Bill has counseled leading Northwest clients on patent, trademark and copyright matters for more than twenty years, with an emphasis on licensing, dispute resolution and litigation. He graduated cum laude from the University of Dayton School of Engineering (1978) and received a J.D. from the University of Washington (1981).

Bill is a member of Tau Beta Pi and is admitted to practice in Washington State and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is past president of the Washington State Patent Law Association and former director of the Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. He has lectured on patent, trademark and copyright law at the University of Washington (1984-1995) and has published numerous articles on intellectual property. Bill has been listed in "Best Lawyers in America" since 1991 and has been selected as a Washington Law & Politics "Super Lawyer" annually since 1998.

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