Education

University of California, Berkeley

Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.), Expected May 2007

University of Texas at Austin

Juris Doctorate, School of Law, 2003,

Bachelor of Science. Electrical Engineering 2000

• Law School GPA: 3.28, Undergrad: 3.47

• Executive Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal

• Published Article: “Digital Millennium? Technological Protections for Copyright on the Internet”, 11 Texas Intellectual Prop. L. J. 417 (2003).

• Semester abroad in London focusing on history and engineering

Professional Experience

Calitics.com August 2005-Present

Founder and Editor San Francisco, CA

• Post blog entries about California politics and policy

• Manage and edit other entries to the blog

• Organize “netroots” activities for California state politics

• Write op-eds on California politics for print publications

Knobbe, Martens, Olson, & Bear September 2003 – Dec. 2004

Associate San Francisco, CA

• Prosecute patent applications, including meeting with inventors, drafting applications, and responding to office actions, in a variety of technology areas including computer hardware, software, and semiconductors

• Review and critique patents as part of due diligence analysis

• Draft portions of validity and infringement studies and opinions

Knobbe, Martens, Olson, & Bear Summer 2002

Summer Associate Newport Beach, CA

• Worked on a variety of intellectual property related projects such as WIPO Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decisions and legal research matters

• Drafted various patent prosecution documents such as responses to office actions, appeal briefs and continuation applications

• Drafted a portion of an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the history of IP legislation

Political Activities

Democratic Precinct Chair, Precinct 1806, Dallas, TX 1998-2002

Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club

Bar Memberships

California Bar No. 227150

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reg. No. 54264

Hobbies

Skiing, Technology, Hiking, Traveling