My Why

What powers my practice

I had spent years working in the tech industry when my service as a local elected official and a bout of jury duty combined to set me on the road to becoming an attorney. (Ask me about it sometime – it’s an interesting story!) Despite my having watched every episode of “Law and Order,” my background as an engineer meant that there really was no question that I would end up as a patent lawyer.

That’s a good thing. My practice is an extension of my first career, not a departure from it. I can bring practical industry experience to bear on my clients’ projects. I truly enjoy working with inventors and other creators to help them protect their creations. I get to share in their excitement for their work, and I am always learning something new.

Overview

Greg brings more than 15 years of tech industry experience to his work in patent prosecution, privacy and data security matters, software licensing agreements, and technology-related legal matters.

Experience

Solutions in action

Greg’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of both U.S. and international patent applications covering technologies in the electrical and computer arts.

Greg has particular experience with:

  • Artificial intelligence, including as applied to public safety command and control software, computer user experience improvement, and autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle systems
  • Virtual and augmented reality systems, including for public safety command and control
  • Wireless communications systems and devices, including cellular (LTE), land mobile radio (LMR), and converged technologies
  • Wireless networks and communications protocols, including satellite and terrestrial systems, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies
  • Near-field communication (NFC) and radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies
  • Vehicle electronics and vehicle control systems and software, including diesel exhaust fluid systems, regenerative braking systems, autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, telematics, and user experience technologies
  • Aircraft control systems and software, including electronic flight bag applications and user experience technologies
  • Wireless charging and power transfer systems and devices
  • Internet of Things (IoT) systems and devices
  • Adaptive beamforming (radiofrequency and audio signals) in wireless communications devices and accessories
  • Lighting and lighting control systems
  • MEMS technologies, including microphones
  • Software, including productivity software

Greg also negotiates and drafts technology-related agreements and contracts, including:

  • Software development agreements
  • Software licensing (open and closed source) agreements
  • Intellectual property license agreements
  • Website terms-of-use and privacy policies 
  • Cloud service and hosting agreements
  • Source code and technology escrow agreements

Prior to joining Michael Best, Greg worked in the internet industry as a network engineer and systems administrator, supporting both individual consumers and providers of network and Internet services.  He also worked as a legal intern in the North American office of the general counsel for CNH America LLC, and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Lynn S. Adelman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Credentials

  • MIT xPro, Certificate with Exemplary Assignment Badge, Designing and Building AI Products and Services, 2024
  • Marquette University Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Certificate in Litigation; Technology Editor of the Marquette Law Review, 2014, magna cum laude
  • Marquette University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, Minor in Computer Science, 1994

  • Wisconsin
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

  • Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch” (Milwaukee Area), Patent Law, 2021-Present
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Patent Law, 2021
  • Member, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

 

Engagement

  • Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Member, Milwaukee County Bar Association

 

  • Volunteer Attorney, Marquette Legal Initiative for Nonprofits
  • Past President, St. Thomas More Lawyers Society of Wisconsin
  • Director, Healthcare Network of Racine
  • Alderman, City of Racine Common Council, 2005-2015

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