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 150 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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James H. Abe , B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Irvine; J.D. University of San Diego School of Law.

William O. Adams , B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Alabama; J.D. University of Alabama.

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); Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard Linn, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Brenton 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.

David Barnhill , B.S. Physics, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. Physics, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

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; Judicial extern for the Honorable John Gleeson and Roanne Mann, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.

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

Vikas Bhargava , University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D. 2011) Executive Editor, Southern California Law Review Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic University of California, Berkeley (M.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2007) Certificate in Management of Technology University of California, Berkeley (B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2006) University of California, Berkeley (B.A. Economics 2006)

Allyson Brown , B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University; J.D. Vanderbilt University.

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

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

Cheryl T Burgess , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Boston University; J.D. George Washington University Law School; Law Clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Marissa Calcagno , Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D. 2011) magna cum laude Case Western Reserve University (B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2008)

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

Jeremy Carney , B.S. Computer Science, DePaul University; J.D. University of Illinois College of Law.

Karen Cassidy , B.A. Chemistry, Carroll College; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

Jason A. Champion , B.S. Chemistry, Villanova University; J.D. University of Southern California, Gould School of Law.

Joan Y. Chan , B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida; M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida; J.D. University of California, Davis School of Law.

James Chang, Ph.D. , B.S. Physics, Walla Walla College; Ph.D. High Energy Nuclear Physics, University of California, Riverside; J.D. Whittier College School of Law.

Brigette Chaput , B.A. International Affairs and Political Science, Marquette University; J.D. University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

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

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, 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.

Jon Cooper , B.S. Physics, University of British Columbia; J.D. University of Chicago 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.

Jonathan I. Detrixhe , B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; J.D. New York University 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.

Brian Drummond , Boston College Law School (J.D. 2011) Case Western Reserve University (B.S.E. Chemical Engineering 2008)

Charles Duan , A.B. Computer Science, Harvard University; J.D. Harvard Law School.

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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.

Ben J. Everton , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law.

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Michael Feng , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Dan Fischer , University of Southern California (J.D. 2011) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S. Materials Science Engineering)

Ken Frazier , University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D. 2011) Senior Editor, UCLA Law Review University of California at Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business (M.B.A. 2008) Beta Gamma Sigma Honors University of California at Irvine (B.S. Information & Computer Science 2002) cum laude UC Regents Scholar SAGE Scholar

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.

Jared Gardner , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology; J.D. Vanderbilt University Law School.

Jason A. Gersting, Ph.D. , B.S. Biology/Neuroscience, Purdue University; M.S. Pharmacology, Indiana School of Medicine; J.D./Ph.D. Physiology, University of Florida.

Daniel V. Gibson , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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.

Gaurav Gupta , B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign; J.D. Northwestern University School of Law.

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

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Alan T. Hale , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles.

Laura Hall , B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rice University; J.D. University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).

Jeffery L. Hallstrom , B.S. Applied Physics, Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark 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.

Laura Higbie , B.S. Bioengineering, Rice University; J.D. University of Texas School of Law.

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

Zach Hong , B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University; J.D. Cornell Law School.

Damien Howard , B.S. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University; M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis; J.D. Northwestern University 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 S. 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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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.

Benjamin Johnson , B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mercer University; M.A. Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University; J.D. Northwestern University.

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 Law.

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Baraa Kahf , B.S. Information & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine; J.D. University of California, Davis.

Milan S. Kapadia , B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; J.D. George Washington University Law School.

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.

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.

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.

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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Shannon Lam , B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; J.D. University of Texas School of Law.

Sarah Lampton , B.A. Interdisciplinary, University of Virginia; M.D. University of Virginia School of Medicine; J.D. University of Michigan School of Law.

Alan G. Laquer , B.S. Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine; J.D. New York University School of Law.

Stephen W. Larson , B.A. Chemistry and Biology, Vanguard University of Southern California; M.S. Chemistry, California State University, Fullerton; J.D. University of California, Davis; Law Clerk to the Honorable Pauline Newman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Judicial extern for the Honorable Jeremy Fogel, United States District Court, Northern District of California.

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; Legal intern to the Honorable Jan Patterson, Justice of the Texas Third Court of Appeals.

Catherine Lee , Lee, Catherine, B.S. Symbolic Systems, Stanford University; J.D. University of Southern California Gould 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.

Karen Lenker , B.S. Engineering Science, Pennsylvania State University; M.S. Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

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).

Linda Liu , B.S. Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology; J.D. Whittier Law School.

Andrew W. Lloyd , B.A. Computer Science, Emory University; J.D. Vanderbilt University Law School; Legal intern to the Honorable William J. Haynes, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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

Vladimir Lozan , Lozan, Vladimir, B.A., Business Administration and B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington; J.D. University of Washington School of Law.

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Paul Main , B.S. Computer Engineering, University of California, Irvine; M.S. Networked Systems, University of California, Irvine; J.D. University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Rustin Mangum , Mangum, Rustin, B.S. Physics, Brigham Young University; J.D. William & Mary School of Law.

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.

Tanya Mazur , Mazure, Tanya, B.S. Chemistry and Physics, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; J.D. The George Washington University Law School.

Kevin McNish , B.A. Physics, Mathematics, and Art History, Vanderbilt University; J.D. University of Virginia School of Law.

Jonathan Menkes , Menkes, Jonathan, B.A. Philosophy, University of California, San Diego; J.D. Boston College 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)

Mark Metzke, Ph.D. ,

Metzke, Mark, B.A. Chemistry, University of Vermont; Ph.D. Organic Chemistry; J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

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