, Syracuse University; J.D. Syracuse University College of Law.

Bill Blonigan , B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology; J.D. Boston University Law School.

Bill Bunker , B.S. Aerospace Engineering, J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Jared Bunker , B.S. Chemistry, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Cheryl T Burgess , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Boston University; J.D. George Washington University Law School

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Ted M. Cannon , B.S. Computer Science, Brigham Young University; J.D. Harvard Law School.

David H. Chan , B.S. Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Winston S. Chu , B.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; M.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; J.D. Georgetown University Law Center

Abraham Chuang , B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. Planning, University of Minnesota; J.D. University of Minnesota Law School.

Amy C. Chun , B.S. Mathematics/Computer Science, Pepperdine University; M.S. Computer Science, Michigan State; J.D The George Washington University; Law Clerk to the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer, of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Joseph Cianfrani , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia; M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering, George Mason University; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Brian C. Claassen , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University; J.D. University of Notre Dame Law School.

Paul Conover , B.A. History, B.S. Physics, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Stephen J. Cotton , B.S. Physics & Chemistry, Pomona College; M.S. Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

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Karoline Delaney , B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Chemistry, Harvard University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Curtiss Dosier , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, GMI Engineering & Management Institute; J.D. The Ohio State University College of Law.

Brent M. Dougal , B.S Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. William & Mary School of Law.

Andrew Douglas , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology; J.D. University of Minnesota Law School.

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Michael K. Erickson , B.S. Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Douglas B. Espenschied , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. The George Washington University Law School

Benjamin E. Evans , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison; J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School.

David Evered , Bachelor of Laws, Exeter University, England.

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Carolyn A. Favorito , B.S. Chemistry, University of Delaware; J.D. American University, Washington College of Law.

Christian A. Fox , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Michael Friedland , B.A. Economics, University of California, Berkeley; J.D. Harvard Law School.

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Mark Gallagher, Ph.D. , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University; Ph.D., Optical Sciences, University of Arizona; J.D. University of Arizona College of Law.

Adam J. Gilbert , B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona; J.D. University of Texas Law School

John Grover , B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

Michael Guiliana , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Irvine; J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

Jon Gurka , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut; J.D. University of Illinois College of Law.

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Andrew J. Hall , B.S. Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University; J.D. The University of Chicago Law School

Stacey Halpern , B.A. Biology, University of Rhode Island; J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; LL.M., The George Washington University Law School.

Colin B. Heideman , B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; J.D. Vanderbilt University Law School.

Lee Henderson, Ph.D. , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University; J.D. Capital University Law School.

Catherine Holland , B.A. English, University of Notre Dame; J.D. University of San Francisco School of Law.

Curtis R. Huffmire , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. The George Washington University Law School

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Bruce Itchkawitz, Ph.D. , B.S. Engineering Physics, Lehigh University; Ph.D. Physics, University of Pennsylvania; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law.

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Nicholas B. Janda , B.S. Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; M.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University; J.D. University of Minnesota Law School.

David Jankowski, Ph.D. , B.A. Physics, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., Astronomy, Cornell University; J.D. Stanford Law School

Joe Jennings , B.S. Chemical Engineering, Drexel University; J.D. University of Notre Dame Law School.

Steve Jensen , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Agnes Juang, Ph.D. , B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D. Chemistry, California Institute of Technology; J.D. University of California, Davis School of

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AnneMarie Kaiser , B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis; J.D. University of California, Hastings College of Law.

John N. Kandara , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina University; J.D. Duke University School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable William C. Bryson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Ben Katzenellenbogen , B.S. General Chemistry, University of California; J.D. Harvard Law School; Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte in the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.

Eskinder Kebret , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; M.B.A. University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen , B.S. Civil Engineering, Duke University; J.D. Harvard Law School.

Jarom D. Kesler , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of Minnesota School of Law.

Azadeh Khadem , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; J.D. University of Houston Law Center.

Mincheol Kim , B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; B.S. Electronics Engineering, Soong Sil University; Korean Patent Attorney; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

Andrew I. Kimmel , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University; J.D. University of San Diego.

John King , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. The University of Texas Law School.

Louis Knobbe , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Joseph M. Kobzeff , B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law

Kregg A. Koch , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.S. Civil Engineering/Structural Mechanics, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Thomas Krzeminski , B.S. Chemistry, Bucknell University; J.D. Rutgers School of Law Camden; Law Clerk to the Honorable Ruggero J. Aldisert, Senior Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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Irfan Lateef , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University; J.D. Georgetown University Law Center.

Christy G. Lea , B.S. Chemical Engineering, The University of Mississippi; J.D. The University of Texas School of Law.

