matthew baca
Matt Baca is almost as passionate about the practice of intellectual property law as he is about fishing on his boat. He has gained broad intellectual property experience as in-house counsel and as outside counsel. Fortunately, he has many more years of using that broad experience to provide quality counsel and work product to our clients before fishing full time. He has a background in Electrical Engineering and Navy Nuclear Power.
michael bryant
Michael Bryant brings his relatively youthful exuberance for technology and Aggie football to the firm. During his undergraduate and law school summers, he did application development, obtained a security clearance, and evaluated patent assertion targets. He has a background in Computer Engineering.
steven gilliam
Steven Gilliam started as a computer nerd with his dad's C64 and continued studying CS as a Commodore at Vandy. Now, he explores the newest technology from inventors and helps clients develop and manage patent portfolios. He has a background in Computer Science and has gained knowledge in a variety of software and processor technologies.
gregg peacock
Gregg Peacock retired his NBA dreams after being on the same juco squad as "Grandmama." Instead of developing as a forward, he has developed skills in domestic and international patent portfolio development and management. He has a background in Electrical Engineering
antu xie
AnTu Xie has become the firm's walking encyclopedia in a short amount of time. His constant knowledge absorption allows him to easily engage inventors across diverse technology backgrounds. He has also learned how to address some of the blank looks we give him when he discusses a paper he recently read. He has a background in everything, but formally in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, and Petroleum Engineering.