Sabing Lee , B.S. Materials Engineering; M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Payson LeMeilleur , B.S. Physics, University of Southern California; J.D. University of Virginia Law School.

Jim Lesniak , B.S. Chemistry, University of Michigan; J.D. The University of Michigan School of Law.

Mark Lezama , A.B. Mathematics, Harvard College; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall).

Tirzah Abe Lowe , B.A. Philosophy, Yale University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

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Nora A. Marachelian , B.S. Electrical Engineering, McGill University; M.B.A. Concordia University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Don Martens , B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

Salima Merani, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology, McGill University; Ph.D., Biology, McGill University; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Alina S. Morris , B.A. Political Science, Boston College; J.D. The George Washington University School of Law

Douglas Muehlhauser , B.A. Computer Science, University of California, San Diego; M.B.A., Pepperdine University; J.D., University of San Diego School of Law.

Alejandro D. Munoz , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology; B.S. Economics, California Institute of Technology; J.D. Stanford Law School.

Sean Murray , B.A. Philosophy & Mathematics, Thomas Aquinas College; J.D., University of Virginia, School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable A. Richard Caputo, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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Rabi Narula , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Steven Nataupsky , B.S. Engineering Science, Tufts University; J.D. New York University School of Law.

Susan M. Natland , B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; JD, UCLA School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge John T. Noonan, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Philip M. Nelson , B.S. Physics, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Sharon Ng , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California; M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California; J.D. University of Southern California Law School.

Elenore Niu , B.A. English, University of California, Berkeley; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable Irma E. Gonzalez, U.S. District Court, S.D.C.A.

Glen Nuttall , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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Perry Oldham , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Utah State University, M.S. Electrical Engineering, Utah State University, J.D. George Washington University Law School.

Darrell Olson , B.S. Chemistry, Wabash College; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

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Frances Pai , A.B. Chemistry, Harvard University; J.D. University of California, Davis School of Law

Theodore G. Papagiannis , B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Southern California; M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Gregory B. Phillips , B.A. History, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. Loyola Law School

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Umair Qadeer , A.B. Chemistry, Harvard University; M.S. Chemistry, University of Chicago; J.D. University of Chicago Law School.

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Scott Raevsky , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School

Joseph R. Re , B.S. Civil Engineering, Rutgers University; J.D. St. John's University School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable Howard T. Markey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Diane Reed , Bachelor of General Studies, University of Michigan; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

Michael T. Richmond , B.A. English, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Robert Roby , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University; J.D. New York University School of Law.

Art Rose , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. The George Washington Law School; Law Clerk to the Honorable Colaianni, Judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Christopher L. Ross , B.A. Physics, Minor Mathematics, Pomona College; J.D. University of Chicago Law School J.D. 2003.

Steven P. Ruden, Ph.D. , B.S. Astronomy; Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz; J.D. Chapman University School of Law.

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Edward Schlatter , B.S. Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; J.D. The University of Michigan School of Law.

Ronald J. Schoenbaum , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Tulane University; M.S. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University; J.D. University of Florida School of Law.

John Sganga , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College; J.D. New York University School of Law.

Debbie Shepherd , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of San Diego Law School.

William Shreve , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

Andrew Simpson , B.S. Applied Chemistry, University of Salford, England; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Lindsey N. Singeo , B.S. Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis; J.D. Boston University School of Law.

Lance D. Smemoe , B.S. Applied Physics, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of Minnesota Law School

Bridget A. Smith , B.S. Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; M.S. Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; J.D. Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Nathan S. Smith , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Jeffrey A. Stephens , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Harvard Law School.

Paul Stewart , B.A. Math, Pomona College; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable James Browning, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Joshua Stowell , B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Washington; J.D. Duke University School of Law

Craig S. Summers , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California; J.D. Loyola Law School.

Sheila Swaroop , B.A. Biology, Harvard University; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall); Law clerk to the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

John B. Swingle , B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Duke University; J.D. Harvard Law School.

Lynda Zadra-Symes , Bachelor of Laws, Leicester Polytechnic, England, called to the Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister; member of the State Bar of California.

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Terry K. Tullis , B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Product Design, Stanford University; M.S. Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University; M.B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

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Jeff Van Hoosear , B.A. Government, Beloit College; J.D. Boston University School of Law.

Gerard von Hoffmann , B.A. Chemistry, Occidental College; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law; Law Clerk to the Honorable Helen W. Nies, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Lori Yamato , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California; J.D. The University of Michigan School of Law.

Thomas Y. Yee , B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University; J.D. Georgetown University Law Center.

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Lynda Zadra-Symes , Bachelor of Laws, Leicester Polytechnic, England, called to the Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister; member of the State Bar of California.

Marko R. Zoretic , B.S. Electrical Engineering and Management, McMaster University; LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto.

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